Psychoactive Drugs

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
y c h o y
The science of mental life
2.
b n
That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers
3.
h a o n g e s
4.
c n s c i s
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
5.
d o r s
A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning (plural)
6.
s e r o
Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings (plural)
7.
h e r t
The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
8.
t r e
Feeling of pressure or worry
9.
e n d a e p n
10.
e a l o e s
11.
a i e
12.
d e p r e
Feeling of deep sadness that lasts a long time
13.
p c i s
Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
14.
e t y
A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders
15.
l t r i n
16.
f e r
17.
p i t o n s
18.
e u s e s
The anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
19.
m p e t i e
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite (plural)
20.
i o n i
An inability to sleep
21.
a a
An irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
22.
s s e s
An illness that harms the body (plural)
23.
a n e p e s t
24.
l i i
A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group