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Basic pharmacology
What are the three types of names...,
What is a drug 1,
Define chemical name 2
66  cards
Chapter 14: Cannabis
What plant is cannabis taken from 0,
Where is it presumed to have orig...,
The plant cannabis sativa has bee...
87  cards
Chapter 15: Hallucinogens - Monoaminergic
Prior human experience with lsd b...,
When was lysergic acid diethylami...,
What are the symptoms of ergot fu...
36  cards
Chapter 15: Cholinergic Hallucinogens
Ibotenic acid 1 effects in humans...,
Ibotenic acid 1 found in 2 primar...,
Ibotenic acid 1 excretion 2 neuro...
9  cards
Chapter 15: Anesthetic Hallucinogens (Dissociative Anesthetics)
Phencyclidine pcp 1 used in what ...,
What do they block in terms of re...,
Phencyclidine pcp 1 some users ex...
7  cards
Chapter 15: Ecstasy
It is banned in canada the usa an...,
When was it originally synthesize...,
Originally it was used as a ___ d...
18  cards
Parenteral Routes
Define intramuscular im 0,
Define subcutaneous sc 1,
Define intraperitoneal ip 2
8  cards
Behavioural Analysis of Drug Effects
Dependent variable 0,
Independent variable 1,
Experimental control 2
20  cards
Measuring Unconditioned Behaviour of Nonhumans
Stereotyped behaviour 0,
Spontaneous motor activity sma 1,
Inclined plane test for muscle to...
6  cards
Measuring Conditioned behaviour of nonhumans
Operant conditioning 0,
Classical conditioning 1,
Skinner box and a manipulandum 2
18  cards
Measuring the effects of drugs on human behaviour
Rating scales 0,
Subjective effects 1,
Visual analog scale vas 2
23  cards
Development and Testing of Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Phase 2 clinical trials on humans 0,
Phase 1 animal screening test 1,
Phase 3 post marketing surveillan...
4  cards
Chapter 3: How we adapt to drugs- tolerance, sensitization and expectation
Acute tolerance 0,
Tolerance 1,
Cross tolerance 2
16  cards
Chapter 3 continued: Conditioning of drug effects
Classical conditioning of compens...,
Classical conditioning of drug ef...,
Classical conditioning of drug to...
5  cards
Chapter 3 Continued: Operant Conditioning of Drug Effects
Sensitization 0,
Operant conditioning and tolerance 1,
Sensitization paired with the env...
3  cards
Chapter 4: Neurotransmitters and Drug Action
Systems involving ach 0,
Acetylcholine a primary nt is fou...,
Ache does what to ach 2
24  cards
Major Drug Targets in the Brain
Reticular activating system ras 0,
Medulla function drug action over...,
Raphe system function cells relea...
11  cards
Chapter 5: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
Substance abuse 0,
What is substance dependence 1,
What has dsm 5 switched out subst...
70  cards
Chapter 6: Ethanol (Alcohol)
The type of beverage resulting fr...,
Fermentation 1,
Yeast cannot handle high lvls of ...
14  cards
Chapter 6: Absorption of Ethanol
First pass metabolism occurs in t...,
Ethanol cannot be ____ ph of dilu...,
Absorption is slowed by 3 2
4  cards
Chapter 6: Distribution of Ethanol
Distribution is affected by body ...,
Blood alcohol concentration bac i...,
Women have a higher bac due to hi...
5  cards
Chapter 6: Ethanol Elimination/excretion
Over 90 of ethanol is _____ mostl...,
A small amount of ethanol is vapo...,
The rate of metabolism is ____ an...
7  cards
Chapter 6: Neuropharmacology
The inhibitory activity of gaba a...,
Does alcohol have one receptor si...,
Excitatory activity of glutamate ...
4  cards
Chapter 6: Ethanol Antagonists
Caffeine does not ______ an intox...,
Ro 15 4513 was developed in 1985 ...,
Since alcohol affects so many sys...
3  cards
Chapter 6: Effects on the body of ethanol
Inhibits secretion of _______ hor...,
Dilation of blood vessels in skin...
2  cards
Chapter 6: Effects on Human Behaviour and Performance
Perception ethanol decreases what...,
Subjective effects stimulant effe...,
Task performance 1 effects vary w...
