AP psych drugs, nervous system and studies

Adoption studies

Adoption studies

Finding hereditary influence by examining the resemblance between adopted children and their biological/ adoptive parents

family studies

assess hereditary influence by examining BLOOD RELATIVES to see how much the resemble EACHOTHER on a specific trait

twin studies

looking at environmental vs hereditary on the similarity and comparing between identical and fraternal twins

somatic nervous system

peripheral nervous system that controls VOLUNTARY movement

sympathetic nervous system

dividion of nervous system that mobilizes body’s resources during stress emergencies FIGHT OR FLIGHT

opiods

drugs for pain relief and euphoria

depressants

drugs that reduce neural activity and slow body functions: ex alcohol

Hallucinogens

drugs that make you hallucinate such as marijuana

stimulants

raises neural activity in the brain such as caffeine or cocaine

agonist

medication that MIMICS the intended neurotransmitter and acitivates receptor

antagonist

forces itself into receptor, no activation but it prevents activation from agonist and neurotransmitters

reuptake inhibitor

stop or delay the body from reabsorbing a substance and leaves more for the bodyy to use, prolonging effects