AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: When chronic drug or alcohol users adjust to higher levels of the addictive substance in their bodies, it is called neuroadaptation. Neuroadaptation is a sign of increased tolerance to the drug.

Detailed explanation-2: -The more often a drug is used, the more the brain becomes used to its effects, and the more established its pattern of homeostatic responses to the drug’s presence becomes. This is called neuroadaptation. A common effect of this is a young person’s increased tolerance to the drug.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neuroadaptation refers largely to the processes by which initial drug effects are either enhanced (i.e., sensitization) or attenuated (i.e., counteradaptation) by repeated AOD exposure. Drug-related responses (i.e., reinforcement) are modulated by the neuroadaptive changes that occur with AOD exposure.

Detailed explanation-4: -Neuroadaptations are anatomic or physiologic changes that attempt to maintain homeostasis and occur following the use of cocaine, methamphetamine (Meth), and 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).

Detailed explanation-5: -Neuroadaptation refers to the changes which the brain undergoes to accommodate the presence of a new substance or condition. For instance, drinking a can of coke initially made you feel more awake, however, your system is already used to the caffeine and sugar level which made you more tolerant to the substance.