Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology: LATEST

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, Discussion: Foundational Neuroscience




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Explain the agonist-to-antagonist spectrum of action of psychopharmacologic

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First it’s important to understand the actions of agonist and antagonist. An

Agonist is a chemical that binds to certain receptors and activates the
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receptor producing a biological response and/or action. The Antagonist will
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block the actions of the agonist and an inverse agonist causing an opposite
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reaction to the agonist. (Stahls, 2013)
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Agonist and antagonist play different key roles in the body an Agonist

produces an action and an antagonist opposes the action of the antagonist. In

reference to specific medications an agonist will combine to cell receptors to

produce a stimulatory action to cause a response and an antagonist is an



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