7  cards
Chapter 6: Tolerance
Cognitive performance usually rec...,
Acute tolerance 1,
Acute tolerance of alcohol effect...
7  cards
Chapter 6: Self Administration in non-humans
In part conditioned taste aversio...,
Animals can resist ingesting ____...,
Example conditioned taste aversion 2
5  cards
Chapter 6: Self Administration in Humans
Gender 0,
Cultural differences similarities 1,
Age 2
3  cards
Chapter 6: Alcoholism
Genetics 1 the closer the genetic...,
Disease model think jellinek 1,
Fhp vs fhn 2
4  cards
Chapter 6: Harmful Effects of an Acute Administration
Hangover 0,
Alcoholic poisoning can cause what 1,
Alcohol induced behaviour 2
6  cards
Chapter 6: Harmful Effects of Chronic Ethanol
Wernicke korsakoff syndrome 0,
Nervous system 1,
Other disorders 2
5  cards
Chapter 6: Benefits of Alcohol consumption
Heart attack 0,
Hormesis 1,
Alcohol lowers levels of ________...
6  cards
Chapter 6: Treatment
Alcoholics anonymous 0,
It should be noted that these cha...,
Pharmacotherapies 1 disulfiram an...
8  cards
Chapter 7: Anxioltyics and Sedative-Hypnotics
Generalized anxiety disorder 0,
Anxiety disorders 1,
Social phobia 2
9  cards
Chapter 7: Intro to Anxiolytics and Sedative Hypnotics
Anxiolytic 0,
Primary categories of drugs used ...,
Sedative hypnotic 2
8  cards
Chapter 7: History of Development
Chlorodiaxepoxide librium the fir...,
First barbiturate synthesized in ...,
Benzodiazepines differ from one a...
5  cards
Capter 7: Neurophysiology
At high doses barbs can also open...,
Benzodiazepine and barbiturates a...,
Bdzs and z drugs cannot do this 2
5  cards
Chapter 7: Absorption, Distribution and Excretion
Iv injection is appropriate if yo...,
Barbs and bdzs are both __ acids ...,
Reports that flunitrazepam can ca...
13  cards
Chapter 7: Effects on the Body
Sleep 0,
Muscle relaxant effect bdz 1,
Causes rem rebound after ______ o...
6  cards
Chapter 7: Effects on the behaviour and performance of humans
Effects on performance 3 0,
Subjective effects exp 3 positive...,
Residual effects 2
4  cards
Chapter 7: Tolerance
Chronic tolerance 0,
Acute tolerance varies on the dru...,
Cross tolerance 2
4  cards
Chapter 7:Withdrawal
Low dose withdrawal occurs after ...,
Sedative hypnotic type 1,
Can be triggered by the bdz recep...
3  cards
Chapter 7: Self adminstration in humans
Latrogenic effect 0,
Barbs are ____ self administered ...,
Survey results show that the typi...
6  cards
Chapter 7: Harmful Effects
Overdose of bzds 2 0,
Reproduction withdrawal infants f...,
Barbs 2
5  cards
Chapter 7: Treatment
Withdrawal should be done under m...,
Detoxification of bzds 1,
Why does an illegal user seldom a...
3  cards
Chapter 7: Fig 1.15
Drugs that bind at the benzodiaze...,
When the chloride ionophore is op...,
Agonists will ___ anxiety antagon...
12  cards
Chapter 9: Caffeine and the Methylxanthines
What are the three naturally occu...,
What is the source of coffee 2,
Things that factor in the product...
85  cards
Chapter 10: Psychomotor Stimulants
What spanish explorer found incas...,
In the 1500s conquistadors use co...,
In 1786 lamarck classified the co...
94  cards
Chapter 11: Opioids
What s the plant that opiates are...,
In the 1500 s in western europe o...,
Used in apothecaries as 2 3
79  cards
Chapter 12: Antipsychotic Drugs
What are the symptoms of schizoph...,
Antipsychotics only work on one t...,
With positive symptoms there is h...
36  cards
Chapter 13: Antidepressants
Monoamine theory of depression 1,
Glucocorticoid theory of depressi...,
Problems in living theory 3
35  cards

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