When repeated drug use causes changes in the body that require continued drug use to prevent withdrawal symptoms, a state of _____ has been reached.
A. drug-induced brain damage
B. psychoactive addiction
C. physical dependence
D. drug dependence
Ans: C. physical dependence
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Which term describes a condition that substantially limits a major life activity?
A. inconvenience B. defect C. disability D. nuisance
One of the largest problems confronted by the medical profession is
a. the delay in receiving treatment by people who need it. b. the increase in the use of homeopathic intervention. c. the lack of adequate training in areas of specialties. d. the overuse of emergency room facilities by people who do not need it.
During the Middle Ages, large-scale outbreaks of large groups of people simultaneously compelled to run out in the streets while engaged in bizarre behavior was known at that time as:
A. a rave. B. tarantism. C. St. Michaels dance. D. Carnival.
An element of the formal definition of intellectual disability is __________.
A. adaptive behavior severely below a level appropriate for the person's age B. evidence of brain damage C. slower than normal reflexes D. onset of deficits prior to age 6