Chapter 4: Psychopharmacology (LO 4.1-4.5) comprehensive Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions

Chapter 4: Psychopharmacology (LO
4.1-4.5) comprehensive Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions
Question:
Psychopharmacology
Answer:
the study of the effect of drugs on the nervous system and behavior


Question:
- exogenous chemical
(produced outside of the body)
- alters normal cellular
functioning when taken in controlled doses
Answer:
Drug


Question:
the physiological or psychological changes that occur in an organism as a
result of ingestion of a drug
Answer:
Drug Effects


Question:
Locations at which molecules of drugs interact with molecules located on
or in cells of the body
Answer:
Sites of Action

, Question:
- The process by which
drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted throughout
the body
- Basic Principle I of psychopharmacology
Answer:
Pharmacokinetics


Question:
Intravenous (IV) Injection
Answer:
- Injection of a substance
directly into a vein


Question:
Intraperitoneal (IP) Injection
Answer:
- injection of a substance
into the peritoneal cavity, the space that surrounds the abdominal organs
- fast, but not as fast as IV


Question:
Intramuscular (IM) Injection
Answer:
- Injection of a substance
into a muscle
- safe, but slower onset of
drug