PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Chlorpromazine, Anxiolytic, Psychopharmacology
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Chapter 2 drug classification and behavioural assessment. Drug classifications based upon behavioural or therapeutic actions. It is common psychopharmacology to describe a drug as belonging to a particular class or type based upon the psychological effect produced or the desired therapeutic action. The discussion of classifying the behavioural and therapeutic effects of drugs raises the question of how such effects are measure. The therapeutic effects of drugs are often assessed by rating scales that attempt to measure the symptoms of a particular disorder; these scales are typically developed for diagnostic purposes but also are used for measuring the effects of drugs. Animal models are also typically used because a lot of companies use them in drug development. One can also describe drugs in terms of their direct neurochemical actions. The ability of a drug to induce a behavioural effect is dependent on its ability to alter the process of chemical transmission in the nervous system.
