Drugs and Behavior An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology

Name: Drugs and Behavior An Introduction to Behavioral Pharmacology
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ISBN: 9780130481184

ISBN-10: 0130481181

ISBN-13: 9780130481184

Edition: 5th 2003 (Revised)

Authors: McKim

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For undergraduate courses in Drugs and Behavior Psychopharmacology, as well as graduate survey courses in Psychopharmacology. This text provides an understanding of basic pharmacology and behavior analysis, along with a discussion of the history of each class of drugs and its current place in modern western culture. Student-friendly and accessible, this new edition provides students with impartial scientific information on the effects of drugs on behavior and the various ways that behaviors facilitate both the actions of drugs and the way people use them.

Book details

List price: $88.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/9/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



NOTE: Each chapter includes a Chapter Summary



Some Basic Pharmacology



Research Design and the Behavioral Analysis of Drug Effects



Tolerance, Withdrawal, Sensitization, and Conditioning of Drug Effects



Neurophysiology, Neurotransmitters, and the Nervous System



Dependence, Addiction, and the Self-Administration of Drugs



Alcohol



Tranquilizers and Sedative Hypnotics



Inhaled Substances



Tobacco and Nicotine



Caffeine and the Methylxanthines



Psychomotor Stimulants



The Opiates



Antipsychotic Drugs



Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers



Cannabis



Hallucinogens


Index


References