Psychopharmacology

1
Psychopharmacology

• Binding
• Affinity
• Efficacy
• Competitive/
• Noncompetitive

2
Psychopharmacology

• Tolerance
• Metabolic
• Functional
• Cross
• Sensitization

3
Psychopharmacology

• Functional Classes
• Antipsychotics
• Antidepressants
• Anxiolytics
• Marijuana
• Stimulants
• Hallucinogens

4
The Antis

• Antipsychotics
• Typical
• Atypical
• Antidepressants
• MAOIs
• Tricyclics
• SSRIs

5
Anxiolytics

• Benzodiazepines
• Receptor mechanisms
• Alcohol
• Receptor mechanisms
• Effects on cell survival
• Opiates
• Analgesics
• Receptor mechanisms

6
Marijuana

• Cannabis sativa
• Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
• Receptor mechanisms

7
Stimulants

• Nicotine
• Receptor mechanisms
• Cocaine
• History
• Mechanisms
• Amphetamine/Methamphetamine
• Mechanisms
• Effects

8
Hallucinogens

• LSD
• Mescaline
• Psilocybin
• Muscarine
• PCP
• Made by pharmaceutical company