Section: AP Psychology

22) The painful experience associated with termination of the use of an addictive substance is:

1. tolerance.
2. withdrawal.
3. cross-tolerance.
4. transduction.
5. reverse-tolerance.

Withdrawal occurs because your brain works like a spring when it comes to addiction.  When a substance is no longer used, the challenging transition, which manifests with mental and physical symptoms, is known as withdrawal.