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Describing addiction

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Read the following statements about Elena's prescription sedative addiction.

  1. Elena finds she now needs to take three tablets of her medication to achieve the same calming effect that a single tablet used to provide.
  2. Elena believes she cannot face her weekly office meetings or handle social gatherings without taking her medication beforehand.
  3. Elena experiences severe anxiety, insomnia, and muscle spasms when she attempts to go a day without taking her medication.
  4. Elena's central nervous system has adjusted to the presence of the drug, meaning her body now needs the drug to maintain homeostatic balance and function normally.

Which one of A, B, C, or D reflects the correct sequence of the physiological and psychological concepts described in the statements about Elena?

A

Tolerance, physical dependence, withdrawal, psychological dependence

B

Psychological dependence, tolerance, withdrawal, physical dependence

C

Tolerance, psychological dependence, withdrawal, physical dependence

D

Tolerance, psychological dependence, physical dependence, withdrawal

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Describing addiction Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Describing addiction

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