PSYC62H3 Midterm: PSYC62 Midterm notes (Ch.1-4)
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Attempt to relate actions and effects of drugs to issues in psychology. Adminstered : either takes or given the substance through injection or ingestion or inhalation. Substance must exhibit suf cient ef cacy to change physiological processes. Food may also viewed as drug according to this de nition, food also will affect physiological functions. E. g. take antidepressant drug to reduce depression, consume caffeine to wake up in the morning. Therapeutic drug: drug used to treat physical or mental disorder. E. g. chough syrups misused recreationally to have mind-altering effects. E. g. drinking alcohol to experience its intoxicating effect. Includes dependence as features of drug abuse, and have urge or need to continue using substance. Include drug"s chemical structure and similarity to other drugs. Scienti c paper and reports usually refer to drug"s generic name: street name: drug name usually used to refer to recreational drugs. E. g. adan refers to drug mdma and ecstasy.
