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AP Psychology 1.3 States of Consciousness. Drugs that limit inhibition and may cause drowsiness, fatigue, and decreased anxiety are what?
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Here's your shmoop du jour brought to you by drowsiness something
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that's never hit us while we're giving it all right we're away here's a [Man sleeping at desk]
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question alright drugs that limit inhibition and may cause drowsiness
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fatigue and decreased anxiety are what and here are potential answers and what
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kind of drugs may be well by inhibition we don't mean shine it we're talking
Full Transcript
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inhibition in the psychological sense when certain functions are inhibited [Teacher discussing inhibitions]
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they're hindered repress or obstructive in some way and if obstructed functions
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work the same way as bowels well it's probably not a good thing
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in other words speaking from experience or anything all right let's start with a [Man at prescription counter]
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designer drug the term designer drug means exactly what you're probably
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thinking a drug designed by Ralph Lauren ok maybe not but it is a drug designed
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by someone these designer drugs are often made to mimic other drugs but the
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chemical makeup is such as it can avoid specific drug classification other [Scientists making drugs]
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Kingdom immigrants trance drugs that come from plants like marijuana or
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cocaine fashionable apparently safe not bloody likely
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our answer no the term is too generic for what we're looking for but what
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about opiates and opiate is a compound found naturally occurring in the poppy [Teacher discussing opiates]
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plant the term opiates often refer to drugs that all include this compound in
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some way or semi synthetic versions of it like morphine while drugs in this
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category include heroin oxycodone and oxymorphone and are best known for
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causing not drowsiness and fatigue but instead a sense of euphoria and [Man sleeping and worker brushes sweat off forehead]
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well-being document if they sound addictive well that's
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because they are highly no pun intended anyway B is not our answer
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well psychedelics meanwhile definitely don't cause drowsiness or fatigue in [Man scratching head]
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fact they probably increase anxiety more than decrease it that's because
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psychedelics are best known for causing hallucinations which fun lot of other [Man riding unicorn over rainbow]
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stable pretty freakin cause paranoia and what is a stimulant clue well exactly
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that it stimulates stimulants or uppers like cocaine caffeine and Flemmi all serve
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to stimulate mental or physical functions making the user feel more [Woman drinking coffee and walking along street]
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alert awake and energetic of course that's before the near inevitable crash
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which lead to the exact opposite believe more use which then leads to addiction
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these offers however do more or less the exact opposite of what we're looking for
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this is definitely not our answer nope so the answer we're looking for is to
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see the depression depressant or Downers includes barbituates tranquilizers and [Syringes and alcohol bottles appear]
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alcohol yes that includes those bright pink Kiwi watermelon coolers even those
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are depressive depressants often decrease brain activity produce feelings
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of calm and mild euphoria as well as drowsiness and fatigue that when C is [Teacher discussing depressants]
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our right answer oh and ralph's if you're watching stick to clothing buddy
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we don't think drugs by Ralph Lauren would be a real seller for you
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