Heath Psychology Key Words

When your brain adapts to the drug and creates more dopamine receptors

Hard Wired

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Type of reinforcement through observing a role model being reiforced

Vicarious

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When someone needs increasing amounts of the drug to get the same effect

Tolerance

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An opiod drug that is synthesised from morphine and extracted from the Asian opium poppy plant.

Heroin

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An inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS. Reduces excitability in the nervous system.

GABA

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A synthetic opiate manufactured for use as a painkiller and a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.

Methadone

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Rewarding someone for doing a positive or desired behaviour

Positive reinforcement

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Type of reinforcement through observing a role model being reiforced

Vicarious

When someone needs increasing amounts of the drug to get the same effect

An opiod drug that is synthesised from morphine and extracted from the Asian opium poppy plant.

An inhibitory neurotransmitter in CNS. Reduces excitability in the nervous system.

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