PSYC62-FINAL-EXAM-TESTBANKS.

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PSYC62-FINAL-

EXAM-

TESTBANKS.

Chapter 6: Psychostimulants

Test Bank

Multiple Choice



1. Why are psychostimulant drugs also referred to as sympathomimetics?
a. They increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system.
b. They invoke feelings of sympathy.
c. They produce rewarding effects.
d. They increase the activity of mesolimbic dopamine neurons.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy


2. The term sympathomimetic implies:
a. a drug produces sympathy.
b. that a drug produces mind altering effects.
c. that a drug activates the sympathetic nervous system.
d. that a drug activates mesolimbic dopamine neurons.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Easy

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Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to
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3. If a physician needed to increase autonomic nervous system activity, she might administer a:
a. muscle-relaxing drug.
b. psychotomimetic drug.
c. psychoactive drug.

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d. sympathomimetic drug.
Ans: D
Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium


4. The first amphetamines were derived from:
a. cocaine.
b. Ephedra sinica.
c. methamphetamine.
d. Catha edulis.
Ans: B
Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy


5. Given that ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are found in Ephedra sinica, consuming this plant
likely:
a. produce methamphetamine as an active metabolite.
b. will inhibit sympathetic nervous system activity.
c. produces stimulant effects.
d. will produce no effects unless processed into methamphetamine.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Ephedra
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium


6. Amphetamines represent a class of psychostimulant drugs that:

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a. include cocaine and methylphenidate.
b. worsen symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
c. produce a diverse series of effects, including depressant effects.
d. share a similar chemical structure.
Ans: D
Answer Location: Amphetamines
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy


7. The finding that amphetamines share a similar structure suggests that:
a. they all have equal potency.
b. they all derive from Ephedra sinica.
c. they likely produce psychostimulant effects.
d. amphetamines are produced naturally in the environment.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Amphetamines
Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Difficulty Level: Medium


8. If a pharmacologist wanted to develop a drug with closely similar effects as amphetamine, she
would likely:
a. determine which plants produce amphetamine.
b. find a compound that does not cross the blood-brain barrier.
c. develop any type of psychostimulant drug.
d. develop a compound with a chemical structure similar to
amphetamine. Ans: D
Answer Location: Amphetamines
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium