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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- addiction
1, record 1, English, addiction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habitual psychological and physiological dependence on a substance or practice which is beyond voluntary control. 2, record 1, English, - addiction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frequent visits to shooting galleries imply long-term and hard-core addictions with more needle sharing and increased chances of contact with HIV-infected persons. 3, record 1, English, - addiction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Enormous difficulties have been encountered in trying to apply ... definitions of addiction and habituation because of the wide variations in the pattern of use. [In] 1964, the World Health Organization recommended a new standard that replaces both the term addiction and the term drug habituation with the term drug dependence. 4, record 1, English, - addiction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- accoutumance
1, record 1, French, accoutumance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- assuétude 2, record 1, French, assu%C3%A9tude
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Asservissement à la drogue engendrant un état de besoin impérieux avec dépendance psychique et le plus souvent physique. 3, record 1, French, - accoutumance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'opinion selon laquelle un toxicomane consomme sans arrêt pendant toute sa vie n'est pas fondée puisqu'une grande partie des toxicomanes renoncent aux drogues même après une assuétude prolongée. 4, record 1, French, - accoutumance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- adicción
1, record 1, Spanish, adicci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conducta repetida que surge de una necesidad orgánica o psicológica, que escapa del control del individuo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - adicci%C3%B3n
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algunos tranquilizantes o estimulantes pueden causar adicción por lo que sólo deben usarse por prescripción médica [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - adicci%C3%B3n
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