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Published by The Psychology Student
Transforms dense psychology textbooks into lively, easy-to-digest conversations between two hosts. Each episode focuses on a single chapter unpacking theories, experiments, and key thinkers through examples you’ll actually remember. Whether you’re cramming for exams, revisiting core concepts, or just curious how the mind works, this podcast helps you understand, not memorize.
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Alcohol pharmacology: GABA and glutamate effects, metabolism, blackouts, tolerance, withdrawal and alcohol use disorder. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Caffeine, nicotine and other low-efficacy stimulants: adenosine blockade, nicotinic receptors, tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
How CNS depressants work on GABA receptors: barbiturates, benzodiazepines, sedative-hypnotics, tolerance and overdose risk. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Opioid receptors, analgesia, the opioid epidemic, tolerance, respiratory depression, overdose reversal and treatment. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, DMT and dissociatives: 5-HT2A receptor action, altered perception, and psychedelic-assisted therapy research. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
THC, CBD, CB1 and CB2 receptors and the endocannabinoid system: acute effects, tolerance, cannabis use disorder and medical uses. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
SSRIs, SNRIs, tricyclics and MAOIs: reuptake inhibition, the delayed therapeutic onset, side effects and discontinuation. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Benzodiazepines, buspirone and beta blockers: GABA-A receptor action, anxiety disorders, tolerance, dependence and withdrawal. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
How ADHD medications work (amphetamine, methylphenidate, atomoxetine), whether they boost cognition in people without ADHD, plus Alzheimer's drugs: cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine and aducanumab. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
First-generation vs second-generation antipsychotics, the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, positive and negative symptoms, extrapyramidal side effects and tardive dyskinesia. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Novel psychoactive substances: synthetic cannabinoids (K2/Spice), synthetic cathinones (bath salts), designer drugs and why they stay ahead of drug scheduling laws. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Why prescription drugs get misused: opioid painkillers, benzodiazepines, stimulants and anabolic steroids, plus over-the-counter abuse of dextromethorphan, pseudoephedrine, antihistamines and loperamide. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Tolerance, sensitization, physical dependence and withdrawal: how repeated drug use rewires the mesolimbic reward pathway. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Amphetamine, methamphetamine and cocaine: mechanisms of action, monoamine reuptake reversal, medical uses and misuse. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Agonists, antagonists, receptor binding, dose-response curves and drug potency: what the drug does to the body. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Routes of administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, half-life and excretion: what the body does to a drug. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
What makes a drug psychoactive, how drug schedules work, and the basics of drug classification. Drugs and behavior for psychology students. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #psychopharmacology
Why intuition and folk psychology mislead us, how confirmation bias works, and the scientific skepticism psychologists use instead. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #confirmationbias #researchmethods
How the scientific research cycle works in psychology, who conducts it, and the difference between basic and applied research. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #researchmethods
The moral foundations of ethical research: informed consent, the Milgram obedience study, the Tuskegee syphilis study, and weighing risks against benefits. #psychology #psychologyundergrad #psychstudent #researchethics #informedconsent
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