Printed Material for Therd-Year Bachelor's Students Psychology Department – Common Core

Abstract

1. General Principles of Pharmacology: Basic concepts of drug action, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. 2. Introduction to Psychopharmacology: The relationship between medications, the brain, and psychological functioning. 3. Common Psychotropic Medications: Main categories and therapeutic applications of psychiatric medications. 4. Hypnotics: Medications used to manage sleep disturbances. 5. Sedatives and Anxiolytics: Medications used to reduce anxiety and nervous system activity. 6. Antidepressants: Main types of antidepressants and their therapeutic applications. 7. Antipsychotics (Neuroleptics): Medications used in the treatment of psychotic disorders. 8. Mood Stabilizers: Medications used to manage mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder. 9. Antiepileptic Drugs: Medications used to control seizures and their applications in psychiatry. 10. Narcotics and Opioids: Their effects on the nervous system, therapeutic uses, and risks of dependence