What Is the Difference Between Opiates and Opioids

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between opiates and opioids?

• A) nothing; they mean the same thing
• B) opioids are naturally occuring or semi-synthetic compounds from the opium plant
• C) opiates are naturally occuring or semi-synthetic compounds from the opium plant
• D) opioids are much less dangerous than opiates
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual unconsciously replaces unacceptable impulses with their opposites, often resulting in exaggerated behavior.

Unconscious Awareness

The state of having processes in the mind that occur without conscious perception, influencing thoughts, feelings, or actions.

Id

A component of personality in psychoanalytic theory, it represents the instinctual drives and is the source of basic impulses and desires.

Ego

The part of the psyche in psychoanalysis that deals with reality, operating on the reality principle and mediating between the desires of the id and the morals of the superego.