Psyc 3507 Alcohol, Drugs & Behavior
Terms and Concepts Chapter 10
The following are major concepts you need to be familiar with from Chapter 10. Remember you need to
familiar with any relationships between terms and concepts as you will be expected to apply your
knowledge on exams. Be sure to ask questions if there is something that you don’t understand.
What are the sources of caffeine and the other methylxanthines?
What factors affect the metabolism of caffeine?
More specifically, what factors increase the half-life of caffeine? What factors decrease the half-life
of caffeine?
What is caffeine’s primary mechanism of action? What additional neurophysiological effects does caffeine
have?
How does caffeine mimic the body’s natural stress response?
Why do many headache medicines contain caffeine?
Describe the direct and indirect effects of caffeine on respiration.
What are the effects of caffeine on performance?
What are the harmful effects of caffeine?
What is caffeinism? What are its symptoms? What is the neurophysiologic basis of caffeinism? How is it
treated?
What is caffeine dependence syndrome?
Terms
Adenosine Caffeine Caffeine dependence syndrome
Caffeinism Methylxanthine Stress response
Theobromine Theophylline
