Husr 415 midterm Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

· DSM criteria for substance use disorders - ANSWER-1- using more or using the subtance longer than intended 2- persisternt desire for it or unsucessfull seffrt to cut back 3- spending alot of time to obtain the subtance, use it or recover from it 4-craving or desiring it strongly 5- reccuring use cause failure to fullfill major obligations at work, school or home 6- Use continue as dispite persistent or recurring social or interpersonal problems. 7- Givving up social, ocupational, or re...

What is a Medical/disease model? - ANSWER-Addiction is viewed as a primary disease rather than being secondary to another condition. What is the Neurobiological model? - ANSWER-explains psychological disorders in terms of anatomy and chemistry disturbances of the brain What is the muliticausal model? - ANSWER-This model conceptualizes the problem of addiction as an interaction among three factors: the "agent" (or drug), the "host" (or person), and the "environment," which may be comp...