Compare and contrast the following names used to describe psychopharmacology: Psychopharmacology, Behavioral Pharmacology, and Neuropsychopharmacology.

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Ans: All three names refer to the study of drugs. Psychopharmacology is more general—the study of how drugs affect mood, perception, thinking, or behavior. Behavioral pharmacology emphasizes behavior analysis principles and concepts to interpret drug effects and neuropsychopharmacology emphasizes the effects drugs have on the nervous system.

Psychology

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