The Current View Is That Stimulant Drugs Such as Ritalin

question 119

True/False

The current view is that stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and amphetamines,prescribed to improve ADHD,lead to addiction to illicit drugs later in life.

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism in which distressing thoughts and memories are unconsciously forced from the conscious mind to the unconscious.

Therapy

The treatment of psychological or emotional disorders and difficulties through the use of psychological techniques designed to encourage communication of conflicts and insight into problems.

Transference

A psychoanalytic concept where emotions and desires originally associated with one person are unconsciously redirected onto another.

Resistance

In a psychological context, it refers to the opposition or reluctance to accept or comply with therapy, change, or introspection.