PSYCH 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.2: Adderall, Lung Cancer, Methylphenidate
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Low doses: enhance attention (amphetamine used to make adderall) d: high doses: confusion, impaired attention, impulsiveness f. g. Physical effects: higher heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature; risk of convulsions, lung damage, heart attack. Tobacco/nicotine responds to acetylcholine i: hallucinogens: drugs that induce sensory distortions; psychedelics a. Lsd (lysergic acid diethylamide) produce sensory distortions in which the person generally recognizes that the strange sensory experience is not real a. i. High-risk drug but has been used under controlled conditions as an adjunct to psychotherapy and for relief of severe anxiety a. ii. Increases body temperature; possibly causes depression, anxiety, and memory loss; liver damage: depressants: drugs that decrease arousal, such as alcohol and anxiolytics (anxiety-reducing drugs, alcohol: class of molecules that includes methanol, ethanol, propyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) a. i. Moderate doses relaxation, facilitate activity at inhibitory synapses a. ii. Higher doses increase risk-taking behaviors, aggression, suppress fears/inhibitions a. iii.
