WGU C787 ACTUAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
Answer: Hallucinogen known as angel dust. Originally synthesized
as an animal tranquilizer. Relatively easy chemical to manufacture
illegally. Usually mixed with tobacco or marijuana and ingested by
smoking. Produces perceptual distortions, feelings of
depersonalization, and changes in body image. Apathy, sweating,
and auditory hallucinations may also result. High doses produce a
stupor and overdose coma that can last for several weeks. This
period can be followed by weeks of a confused mental state
◉ Drug education
Answer: used to help students realize that using drugs is
unnecessary and self-destructive.
◉ Dose response relationship
Answer: effect of a substance on the body
◉ Illicit(Illegal) drugs
Answer: are psychoactive, differ from state to state with regard to
laws governing their possession, and manufactured illegally.
Drugs whose use, possession, cultivation, manufacture, and/or
sale are against the law because they generally are recognized as
harmful.
,◉ Mental illnesses
Answer: disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and
behaviors, and cause a varying degree of impaired functioning in
daily life. They are believed to be caused by life events in some
cases and by actual biochemical and/or brain dysfunction in
others
◉ Major depressive disorder
Answer: Severe depression that entails chronic mood disorder,
physical effects such as sleep disturbance and exhaustion, and
mental effects such as the inability to concentrate.
◉ Chronic mood disorder
Answer: Experience of persistent sadness, despair, and
hopelessness.
◉ Mental health
Answer: the ability to perceive reality as it is, to respond to its
challenges, and to develop rational strategies for living
◉ Emotional health
Answer: the ability to deal constructively with reality, regardless
of whether the actual situation is good or bad. A component of
mental health
, ◉ Self-actualized person
Answer: according to Maslow, has these qualities:
1. A sense of realism—the ability to deal with the world as it is
and not demand that it be otherwise.
2. A sense of acceptance—the ability to accept themselves and
others.
3. A sense of autonomy—the ability to direct themselves, acting
independently of their environments. They are not afraid to be
themselves. They are inner-directed people who find guidance
from within their own values and feelings.
4. A sense of creativity—a sense of appreciation for what goes on
around them. They are open to new experiences and do not fear
the unknown.
5. A capacity for intimacy—the ability to be open to the pleasure
of intimate physical contacts and the risks/satisfaction of being
close to others in a caring, sensitive way.
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs
Answer:
◉ Self-esteem
Answer: a combination of self-confidence and self-respect—the
feeling that one is capable of coping with life's challenges and is
worthy of happiness. How people perceive themselves. People
with this, have confidence in themselves, have the ability to solve
problems rather than just worry about them, have the ability to
confront or eliminate the things that frighten them, have the
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Phencyclidine hydrochloride (PCP)
Answer: Hallucinogen known as angel dust. Originally synthesized
as an animal tranquilizer. Relatively easy chemical to manufacture
illegally. Usually mixed with tobacco or marijuana and ingested by
smoking. Produces perceptual distortions, feelings of
depersonalization, and changes in body image. Apathy, sweating,
and auditory hallucinations may also result. High doses produce a
stupor and overdose coma that can last for several weeks. This
period can be followed by weeks of a confused mental state
◉ Drug education
Answer: used to help students realize that using drugs is
unnecessary and self-destructive.
◉ Dose response relationship
Answer: effect of a substance on the body
◉ Illicit(Illegal) drugs
Answer: are psychoactive, differ from state to state with regard to
laws governing their possession, and manufactured illegally.
Drugs whose use, possession, cultivation, manufacture, and/or
sale are against the law because they generally are recognized as
harmful.
,◉ Mental illnesses
Answer: disorders that disrupt thinking, feeling, moods, and
behaviors, and cause a varying degree of impaired functioning in
daily life. They are believed to be caused by life events in some
cases and by actual biochemical and/or brain dysfunction in
others
◉ Major depressive disorder
Answer: Severe depression that entails chronic mood disorder,
physical effects such as sleep disturbance and exhaustion, and
mental effects such as the inability to concentrate.
◉ Chronic mood disorder
Answer: Experience of persistent sadness, despair, and
hopelessness.
◉ Mental health
Answer: the ability to perceive reality as it is, to respond to its
challenges, and to develop rational strategies for living
◉ Emotional health
Answer: the ability to deal constructively with reality, regardless
of whether the actual situation is good or bad. A component of
mental health
, ◉ Self-actualized person
Answer: according to Maslow, has these qualities:
1. A sense of realism—the ability to deal with the world as it is
and not demand that it be otherwise.
2. A sense of acceptance—the ability to accept themselves and
others.
3. A sense of autonomy—the ability to direct themselves, acting
independently of their environments. They are not afraid to be
themselves. They are inner-directed people who find guidance
from within their own values and feelings.
4. A sense of creativity—a sense of appreciation for what goes on
around them. They are open to new experiences and do not fear
the unknown.
5. A capacity for intimacy—the ability to be open to the pleasure
of intimate physical contacts and the risks/satisfaction of being
close to others in a caring, sensitive way.
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Human Needs
Answer:
◉ Self-esteem
Answer: a combination of self-confidence and self-respect—the
feeling that one is capable of coping with life's challenges and is
worthy of happiness. How people perceive themselves. People
with this, have confidence in themselves, have the ability to solve
problems rather than just worry about them, have the ability to
confront or eliminate the things that frighten them, have the
