PSYC62H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Cerebral Circulation, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential, Autonomic Nervous System
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1/5/2017 6:20:00 am: psychopharmacology: study of how drugs affect mood, perception, thinking, or behavior. ~ neuropsychopharmacology (how drugs affect the ns: psychoactive drugs: drugs that affect mood, perception, thinking, or behavior by acting in the nervous system, pharmacotherapeutics: psychoactive treatments for disorders. Drug: administered substance that alters physiological functioning lacks a precise definition : administered excludes substances made naturally in the body, we don"t label vitamins as drugs. Person uses a drug instrumentally toward addressing a specific purpose: ex: prozac for depression, therapeutic drugs drug used to treat a physical or mental disorder. Recreational using a drug entirely to experience its effects. Misuse applies to drugs that are intended for instrumental purpose but are instead used recreationally: ex: cough syrups used for euphoric effects. Generic names, trade names, and street names for drugs. Trade name drug name developed for marketing the drug: capitalized.
