Psychopharmacology
Quiz 1 Questions
Answers Updated 2026
WhatBisBpsychopharmacology?B(APABdefinition)B-
BAnswerBTheBstudyBandBtherapeuticBuseBofBpsychotropicBmedication,BinBadditionBtoB
traditionalBpsychologicalBinterventions,BforBtheBtreatmentBofBmentalBdisordersBandBpr
omotionBofBoverallBpatientBhealthBandBwell-being.
WhatBisBaBgoodBmedicine?B-
BAnswerBOneBthatBreducesBsufferingBand/orBimprovesBfunctionality,BandBthatBdoesBit
Bquickly,Bforcefully,Bsafely,BandBcheaply.
FrontalBLobeB-BAnswerBInvolvedBinBplanning,Breasoning,Bpersonality,Bproblem-solving
ParietalBLobeB-BAnswerBTouch,Btemperature,Bpain,BspatialBawareness
OccipitalBLobeB-BAnswerBVisualBprocessing
TemporalBLobeB-BAnswerBSpeech,Bemotions,Bmemory,BauditoryBprocessing
AmygdalaB-BAnswerBEmotion,Bmemory,BfearBresponse
HippocampusB-BAnswerBLearningBandBmemory,BvisuospatialBprocessing
MammillaryBBodyB-BAnswerBInvolvedBinBmemoryBformation
, CingulateBCortexB-BAnswerBSeesBerrorsBandBcorrects
BasalBGangliaB-BAnswerBCoordinatedBmovement
NucleusBAccumbensB(NAC)B-BAnswerBRewardBCenter
GreyBMatterB-BAnswerBNerveBcellBbodiesBinBtheBbrain
WhiteBMatterB-
BAnswerBConnectionsBbetweenBgreyBmatter,BandBcoveredBinBmyelinBthatBsurroundsBa
xonsB(makingBitBlookBwhite).
GlialBcellsB-
BAnswerBSupportBcellsBthatBsupportBneuronalBfunctioning.BIncludeBastrocytes,Bmicrogli
a,Boligodendrocytes,BschwannBcells.
NeurotransmittersB-
BAnswerBChemicalsBthatBtransmitBaBsignalBfromBoneBneuronBtoBanotherBcellBacrossB
aBsynapseBbyBactivatingBaBreceptor.
GlutamateB-
BAnswerBExcitatoryBneurotransmitterB(90%BofBtheBexcitatoryBsynapsesBinBbrain).
GABAB-BAnswerBInhibitoryBneurotransmitterB(90%BofBinhibitoryBsynapses).
NorepinephrineB-
BAnswerBABneurotransmitterBinvolvedBinBarousalB(vigilance).BMadeBprimarilyBinBLocus
BCoeruleusBandBLateralBTegmentum.