PSYC 2307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Circadian Rhythm, Anxiolytic, Sexual Arousal
2 Feb 2017
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Neurotoxins and their classifications chart in the slides. Psychoactive drugs (psychotropics): anxiolytics: purpose is to calm anxiety (ex. Benzodiazapines: eurphoriants: alters mood in the positive direction (ex. Caffeine: depressants: drugs designed to reduce some of the arousal symptoms of certain experiences (ex. Sedatives: hallucinogens: drugs that alter experience in a sensory and cognitive way (ex. Antidepressants: treat clinical disorders such as depression, eating disorders, bpd. Antipsychotics: treat psychotic symptoms associated with schizophrenia (the positive symptoms) and mania. Likely to be able to bring yourself in for treatment vs. psychosis: unaware of your disorder. Likely to have someone else bring you in for treatment. Mole(cid:272)ules produ(cid:272)ed (cid:271)y gla(cid:374)ds a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:271)road(cid:272)ast(cid:863) i(cid:374)to the (cid:271)ody via blood in the body. Hormones bind to receptors located far away from where they are released to organs which regulate and control physiological and behavioural activities. Water soluble hormones are readily transported in the blood.
