The Adaptive State That Occurs with Addiction to a Substance

question 98

Multiple Choice

The adaptive state that occurs with addiction to a substance that results in withdrawal syndrome if the substance is withheld is

• A) compulsion.
• B) physiological dependence.
• C) tolerance.
• D) psychological dependence.

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs or used to induce psychological benefits purely through belief.

Matched Pair

A study design element where subjects are paired based on specific characteristics, ensuring that each pair is as similar as possible except for the variable under investigation.

Statistically Significant

A measure indicating that the likelihood of an observed outcome occurring by chance is low, often used in research to validate findings.

Negative Correlation

A connection between two variables where as one variable goes up, the other goes down, and the opposite is also true.