Question 1

What are the three classes of antidepressant medications, and how do they alter transmitter function?

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Question 2

Explain how tobacco affects the brain and body.

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Question 3

What are hallucinogens? List at least two and the transmitter systems they affect.

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Question 4

Explain the positive reward model of drug abuse. What evidence supports this model of addiction?

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Question 5

Identify and discuss the formal criteria for classifying a substance as a neurotransmitter.

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Question 6

Describe, with examples, the differences between neuropeptides and neurotransmitters.

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Question 7

Describe the anatomy of the dopaminergic systems of the brain.

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Question 8

Describe the relationship between routes of administration and the effects of drugs.

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Question 9

Discuss, with examples, how drugs can alter presynaptic processes.

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Question 10

Outline the major classes of antipsychotic drugs and describe how they interact with transmitter systems.

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Question 11

Explain, with examples, how both legal and illegal psychoactive drugs can affect conscious experiences.

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Question 12

Discuss the four models developed to explain substance abuse.

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Question 13

Are rodent models of drug addiction useful contributions to substance abuse research? Why or why not? What might be missed with this approach and what findings would you expect to be consistent across species?

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Question 14

Summarize at least four pharmacological therapies that have been proposed as treatments for drug dependency, noting the mode of action of each.

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Quiz 4: The Chemistry of Behavior: Neurotransmitters and Neuropharmacology