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Psychopharmacology
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 4
01/05/2011

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Pharmacology
Definition
The scientific study of the actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms
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Neuropharmacology
Definition
Concerned with drug-induced changes in the functioning of cells of the nervous system
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Psychopharmacology
Definition
Drug-induced changed in mood, thinking, and behavior
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Neuropsychopharmacology
Definition
Identify chemical substances that act upon the nervous system to alter behavior that is disturbed due to injury, disease, or environmental factors
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Drug Action
Definition
The specific molecular changes produced by a drug when it binds to a particular target site or receptor
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Drug Effects
Definition
Alteration in physiological and psychological functions associated with a specific drug
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Therapeutic Effects
Definition
Drug-receptor interaction produces desired physical or behavioral changes
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Side Effect
Definition
Any drug effect other than the desired physical or behavioral effects
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Specific Drug Effects
Definition
Those effects based on the physical and biochemical interactions of a drug with a target site in living tissue
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Nonspecific Drug Effects
Definition
Those effects that are based not on the chemical activity of a drug-receptor interaction but on certain unique characteristics of the individual
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Placebo
Definition
Pharmacologically inert compound
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Double-Blind Experiment
Definition
Type of experiment in which neither the patient nor the observer knows the treatment received by the patient
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Pharmacokinetic Factors
Definition
Factors that contribute to the administration, distribution, binding, inactivation, and excretion of a drug
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Pharmacokinetic Factors
Definition
Factors that contribute to the administration, distribution, binding, inactivation, and excretion of a drug
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Bioavailability
Definition
Amount of drug in the blood that is free to bind at specific target tissues to elicit drug action
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Absorption
Definition
The movement of the drug from the site of administration to the blood circulation
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First-Pass Effect
Definition
Phenomenon in which the liver metabolizes some of a drug before it can circulate through the body, particularly when the drug was administered orally
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Intravenous
Definition
Method that involves administration of a drug directly into the bloodstream by means of a vein
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Intramuscular
Definition
Method that involves the administration of a drug into muscle
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