PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Neuropsychopharmacology, L-Dopa, Pharmacology
26 Jan 2016
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Pharmacology - the study of how drugs affect mood, perception, thinking, or behaviour. Psychoactive drugs - drugs that affect mood, perception, thinking or behaviour by acting on the nervous system. Psychopharmacology uses psychology and pharmacology to understand the effects of drugs on psychology. Behavioural psychology - drugs serve as behaviorally controlling stimuli. Neuropsychopharmacology - emphasis on the nervous system actions of drugs. Drug - an administered substance that alters physiological functioning. Administered excludes drugs that are naturally produced in the body - but which can also be administered. Levodopa is in charge of producing dopamine in the body. Drugs come in a variety of forms - it has a broad and unprecise definition. Therapeutic and recreational drugs are highly prevalent. Alcohol is used by more than 114 million adults in the u. s. Therapeutic drugs are used by 1/3 of adults in the u. s. Therapeutic drugs - a drug used to treat a physical or mental disorder.
