Assignment: Brain drugs affect

Assignment: Brain drugs affect

Create a 7-12-slide PowerPoint Presentation about the way drugs affect the brain. Include the following in your presentation:

1. Title and Reference slide
2. A description of the effects of addiction on the components of the central nervous system and other organs
3. A description of the process of neurotransmission
4. Detailed speaker notes that include what would be said if giving the presentation in person
5. At least two scholarly sources

Select one question (250 words)

Topic: After viewing the session on Narrative Therapy and reading Jim’s Letter to Helen, choose 1 of the questions below to discuss. Begin a new thread when answering a question, and indicate which question you are responding to.

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Respond to 2 students who answered a different question than your original post. Briefly explain why you agree or disagree with their views.

1. In line with Narrative Therapy techniques, describe how the counselor externalized Helen’s problems. Why is externalization so important in this session? How effective is it with Helen?
2. Discuss how the counselor reinforced the idea that an individual’s self-story is influenced by the individual and cultural factors. Discuss other things reminiscent of Narrative Therapy that you saw in the video of the counseling session.
3. Discuss what the therapist might want to do in the next session to continue achieving the goals of Narrative Therapy.

Drugs interfere with the way neurons send, receive, and process signals via neurotransmitters. Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, can activate neurons because their chemical structure mimics that of a natural neurotransmitter in the body. This allows the drugs to attach onto and activate the neurons. Although these drugs mimic the brain’s own chemicals, they don’t activate neurons in the same way as a natural neurotransmitter, and they lead to abnormal messages being sent through the network.

Other drugs, such as amphetamine or cocaine, can cause the neurons to release abnormally large amounts of natural neurotransmitters or prevent the normal recycling of these brain chemicals by interfering with transporters. This too amplifies or disrupts the normal communication between neurons.