NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is a drug, based on the definition adopted in class?
Correct Answer: A substance administered for a specific purpose with intent
to alter some body/brain structure and/or function
Question 2.
Would the following qualify as drugs according to this definition? Water Gasoline Garlic
pill Vitamin E Folate enriched Captain Crunch Non-toxic children's paste
Correct Answer: Yes in some cases Yes, inhalant Yes, nutraceutical
Yes-supplement Yes-functional food No
Question 3.
Describe one theme that is presented in the Lazare article "Drugs R us".
Correct Answer: "Everybody is addicted to something" The regulatory rules
that apply to our drugs are often based on history and politics, not science.
Question 4.
Assume for a moment that you wanted to pursue a career that would utilize knowledge
in psychopharmacology. Identify three specific fields that you could go into that are
distinctly different from one another.
Correct Answer: Academic teaching and research Pharmacy Medicine of many
types (ex Psychiatry) Clinical psychology Government agency work-FDA, NIDA,
SAMHSA, DEA, DOJ
Question 5.
Name and describe the contributions of three important physicians from the times of the
early Egyptians to the classical period of ancient Greece and Rome.
Correct Answer: Imhotep- physician/demigod, authored papyri that recorded
900+ prescriptions
Hippocrates-4 humors, rational approach to treating illness, advocated rest
(sedatives), spa treatment, first monist
Galen-Roman physician to four emperors, elitist and arrogant but very
talented, influenced medicine for centuries, separated W & E med
• What happened to medical/drug treatment in the Middle Ages and why?
-✓✓Reverted to pagan treatments, turned to religion and did not trust "new"
science Due to plague, fall of Roman empire, modern methods did not save
them.
, Question 6.
What was one of Paracelsus's major contributions to the field of pharmacology?
Correct Answer: Idea of doses being important; measured tinctures or
essences of plants, distinguish effective dose from that which is poisonous!
Question 7.
List two characteristics of traditional allopathic medicine.
Correct Answer: Linear in approach: identify cause by examining symptoms,
treat to eliminate cause and symptoms Reactive Individualistic but impersonal
in approach Not focused on wellness, complex role of social and cultural
factors, holistic app. Commonly uses drugs
Question 8.
How is eastern/shaman approach different?
Correct Answer: Allows for multiple causes - more personal Preventative, not
reactive Multiple treatments-song, prayer, ritual, food, medicine Community,
social, family oriented Oriented toward wellness, health, rejuvenation
Non-Western approach, often called holistic
Question 9.
Name two key developments in the 1800s that promoted the abuse of drugs.
Correct Answer: Isolation and purification of morphine Production of heroin
Isolation of cocaine Design of the syringe OTC availability of opiates & cocaine
Use of drugs to treat mental illness
Question 10.
Describe the rise and fall of the Temperance Movement.
Correct Answer: Successfully lobbied by women, moral politicians,
farmsteaders against evil male immigrants in cities-Prohibition win cemented
by WWI Repealed soon after because impossible to stop underground drinking
of illegal rotgut whiskey, bathtub gin, states thereafter made decisions.
Question 11.
What decade were you most likely a teenager in if your favorite drug of abuse was: Any
drug to self-med
Correct Answer: 90s
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
What is a drug, based on the definition adopted in class?
Correct Answer: A substance administered for a specific purpose with intent
to alter some body/brain structure and/or function
Question 2.
Would the following qualify as drugs according to this definition? Water Gasoline Garlic
pill Vitamin E Folate enriched Captain Crunch Non-toxic children's paste
Correct Answer: Yes in some cases Yes, inhalant Yes, nutraceutical
Yes-supplement Yes-functional food No
Question 3.
Describe one theme that is presented in the Lazare article "Drugs R us".
Correct Answer: "Everybody is addicted to something" The regulatory rules
that apply to our drugs are often based on history and politics, not science.
Question 4.
Assume for a moment that you wanted to pursue a career that would utilize knowledge
in psychopharmacology. Identify three specific fields that you could go into that are
distinctly different from one another.
Correct Answer: Academic teaching and research Pharmacy Medicine of many
types (ex Psychiatry) Clinical psychology Government agency work-FDA, NIDA,
SAMHSA, DEA, DOJ
Question 5.
Name and describe the contributions of three important physicians from the times of the
early Egyptians to the classical period of ancient Greece and Rome.
Correct Answer: Imhotep- physician/demigod, authored papyri that recorded
900+ prescriptions
Hippocrates-4 humors, rational approach to treating illness, advocated rest
(sedatives), spa treatment, first monist
Galen-Roman physician to four emperors, elitist and arrogant but very
talented, influenced medicine for centuries, separated W & E med
• What happened to medical/drug treatment in the Middle Ages and why?
-✓✓Reverted to pagan treatments, turned to religion and did not trust "new"
science Due to plague, fall of Roman empire, modern methods did not save
them.
, Question 6.
What was one of Paracelsus's major contributions to the field of pharmacology?
Correct Answer: Idea of doses being important; measured tinctures or
essences of plants, distinguish effective dose from that which is poisonous!
Question 7.
List two characteristics of traditional allopathic medicine.
Correct Answer: Linear in approach: identify cause by examining symptoms,
treat to eliminate cause and symptoms Reactive Individualistic but impersonal
in approach Not focused on wellness, complex role of social and cultural
factors, holistic app. Commonly uses drugs
Question 8.
How is eastern/shaman approach different?
Correct Answer: Allows for multiple causes - more personal Preventative, not
reactive Multiple treatments-song, prayer, ritual, food, medicine Community,
social, family oriented Oriented toward wellness, health, rejuvenation
Non-Western approach, often called holistic
Question 9.
Name two key developments in the 1800s that promoted the abuse of drugs.
Correct Answer: Isolation and purification of morphine Production of heroin
Isolation of cocaine Design of the syringe OTC availability of opiates & cocaine
Use of drugs to treat mental illness
Question 10.
Describe the rise and fall of the Temperance Movement.
Correct Answer: Successfully lobbied by women, moral politicians,
farmsteaders against evil male immigrants in cities-Prohibition win cemented
by WWI Repealed soon after because impossible to stop underground drinking
of illegal rotgut whiskey, bathtub gin, states thereafter made decisions.
Question 11.
What decade were you most likely a teenager in if your favorite drug of abuse was: Any
drug to self-med
Correct Answer: 90s
