Addiction
Occurs when a person has become physically or psychologically dependent on a substance following repeated use over time.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Addiction | Occurs when a person has become physically or psychologically dependent on a substance following repeated use over time. |
| Alcoholism | Someone who is physically addicted to alcohol. |
| Anorexia Nervosa | An obsessive disorder amounting to self-starvation. |
| Binge Eating Disorder | A disorder where you eat a lot of food in one sitting. |
| Bingeing | Out-of-control reaction of the body to restore weight, and the purge phase as an effort to regain control over weight. |
| Bulimia | Characterized by alternating cycles of binge eating and purging through such techniques as vomiting, laxative abuse, extreme dieting or fasting, and drug or alcohol abuse. |
| Controlled Drinking | Having control over your drinking and not drinking too much or becoming addicted to alcohol. |
| Craving | A strong desire to engage in a behavior or consume a substance. |
| Detoxification | Getting all the alcohol out of the body and no more drinking anymore. |
| Obesity | Being over-weight. |
| Passive Smoking | Being around/living with someone who smokes and being exposed to it. |
| Physical Dependence | When the body has adjusted to the substance and incorporates the use of that substance into the normal functioning of the body's tissues. |
| Placebo Drinking | Receiving the same reaction as if you were drinking something with alcohol. |
| Problem Drinking | The daily need for drinking alcohol. |
| Self-Help Aids | Helping smokers quit on their own. |
| Set Point Theory of Weight | The idea that each individual has an ideal biological weight, which cannot be greatly modified. |
| Smoking Prevention Programs | Aim to catch potential smokers in an effort to prevent them from smoking. |
| Stress Eating | People who eat in response to stress. |
| Tolerance | The process by which the body increasingly adapts to the use of the substance. |
| Withdrawal | Refers to the unpleasant symptoms that people experience when they stop using a substance on which they have become dependent. |
| Weight Stigma | Obese people are perceived to be unattractive and insecure, and so people keep their distance. |
| Yo-Yo Dieting | Successive cycles of dieting and weight gain. |