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Psychological absorption. Affect investment in marijuana intoxication
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|January 11, 1991
Summary
Marijuana intoxication enhances attentional involvement, known as absorption. Increased marijuana use correlates with greater affective experiences, suggesting absorption may reinforce future use.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Addiction Studies
Background:
- Absorption, a measure of attentional capacity, has been linked to altered states of consciousness.
- Marijuana's psychoactive effects are known to influence cognitive and affective experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between marijuana intoxication and absorption.
- To explore the role of affective involvement and frequency of use in these experiences.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a scale to measure absorption during marijuana intoxication.
- Compared user and non-user groups' affective responses.
- Correlated marijuana use frequency with affective ratings.
Main Results:
- Absorption levels significantly increased during marijuana intoxication.
- Differential affective involvement was observed between users and non-users.
- A positive correlation was found between marijuana use frequency and affective experience ratings.
Conclusions:
- Marijuana intoxication is associated with enhanced absorption, a specific alteration in consciousness.
- This enhancement in attentional capacity may act as a reinforcing factor for marijuana use.