PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUGS THE BRAIN
AND BEHAVIOR MEYER KEY CONCEPTS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ pharmacokinetics.
Answer: how do drugs get to target, and how they get eliminated
◉ pharmacodynamics.
Answer: effect of drug at the target.
NT activity electrical and chemical communication distinguish
physiological and behavioral effects
◉ instrumental effects.
Answer: quantifiable indirect effects found through empirical
evidence in studies
◉ recreational use.
Answer: drug taken for enjoyment
◉ drug definition.
Answer: an administered substance (not naturally produced) that
alters physiological processes)
, ◉ dose of drug.
Answer: amount necessary to elicit the drug therapeutic response in
patients according to their weight
◉ dose effective curve.
Answer: As the dose increases, its effect decreases.
ie, sociability with alcohol
◉ effective dose.
Answer: dose of drug that has effect in 50% of subjects
ED50- potency connected to ED50
◉ As potency increases, the ED50 ________.
Answer: decreases
◉ toxic dose.
Answer: drug level at which drug becomes too toxic for patient
◉ toxic dose fraction.
Answer: LD1/ED99
lethal for 1% but effective for 99%
AND BEHAVIOR MEYER KEY CONCEPTS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ pharmacokinetics.
Answer: how do drugs get to target, and how they get eliminated
◉ pharmacodynamics.
Answer: effect of drug at the target.
NT activity electrical and chemical communication distinguish
physiological and behavioral effects
◉ instrumental effects.
Answer: quantifiable indirect effects found through empirical
evidence in studies
◉ recreational use.
Answer: drug taken for enjoyment
◉ drug definition.
Answer: an administered substance (not naturally produced) that
alters physiological processes)
, ◉ dose of drug.
Answer: amount necessary to elicit the drug therapeutic response in
patients according to their weight
◉ dose effective curve.
Answer: As the dose increases, its effect decreases.
ie, sociability with alcohol
◉ effective dose.
Answer: dose of drug that has effect in 50% of subjects
ED50- potency connected to ED50
◉ As potency increases, the ED50 ________.
Answer: decreases
◉ toxic dose.
Answer: drug level at which drug becomes too toxic for patient
◉ toxic dose fraction.
Answer: LD1/ED99
lethal for 1% but effective for 99%
