chapter 4 and 5

Question 1

Brain imaging techniques

Answer 1

PET
MRI

Question 2

neurotransmitters

Answer 2

dopamine
GABA
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
glutamate
Norepinephrine
Endorphins

Question 3

Dose-response relationship

Answer 3

Potency
Threshold
all of none
effective dose
lethal dose
Therapeutic index
safety margin

Question 4

Therapeutic Index

Answer 4

ratio of lethal dose (LD) to effective dose (ED)

Question 5

Safety margin

Answer 5

Dosage between effective dose and lowest toxic dose

Question 6

Placebo effect

Answer 6

think you are getting one thing when you are getting something different

Question 7

Administration of drugs

Answer 7

oral
injection
Inhalation
insufflation
tropic
subcataneous

Question 8

drug tolerance

Answer 8

Drug disposition tolerance - gets used to getting rid of it quicker
Behavioral tolerance - ability to behave better
Pharmacodynamic tolerance - withdrawal

Question 9

Drug Deactivation

Answer 9

a drug ceases to have an effect when it is excreted unchanged from the body or is chemically changed
Liver changes structure, excretion through urine or sometimes skin

Question 10

Half-life

Answer 10

Drug is at 50% of going down or away

Question 11

drugs

Answer 11

stimulants
Depressant
nicotine
opioids
Hallucinogens
marijuana
psychotherapeutics