Psychopharmacology Scavenger Hunt Concept Map

In psychopharmacology, 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. 

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

• Simple      Nursing Team. (2022, May 2). How to create a basic nursing concept mapLinks to an      external site.. https://simplenursing.com/how-to-create-nursing-concept-map/
• Olivier, B. (2021, August 20). 6 ways to use concept mapping your research Links to an external site. [Multimedia].  https://www.researchmasterminds.com/life-and-academia/concept-mapping-in-your-research        
• Taber,      K. S. (n.d.). Concept mapping as a research technique inks to an external site. https://science-education-research.com/research-methodology/research-techniques/concept-mapping-as-a-research-technique/

To Prepare:

• 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