Alzheimers
Which stage of AD has intelligence symptoms of math skill reduction, and forgetfulness of recent events?
Stage 2
What is the most used drug?
Alcohol
a graph of the relationship between drug doses and the effects
Dose Response Curve
This drug affects dopamine and does not have strong withdrawal symptoms?
Cocaine
A subjective mental state that is accompanied by distinctive behavior and involuntary physical changes
How does the shape of the brain change with ADs?
Brain Shrinks
Which age group is less sensitive to the adverse effects of nicotine?
Adolescents
Transmitter production, release, and clearance are examples of what?
Pharmacodynamics - drug effect
"The drug produces an intense euphoric effect that drives the person to seek out the drug" is an example of what drug abuse model?
Positive Reinforcement Model
"Emotions are caused by specific physiological changes" is what emotion theory?
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James-Lange Theory
What happens to Beta Amyloids when having AD?
Too long, cause plaque
What is the study of how a drug affects the living organism and the organs of the
body
Pharmacodynamics
Elimination of drug from the body is an example of what?
Pharmacokinetics
What is the current view of addiction?
Biopsychology
"¨The brain decides which emotion is appropriate" is what theory of emotion?
Cannon/Bard Theory
How do neurofibrillaries affect AD?
Stick to one another, and get tangled
Drugs must pass through the _______ to reach it's target organ.
Blood Brain Barrier
tolerance develops in the environment where the drug is administered.
Conditioned drug tolerance
What are animal models of studying addicition?
CPP, locomotor, self-administration
"When we become aware of physiological reactions, we seek to identify the cause, and we attribute the reactions to our environmental conditions," is what emotional theory?
Schachter's Cognitive Model
How do we treat AD symptoms?
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, Memantine (blocks NMDA receptors)
A drug that blocks a neurotransmitter or inhibits synaptic neurotransmission.
Antagonist
An increase in response to a given dose of drug after repeated administration, requires a lower dose after repeated administration
What is the reward pathway?
Mesolimbic Dopamine System
What brain system is involved with stress?
Limbic