The Need for Increased Amounts of a Substance to Achieve

question 68

Multiple Choice

The need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve the desired effect, and the diminished effect with continued use of the same amount, is referred to as

• A)resistance.
• B)dependence.
• C)tolerance.
• D)intoxication.

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Definitions:

Emotional States

The complex feelings that result from the body's reaction to a situation, affecting mood and behavior.

Primacy Effect

Refers to the tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or at the end.

Repression

A defense mechanism where unwanted or disturbing thoughts, memories, or desires are unconsciously pushed out of conscious awareness.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious encoding of incidental information such as space, time, frequency, and well-learned information.