introduction (exam 1) Flashcards
What is a drug?
A drug is an article besides food that, when administered to an organism, may alter its structure or function
why are drugs used?
diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease
psychology is the study of_________________
behavior and mental processes
What is behavior?
overt actions of a living organism
What are mental processes?
covert cognitive and emotional processes
All animal behaviors and mental processes require a_________________
nervous system
What are psychoactive/psychotropic drugs?
drugs that alter mood, perception, consciousness, and or behavior
psychoactive drugs (do/do not) create behaviors or mental processes outside of a normal species typical repertoire. They____________________
do NOT
alter the probability of the occurrence of behaviors
Various effects of drugs are due to:
3 things
- ) biochemical makeup of the individual
- ) set
- ) setting
What is pharmacology?
The study of drug action on biological organisms
Pharmakos (Greek): Scapegoat
What is psychopharmacology?
The branch of psychology that studies the effects of psychoactive drugs on the function of the central nervous system (and subsequent behavior)
When did psychopharmacology begin?
Who was regarded as the first psychopharmacist?
describe him
1800s
Moreau (1845), Hashish and Mental Illness
-studied the psychopharmacology of hashish, opiates, nitrous oxide, sedatives/hypnotics on his patients
True or False:
7 of the 10 most debilitating disorders involve drug treatment or alcohol abuse
true
Whats drugs are the following people associated with:
Freud
Pavlov
William James
Freud: cocaine
Pavlov: Bromides
James: nitrous oxide
What was the first antipsychotic?
What was it used for?
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
initially used for the treatment of schizophrenia. It helped symptoms without sedative effects
