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Psychology 2012 with Campeau at University of Colorado Boulder

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By: Jessica Opp
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Introduction to Brain and Behavior & Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience, Second Edition CD-ROM
Created: 2009-05-03
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Learned tolerance
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behavior change acquired through associative learnng

Antidepressant drugs
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used to treat depressive illnesses

Sedative hynotics and anxiolytics
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"mild tranquilizers"

Seratonin
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specific reuptake inhibitoes (Prozac)

What are psychoactive Drugs?
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Substances that influence subjective experience and behavior by acting on the nervous system

Cellular tolerance
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a change that takes place in nerve cells in which the activity of the neurons adjust to the excitatory or inhibitor effects of a drug (ex

Stimulants
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In general, increase the activity of the nervous system

opiates (analgesics)
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clinically used in the treatment of pain - high potential for addiction

What is cross tolerance
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tolerance that develops to one drug that carries over to other drug (often of the same family) suggesting that they act through the same target (mechanism)

Anyipsychotic drugs
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