Long-Term Methamphetamine Use Can Produce Damage to the Brain's

question 125

Multiple Choice

Long-term methamphetamine use can produce damage to the brain's:

• A) visual system, impairing the ability to see fine details.
• B) dopamine system, which is associated with memory and motor skill problems, and the frontal lobes, which can lead to impairment in cognitive and social skills.
• C) serotonin system, which is associated with major depressive disorder.
• D) anandamide system, which is associated with increased pain sensitivity.

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Definitions:

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), often associated with alcohol misuse, characterized by memory loss and fabrication of events.

General Anxiety Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry.

Amnesias

A condition characterized by a significant memory loss that is not caused by normal forgetting.

Dissociation

A psychological condition in which there is a disconnection or lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.