Describe the types of approaches that are being taken today to treat drug addiction
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: One approach is to administer a drug that blocks dopamine receptors, so as to prevent the reinforcing action of the drug of abuse. This, however, can lead to drug craving. Administering a long-acting drug that substitutes for the drug of abuse (e.g., methadone) may help during the drug withdrawal process. Another approach is to use partial agonists in hopes of dampening neuronal activity. A recently developed technique is to develop an antibody to the drug of abuse.
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a. elaboration likelihood b. heuristic-systematic c. inoculation d. boomerang
The temperament dimension of _____ control is defined as the tendency to sustain attention
a. behavioral inhibition b. negative affectivity c. effortful control d. surgency
People take _____ risks to _____ than they do to _____.
A) fewer; avoid losses; achieve gains B) fewer; reduce drives; achieve gains C) more; achieve gains; avoid losses D) more; avoid losses; achieve gains
Research conducted with identical twins who were raised together versus apart shows that _______
a. genes play a large role in determining body weight and shape. b. when the twins are reared apart, weight gain occurs in different body areas. c. twins raised together are more similar in body shape than those reared apart. d. the weight of twins reared apart is correlated more with their adoptive family members than it is with their twin.