PSY 315 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phenoxybenzamine, Schizophrenia, Biology Of Depression
6 Dec 2017
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The nervous system and its role in psychopharmacology: 1. From the behavioral effect of the drug, infer structures involved: 2. Classification of drugs based on their effects on the nervous system (e. g. sympathomimetic: 3. Pathology of a known structure (as in parkinsonism) search for new drugs. Nerve = bundle of axons in the periphery* (outside of the central nervous system) Tract = bundle of axons in the central nervous system* Ganglion(a) = collection of neurons in the periphery* (outside central nervous system) Nucleus(i) = collection of neurons in the central nervous system* Action potential* = inside cell briefly positive, channels shut down (except potassium channels), Peripheral: all nerves (outside of spinal cord and brain) Somatic: movement of body, limbs, etc. (myelin sheath fast response) Sympathetic: active organs, increase blood pressure, make you move (middle of spine) Vs. parasympathetic: quiet you down, relax, sleep (top of brain & bottom of spinal cord)* Central canal: tube, hole in the middle.
