Understanding Drugs and Behaviour potx

... given in Chapter 4). There is marked individual Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview 7 Understanding Drugs and Behaviour Andrew Parrott Department of Psychology, University of Wales ... Drugs and Their Actions PART I Drugs and Their Actions 1 Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview 3 2 The brain, neurons and neurotransmission 9 3 Principles of drug act...

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... important for an understanding of psychoactive drugs? 4 What are the principal routes for the elimination of drugs from the body? 5 Describe the roles and functions of the blood–brain and placental ... (1996). Drugs and the Brain. W.H. Freeman, New York. 38 Part I Drugs and Their Actions receptors respond rapidly to neurotransmitter binding (<1 ms) and are therefore ide...

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... illicit recreational drugs. 8 Compare the neurochemical and behavioural effects of ketam ine, phencyclidine and scopolamine. Key references and reading Abraham HD, Aldridge AM and Gogia P (1996). ... the use of mind-expanding drugs for personal enlightenment and took his final psychedelic trip when on his deathbed. However, not everyone benefits from these powerful drugs, and th...

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... muscles and, behaviourally, they result in repetitive lip smacking and sucking, side-to-side jaw movements and the in -and- out darting of the tongue, or ‘‘fly catching’’. These distressing and uncontrollable movements ... model comes from two main sources: first, the behavioura l and neurochemical effects of the drugs used to treat these disorders; and, second, the behavioural and...

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... of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Understanding drugs and behaviour / Andrew Parrott [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-470-85059-0 (cloth : alk. ... activity in various ways. Thus, a basic understanding of neurotransmitter actions is vital in order to understand how drugs can affect behaviour. Tolerance and addiction may also deve...

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... their propensity for abuse? Key references and reading Brick J and Erickson CK (1999). Drugs of the Brain and Behaviour: The Pharmacology of Abuse and Dependence. Howarth Medical Press, New York. 116 ... Murphy and J Bartke (eds), Marijuana/Cannabinoids: Neurobiology and Neurophysiology. CRC Press, New York. Gold MS (1992). Marihuana and hashish. In: G Winger, FG Hoffmann and...

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... disorders (ICD-10 and DSM-IV) and gives some insight into the spectrum of pathological states and behaviour that fall into this category. Benzodiazepines can also impair aspects of mood and cognition. ... theft, burglary, robbery and sexual and violent offences. Some individuals with severe drinking problems lose their social and financial support and drift into vagrancy and...

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... efficient stimulus assessment. Salvia and melissa There is strong hist orical and in vitro evidence to suggest two types of sage, Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia, and Melissa officinalis, or lemon ... processing and aspects of memory; and the underlying hippocampus and amygdala, which are crucial for memory and emotional processing. Perhaps crucially, the highest level...

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... from the United Nations about drugs and crime www.undcp.org Recreational drug use sites Recreation Drugs Information Site www.a1b2c3.com /drugs/ The Drugs Forum www .drugs- forum.com/ The Vaults of ... does not occur naturally in the human body. Drugs can be used to prevent and treat diseas e, alter mood and cognition or otherwise change behaviour. Drugs are classified into f...

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