Hannah used to experience insomnia once or twice a week.A month ago she starting taking Seconal to help her sleep,but now she finds she cannot get to sleep unless she takes a Seconal tablet.This would suggest that Hannah has
A) developed a drug tolerance for Seconal.
B) developed a dependency on Seconal.
C) habituated to the effects of Seconal.
D) developed pseudoinsomnia.

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Hannah's increased reliance on Seconal to fall asleep suggests that she has developed a dependency on the drug. This is different from developing a drug tolerance (A), which would mean she needs more of the drug to achieve the same effect, or habituation (C), which would mean that the drug's effect on her has diminished over time. Pseudoinsomnia (D) is a condition where someone perceives themselves to have sleep disturbances when in fact they are getting enough sleep, but it is not relevant to Hannah's situation.

Hannah Used to Experience Insomnia Once or Twice a Week