drug-seeking behavior

drug-seeking behavior

an attempt to attain a drug or drugs that a person abuses or on which he or she is dependent. Such behavior may include doctor shopping, forging prescriptions, and trading sex for drugs.

Related Terms

ACOA

ACoA abbreviation for anterior communicating artery....

scale error

scale error a child’s attempt to perform an action on a min...

Jonah complex

Jonah complex in the humanistic psychology of Abraham Maslo...

catamite

catamite n. a boy who participates in sex with an adult mal...

nux vomica

nux vomica the seed of a plant, Strychnos nux vomica, that...

inferior colliculus

inferior colliculus either of the caudal pair of colliculi....

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter D

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z