Drugs and Behavior Flashcards
This is a drug that MIMICS or ENHANCES the activity of a neurotransmitter.
Agonist
What are the SEVEN (7) steps in NEUROTRANSMITTER ACTION?
- ) SYNTHESIS
- ) STORAGE in Vesicles
- ) Enzymes BREAKDOWN leaked NEUROTRANSMITTER
- ) EXOCYTOSIS
- ) INHIBITORY FEEDBACK via AUTORECEPTORS
- ) ACTIVATION of POSTSYNAPTIC receptors
- ) DEACTIVATION by REUPTAKE or DEGRADATION
Fig 4.12 p. 90
This is a drug that BLOCKS activity of a neurotransmitter.
Antagonist
Barbiturates are what type of drug?
Sedative-Hypnotic
Benzodiazepines are what type of drug?
Anti-anxiety
What type of drug is alcohol?
Sedative-Hypnotic
BENZODIAZEPINES ENHANCES inhibitory effects of _________, therefore it is a ________.
GABA
Agonist
Caffeine is a ___________ and is involved in ___________ stimulation.
Stimulant
NE
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) a ___________ drug that acts as a _________ agonist.
Psychedelic
Serotonin
Psilocybin is a _________ drug and acts as a __________ agonist.
Psychedelic
Serotonin
Halcion is a __________ drug.
Sedative-Hypnotic
Name THREE (3) benzodiazepines.
- ) Librium
- ) Valium
- ) Xanax
This is the MOST COMMONLY PRESCRIBED SEDATIVE-HYPNOTIC.
Ambien
Nicotine is a _________drug that stimulates _________ receptors.
Stimulant
ACH
Buspirone is a ______________ drug.
Anti-anxiety
These STIMULANTS inhibit NE/DA reuptake and increases NE/DA release.
Cocaine and Amphetamine
Name TWO (2) DISSOCIATIVE ANESTHETICS in the psychomimetic, psychedelic, hallucinogen category.
Phencyclidine
Ketamine
Marijuana is a ___________ drug and it’s effective component is _____________.
Psychomimetic, Psychedelic, Hallucinogen
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Mescaline is a __________ drug.
Psychomimetic, psychedelic, hallucinogen
Dissociative anesthetics are ANTAGONISTS to ___________ receptors.
Glutamate
High levels oh CANNABINOID RECEPTORS are widely distributed in the __________, __________, __________ and the _________.
Cerebral cortex
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Amygdala
Marijuana disrupts __________ function.
Cholinergic
The ____________ contains high concentrations of cholinergic neurons.
Hippocampus
These ANTIPSYCHOTIC drugs act as DA RECEPTOR BLOCKERS.
Chlorpromazine
Clozapine
Name THREE (3) ANTIDEPRESSANT drugs.
- ) Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
- ) NE reuptake inhibitors
- ) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
This is a mood stabilizing drug.
Lithium Carbonate
These are ANALGESIC drugs (2).
Aspirin
Opiate
