Selma notices that as her supply of marijuana decreases she starts thinking more and more about where she can get another supply as well as feeling nervous and anxious. This is an example of

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Selma's increased preoccupation with obtaining more marijuana and her feelings of nervousness and anxiety suggest psychological dependence, which is characterized by the compulsive and habitual use of a substance to cope with emotional stressors, rather than a physical withdrawal. Tolerance refers to the need for increased doses of a drug to achieve the same effects, physiological dependence refers to the body's adaptation to a drug such that withdrawal results when drug use is stopped, and intoxication refers to the effects of a substance on behavior and consciousness.

Selma Notices That as Her Supply of Marijuana Decreases She