THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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axonists.
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illegal drugs.
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hallucinogens.
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psychoactive substances
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Detailed explanation-1: -Psychoactive drugs are substances that, when taken in or administered into one’s system, affect mental processes, e.g. perception, consciousness, cognition or mood and emotions. Psychoactive drugs belong to a broader category of psychoactive substances that include also alcohol and nicotine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Drugs such as MDMA, 7 ibogaine, 8 and salvia9 affect a variety of brain functions to cause psychedelic and/or dissociative effects. All of these substances have mind-altering properties with the potential to cause changes in thought processes, mood, and perception of reality.
Detailed explanation-3: -A psychoactive drug is a chemical that changes our states of consciousness, and particularly our perceptions and moods.