Use of Illicit Drugs Such as Marijuana, Heroin, and Cocaine

question 46

True/False

Use of illicit drugs such as marijuana, heroin, and cocaine during pregnancy may cause offspring to have cognitive impairments later in life.

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Definitions:

Death Instinct

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to an unconscious drive toward decay, destruction, and death.

Libido

A term used to describe sexual desire or drive, often considered as an instinctual component of personality in psychoanalytic theory.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud’s theory of childhood development focusing on different parts of the body as primary sources of pleasure and conflicts at each stage.

Regression

In psychoanalytic theory, retreating to an earlier, more immature stage of psychosexual development, usually because of stress but sometimes in the service of play and creativity.