PSYC 3030 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Drug Injection, Blood Plasma, Drug Metabolism
7 Aug 2018
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Pharmacology: the scientific study of the actions of drugs and their effects on a living organism. Neuropharmacology: drug-induced changes in the functioning of ns cells. In combination, neuropsychopharmacology: to identify chemical substances that act on ns to alter behaviour that is disturbed due to injury, disease, or environmental factors & understanding neurobiology of behaviour, utilizing chemical agents as probes. Drug action: specific molecular changes produced by drug when it binds to particular target site or receptor. Drug effect: widespread alterations in physiological or psychological function. Site of drug action may be diff. than site of effect. Drugs act at variety of target sites multiple effects . Therapeutic & side effects can change depending on desired outcome . Ex. atropine sites close together (eye - dilation) Ex. amphetamine-drugs w/ alertness, insomnia, increased heart rate, decreased appetite used for narcolepsy, but anorexia side effect. Ex. individual(cid:859)s drug-taking background, present mood, expectations, perceptions.
