Chapter 13: Psychopharmacology questions with correct answers

what is psychopharmacology - Answer -study of effects of exogenous drugs on the NS and on behavior -can be used to generate and test hypotheses about effects of endogenous substances on ns and behavior what does a drug have to do to effect you - Answer 1. get inside you 2. get to site of action 3. bind to a receptor most effective route of administration - Answer -intravenous dose response curve - Answer -shows that after a certain point increasing the dose does not produce a stronger effect--plateaus margin of safety - Answer distance between dose response curves in drugs with multiple effects (morphine-analgesic to depressive effect on respiration, space between is safe margin) effects of repeated exposure - Answer 1. tolerance: need more to get same effect over time 2. sensitization: same dose but increasing response