Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map

Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map

 

 

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Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map

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Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map 

You will find that medications used to treat mental health conditions are agonists across the spectrum. It will be important for you to recognize some of those medications and how they act on a variety of neurochemicals in different ways to treat the symptoms.

In this Assignment, you will “scavenger” the literature as you research the agonist spectrum and key neurotransmitters and pathways targeted in psychopharmacology. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge as you create a Concept Map exploring each of the agonist spectrum listed below. Support your answers with evidence-based, peer-reviewed scholarly literature. APA style format title page, citations, and references will apply Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map.

Note:
 You will not set up your Assignment as a paragraph-formatted paper but, instead, as a creative, visually appealing Concept Map.

 

To prepare for this Assignment:

Review the Learning Resources assigned this week.

Review the Concept Map resources.

Explore the listed agonist spectrum and consider the action and receptor of each:

Agonist

Partial agonist

Antagonist

Inverse agonist

The Assignment

You will submit a concept map exploring the four agonists on the agonist spectrum (agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, and inverse agonist) in which you:

Describe the different characteristics of the four agonists and how each mediates distinct biological activities. Include proposed mechanisms and the receptor it is targeting.

Identify how the P450 enzyme system plays a role in the body’s absorption, distribution, and clearance of medication.

Scavenge the literature after describing each agonist on the spectrum for research that is based on the medications in the table below.

Apply the medications to the appropriate agonist on the agonist spectrum in your Concept Map.

Medications

Oxycodone

Brexpiprazole

Haloperidol

Naloxone

Aripiprazole

Amphetamine

Risperidone

Pimavanserin

 

RUBRIC

Concept map explains the four agonists on the agonist spectrum according to different characteristics and mediation of biological activities. Concept map explains the proposed mechanism and receptor it is targeting. Identifies how the P450 enzyme system plays a role in the body’s absorption, distribution, and clearance of medication Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map.

 

The eight (8) medications provided in the Assignment list are applied to the appropriate agonist on the agonist spectrum.

 

The concept map is correctly designed and includes creative visual aids.

 

Written Expression and Formatting—English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation

 

Written Expression and Formatting: The submission contains an APA format for title page, citations, and reference list.

Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map