4.7 Key Terms Study Guide

Key Terms – How Drugs Work in the Body and the Mind (Levinthal, 2015)

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

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