Neurotransmitters
I influence movement, learning, attention, and emotion. Too much of me is believed to cause schizophrenia
Dopamine
What are Depressants?
Depressants are drugs such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opioids that calm neural activity and slow body functions
What is Tolerance?
The diminishing effect with regular use of the same does of a drug.....
What are the signs of drug abuse?
Diminished control, diminished social functioning, Hazardous use.
hats the difference between an Agonist and Antagonist?
The agonist enhances a neurotransmitters actions and a antagonist nhibits those actions.
I affect mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. Too little of me can causes depression
Serotoin
Name some Hallucinogens
LSD, psilocybin mushrooms
What is withdrawl?
The body's physical and physiological, and unpleasent reaction from the body due to the stop of long term drug use.
What are some effects of Nicotine?
Increased alertness, increased heart rate and blood pressure, suppressed appetite
What is reuptake?
The reabsorption of a nuerotransmitter
What is Substance P responsible for?
Involved in pain perception and immune response oversupply can lead to chronic pain
Name some stimulants
Cocaine, amphetamines
The bran structure most associated with the reward pathway
What is increased Violence?
A major societal issue linked to stimulant abuse that drains emergency resources and family stability.
What is euphoria?
The feeling of intense pleasure, produced by drugs
What is an Endorphins main job and where is it located?
To act as natural painkillers, blocking transmission signals. They are mostly found in the anterior pituitary gland.
What do all psychoactive drugs activate?
They activate dopamine, producng neurons
What is the difference between addiction and tolerance?
Tolerance s the body's adaption to a drug, requiring more to achieve the same effect, while addiciton is a compulsion uncontrolable need for a drug.
What is modeling/observational learning?
The term for the pattern of behavior where individuals mimic the drug use of their peers?
What are amphetamines?
Drugs prescribed for ADHD patients
What type of nuerotransmitter is GABA? Where is it located?
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. It is in the hippocampus, brainstem, and spinal cord.
Define Opioids and what they do.
A class of drug used to reduce moderate to severe pain. They block pain signals by binding to opioid receptors on nerve cells in the brain, spinal cord, gastrointestinal tract, and other organs in the body.
What is Metabolic tolerance?
A type of tolerance where the body increases the rate at which it metabolizes a drug through liver enzymes.