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Psychopharmacology, Fourth Edition By
Meyer: Chapter 1 Questions With
Correct Answers.
pharmacology - ANSWER- study of the actions of drugs and their effects on living
organisms

neuropharmacology - ANSWER- area of pharmacology specializing in drug-induced
changes to the function of cells in the nervous system

psychopharmacology - ANSWER- area of pharmacology specializing in drug-induced
changes in mood, thinking

neuropsychopharmacology - ANSWER- area of pharmacology focusing on chemical
substances that interact with the nervous system to alter behavior, emotions, and
cognition

drug action - ANSWER- specific molecular changes associated with a drug binding to a
particular target site or receptor

drug effects - ANSWER- alterations in physiological or psychological functions
associated with a specific drug

therapeutic effect - ANSWER- desired physical or behavioral change associated with a
particular drug

side effect - ANSWER- undesired physical or behavioral change associated with a
particular drug

specific drug effects - ANSWER- physical or behavioral changes associated with
biochemical interactions of a drug with the target site

nonspecific drug effects - ANSWER- physical or behavioral changes not associated with
the chemical activity of the drug-receptor interaction but with certain unique
characteristics of the individual such as present mood or expectations of drug effects
(based on certain unique characteristics of the individual)

bioavailability - ANSWER- concentration of drug present in the blood that is free to bind
to specific target sites

, pharmacokinetic - ANSWER- factors that contribute to bioavailability: the administration,
absorption, distribution, binding, inactivation, and excretion of a drug

enteral - ANSWER- drug administration by oral or rectal routes (GI tract)

parenteral - ANSWER- methods of drug administration that do not use the
gastrointestinal system, such as intravenous, inhalation, intramuscular, transdermal, etc

oral administration (PO) - ANSWER- method that involves administration of a drug
through the mouth.
first pass metabolism
safe and economical

absorption - ANSWER- movement of a drug from the site of administration to the
circulatory system

first pass metabolism - ANSWER- phenomenon in which the liver metabolizes some of
a drug before it can circulate through the body, particularly when the drug has been
taken orally

rectal administration - ANSWER- drug delivery method, such as suppository, used to
deliver drugs via the lower intestine.
may avoid first pass met, depending on placement
bioavailibility difficult to predict

intravenous (IV) - ANSWER- method that involves administration of a drug directly into
the bloodstream by means of a vein.
rapid and accurate
quick onset dangerous

intramuscular (IM) - ANSWER- method that involves administration of a drug into a
muscle
slower
more absorption over a period of time
oil or constrict blood vessels makes slower

intraperitoneal (IP) - ANSWER- injection technique that is the most common route of
administration for small laboratory animals. The drug is injected through the abdominal
wall into the peritoneal cavity - the space that surrounds the abdominal organs

most used in lab animals

subcutaneous (SC) - ANSWER- method that involves injection of a drug just below the
skin.
slow and steady but variable

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