Physiological Antagonism Assignment

Physiological Antagonism Assignment

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Assignment: Pharmacological and Physiological Antagonism

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

  Pharmacological and Physiological Antagonism

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the required chapters from the text and review the required articles for this week. Alcohol and caffeine have nearly opposite effects on behavior and the nervous system, yet these substances are not used to treat overdose or addiction to the other. Why not use caffeine to treat alcohol addiction? Analyze the issues of pharmacological and physiological antagonism. Explain the receptor systems involved and the central nervous system structures effects with regard to this question. Frame your analysis in terms of drug action first and other consequences second.

Part 1: Writing a Play

Read the articles assigned for this topic and conduct   additional research on the Internet or through the GCU Library. Use   your knowledge to write a one-act play about a small group of friends.

Through the dialogue, the children should exhibit   evidence of being in the concrete-operational period of cognitive development.

Be as creative in the dialogue of your scene as you   can, remembering that at this stage, children, according to the   textbook, become “less egocentric, rarely confuse appearances   with reality, and are able to reverse their thinking.”

Set the scene and include acting and stage direction,   if necessary and appropriate.

Your creative work should be between 500-750 words.

Give your play a name.

Part 2: Summary

Write a summary of approximately 200 to 300 words in   which you analyze and explain ethical and cultural strategies for   promoting resilience, optimum development, and wellness in middle childhood.