PSYC 4130 Midterm: Exam 2 Study Guide
30 Mar 2020
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Exam 2 review physiological and comparative psychology. The study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system and behavior. Exogenous chemical: chemical coming from outside the body. Sites of action: where is the drug reacting w/ in a specific part of body/cell. How the drug moves around the body (absorbed, distributed, metabolized, The physical dependence on a drug; equilibrium has shifted. Tolerance: drug becomes less effective over time. More you take a drug, the more effective it is (negative effects get stronger) Ratio b/w intended/therapeutic use vs. toxic use of the drug. 10g (toxic effect) / 0. 1 g (therapeutic effect) = 100 higher the # the better. Lower therapeutic index has a higher risk for overdose. Dose-response curve: measures effectiveness of drug depending on the amount of drug dosage; there is a max effect. Neurotransmitters (general function for all, and know the subclasses for monoamines) synapse. Autoreceptors: help regulate the amount of neurotransmitters released to.
