Psychology 2020A/B Lecture : Wednesday January 11th Lecture Notes

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2020A/B
• Professor: Riley Hinson

Document Summary

Drug: a chemical compound that may produce psychological, behavioural, and psychological effects. Psychoactive effects alterations in cognitive, behavioural, and motor processes (euphoria, distortions of time perception, hallucinations, etc. [1] chemical names (describe the type of molecule and the location of chemical groups on that molecule) [3] trade names (given by the company and can only be used by that company) [4] street names (sometimes related to trade name, a physical aspect of the drug, or a purported effect) Drug must be administered and absorbed (gets into blood circulation) then distributed throughout the body and leaves the site of action, then metabolized and finally eliminated from the body. Pharmacokinetics administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of drugs. Most common method of administration is oral can also be absorbed by membranes, inhaled, or given by injection. some drugs then induce metabolism for everything.