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Name the commonly abused substances?

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Commonly abused substances (following the DSM-IV-TR classification):

(i) Alcohol.

(ii) Amphetamines—dextroamphetamines, meta-amphetamines, diet pills.

(iii) Caffeine—coffee, tea, caffeinated soda, chocolate, cocoa.

(iv) Cannabis—marijuana or 'bhang', hashish, sensimilla.

(v) Cocaine.

(vi) Hallucinogens—LSD, mescaline.

(vii) Inhalants—gasoline, glue, paint, thinners, spray paints, typewriter correction fluids, sprays.

(viii) Nicotine—tobacco, cigarettes.

(ix) Opioid—morphine, heroin, cough syrup, painkillers (analgesics, anaesthetics).

(x) Phencyclidine.

(xi) Sedatives.

Some More Questions From Psychological Disorders Chapter

'Physicians make diagnosis looking at a person's physical symptoms.' How are psychological disorders diagnosed?

Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions.

Can a long-standing pattern of deviant behaviour be considered abnormal? Elaborate.

While speaking in public, the patient changes topics frequently. Is this a positive or a negative symptom of schizophrenia? Describe the other symptoms and sub-types of schizophrenia.

What do you understand by the term 'dissociation'? Discuss its various forms.

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