Explain how a drug's rate of onset and duration of action affect psychological dependence and withdrawal. Give examples from this chapter
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Drugs with rapid onset of action will be more likely than slow-acting drugs to produce psychological dependence. Examples include short-acting barbiturates, like secobarbital, and Xanax, a rapid-acting benzodiazepine. Physical dependence occurs when the drug leaves the system more rapidly than the body can adapt. Drugs with a short duration of action, such as secobarbital, leave the body rapidly and are much more likely to produce physical withdrawal symptoms than are longer-acting drugs.
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a. cannot be overcome. b. can be overcome by girls, but not by boys. c. was overcome to some extent simply by propping the children up and giving them colorful toys to play with. d. was overcome only after years of extensive physical therapy.
Rajon is trying to decide between majoring in psychology and majoring in economics. He considers the intensity of each major since he will be on the varsity football team next year, his interest in the subject matter of the required courses in each field, and the likelihood of finding a job after graduation. He has employed ____
a. ?the affect heuristic b. ?an algorithm c. ?the representativeness heuristic d. ?utility theory
What do tests of significance provide?
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Which of the following is a principal symptom of the secondary syphilis?
A. a painless sore B. a skin rash that neither itches nor hurts C. an unusual discharge from the penis or vagina D. swollen lymph nodes