Psychology 2020A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cue Reactivity, Pentobarbital, Anxiety Disorder

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

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Biol/names baributic acid not as effective as sedative hypnotics, need to substitute number 5 position in compound: first modification = diethylbaribituric acid. Trade name chosen bc von mering heard of it and verona is known for peace/solace. Secobarbital = red devils, red dolls< mexican reds, redbirds, seccies or seggies. Tuinal = combo of secobarbital and amobarbital (red + blue capsule), christmas tree or rainbows. Alcohol was a component of patent medicines but has undesirable effects. Medication bromoseltzer very toxic (slowly excreted by kidneys, causes hallucinations: choral hydrate. Marilyn monroe and anna nicole smith used it. To produ(cid:272)e (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:272)k out drops(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)mi(cid:272)key fi(cid:374)(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)date rape(cid:895: paraldehyde. Sedative for more than 100 years, still used today. Was used in control of alcohol withdrawal. Bad taste and smell, highly expired via lungs: adolph von baeyer synthesized barbiturates in 1864, parent compound was from malonic acid and urea. Typical user 30-50 year old white female.