Match the correct terminology in the left column to the definition in the right column

Question

1. elimination half-life a. Diagnostic term to identify an individual who continues to take a psychoactive drug despite the fact the drug-taking behavior creates specific problems for that individual.
2. drug tolerance b. The combination of two drugs that results in an acute effect that is equivalent to the sum of the effects of either drug administered separately.
3. synergism c. The capacity of a drug dose to have a gradually diminished effect on
the user as it is taken repeatedly.
4. additive
d. The property of a drug interaction in which the combination effect of two drugs exceeds the effect of either drug administered alone.
5. drug dependence e. A condition in which an individual feels a compulsive need to continue taking a drug.
6. potentiation f. The property of a synergistic drug interaction in which one drug combined with another drug produces an enhanced effect when one of the drugs alone would have and no effect.
7. substance abuse g. The length of time it takes for a drug to be reduced to 50 percent of its equilibrium level in the bloodstream, which is a product of biotransformation.
8. cross-tolerance h. A phenomenon in which the tolerance that results from the chronic use of one drug induces a tolerance effect with regard to a second drug that has not been used before.
9. substance dependence i. A model of drug dependence based on the idea that the abuser continues the drug-taking behavior to avoid the consequences of physical withdrawal symptoms.
10. physical dependence j. A diagnostic term identifying an individual with significant signs of a dependent relationship upon a psychoactive drug.

Answer 1

1. *g
2. *c
3. *d
4. *b
5. *e
6. *f
7. * a
8. * h
9. *j
10. *i