MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS

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N., Pam M.S.
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are drugs or substances which have the effect of altering the mood of the individual which takes them by usually affecting the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain.

MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS: "Mood altering drugs, unsurprisingly have an effect on the mood of the individual which takes them."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. BEHAVIORAL NEUROCHEMISTRY
  2. ANTIDEPRESSANTS
  3. BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY
  4. MIXED-FUNCTION ANTIDEPRESSANTS
  5. SCHEDULED DRUGS
  6. ANTICHOLINERGIC DRUGS
  7. CONSCIOUSNESS-ALTERING SUBSTANCES
  8. BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY
  9. MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS (MAOIS MAO IN
  10. EXPANDED CONSCIOUSNESS
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "MOOD-ALTERING DRUGS," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/mood-altering-drugs/ (accessed March 11, 2020).
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