DRUG USE AND ABUSE FINAL PAPER
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Psychological dependence
Answer: emotional state of wanting a drug for its positive effects or to
avoid negative effects
●● Craving
Answer: strong or intense desire to use a drug
●● Pharmacology
Answer: scientific study of drugs concerned with information about the
effects of drugs on living systems
●● psychopharmacology
Answer: subarea of scientific study of drugs concerning the effects of
drugs on behavior
●● Psychology
Answer: scientific study of behavior
, ●● drug
Answer: any chemical entity not required for maintenance of health but
alters biological function when administered
●● drug abuse
Answer: use of drugs causing physical, mental, legal, or social harm to
the individual or others
●● drug effect
Answer: action of a drug on the body
●● psychoactive
Answer: effect on mood, thinking, and behavior
●● drug dosage
Answer: measure of the quantity of drug consumed
●● route of drug administration
Answer: way drugs enter the body
●● psychological set
Answer: individual's knowledge, attitudes, expectations, and other
thoughts about an object or event
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Psychological dependence
Answer: emotional state of wanting a drug for its positive effects or to
avoid negative effects
●● Craving
Answer: strong or intense desire to use a drug
●● Pharmacology
Answer: scientific study of drugs concerned with information about the
effects of drugs on living systems
●● psychopharmacology
Answer: subarea of scientific study of drugs concerning the effects of
drugs on behavior
●● Psychology
Answer: scientific study of behavior
, ●● drug
Answer: any chemical entity not required for maintenance of health but
alters biological function when administered
●● drug abuse
Answer: use of drugs causing physical, mental, legal, or social harm to
the individual or others
●● drug effect
Answer: action of a drug on the body
●● psychoactive
Answer: effect on mood, thinking, and behavior
●● drug dosage
Answer: measure of the quantity of drug consumed
●● route of drug administration
Answer: way drugs enter the body
●● psychological set
Answer: individual's knowledge, attitudes, expectations, and other
thoughts about an object or event