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Stahl-s Essential Psychopharmacology QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology1. largely the story of chemical neurotransmission: Modern
psychopharmacol- ogy is
2. Anatomically, chemically, and electrically: neurotransmission can
be de- scribed as
3. Neurons (nerve cells): Anatomical neurotransmission occurs through
4. axoaxonic synapse: synapse between axon of one neuron and axon of
another neuron
5. axodendritic synapse: between axon terminals of one neuron and
dendrites of others
6. axosomatic synapse: axon terminal ends on cell body (soma)
7. axoaxonic, axodendritic, axosomatic synapses: Axoaxonic- The
strongest signal. "The brakes" axon connecting to another axon. They
can increase or de- crease the effect of axodendritic signals by
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, opening and closing Ca2+ channels.
Axodendritic- Most common but also the weakest. Axon connecting to
the dendrite of another cell.
Axosomatic- axon of one cell connecting to the soma of another.
Axosomatic is not selective in inhibition, it will block a signal from all
dendrites on the cell where as axodendritic will only block the effects
from one synapse.
8. neuron malfunction: behavioral symptoms may occur
9. when drugs alter the neuronal function: behavioral symptoms may be
relieved, worsen, or be produced
10.en passant synapse: axon stimulates a synapse secondarily on its
way to another neuron
11.Serotonin (5HT), Norepinephrine, dopamine, acetylcholine,
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