1)Discuss the pharmacology of MDMA

1)Discuss the pharmacology of MDMA. Include in your answer the history of its discovery and its use as both a recreational drug and as an adjunct to psychotherapy for treatment-resistant PTSD. What is the current status of research concerning MDMA’s putative neurotoxic effects on the serotonergic system?

2)Aggressive behaviors both in humans and in animals are often subject to some type of classification system. Which of the classification systems described in Box 6.2 do you think is best suited to help us understand human aggression? Would you choose the same classification system to apply to aggression in animals?