4.7 Key Terms Study Guide

The material in this chapter and the supporting web pages and video are the core of this course.  Once you understand the brain, nervous systems, neurotransmitters, and how drugs enter, exit and are metabolized you will have a solid foundation for understanding the rest of the course content.  Some of you have had several physiology courses and may be very familiar with this material.  If you are not familiar with the terms below, I recommend you download this study sheet, add more spaces to write in definitions and relevant information (or make flashcards) as you read the chapter and watch videos.

1. Acetylcholine
2. Antidepressant
3. Behavioural
4. Behavioural activation (BA)
5. Bipolar Disorders
6. Biotransformation
7. Blood-brain barrier
8. Central nervous system (CNS)
9. Cerebral cortex
10. Cross-dependence
11. Cross-tolerance
12. Cognitive
13. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
14. Comorbidity
15. Depressive Disorders
16. Diagnostic Criteria
17. Dopamine
18. Double-blind
19. Elimination half-life
20. Epidemiology
21. Endocannabinoids
22. Endorphins
23. Etiology
24. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
25. Glutamate
26. Hypomanic
27. Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
28. Intramuscular
29. Intranasal
30. Intravenous
31. Manic
32. Metabolite
33. Mood Disorders
34. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)
35. Multimodal Treatment
36. Neuron
37. Neurotransmitter
38. Norepinephrine
39. Nucleus accumbens
40. Parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
41. Peripheral nervous system
42. Placebo
43. Psychopharmacology
44. Psychotherapy
45. Reuptake
46. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI)
47. Serotonin
48. Subcutaneous
49. Sublingual
50. Sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system
51. Synapse
52. Tricyclic Antidepressants