Test Bank for Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior 3rd Edition by Jerrold S. Meyer & Linda F. Quenzer (Latest 2025/2026 Update)

TEST BANK For Psychopharmacology
Drugs the Brain and Behavior 3rd Edition
By Meyer Nursing, Verified Chapters 1 - 20




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,Chapter 1. Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chapter 3. Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones
Chapter 4. Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These
Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers
Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases




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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
G G G G




Multiple GChoice


1. G refer(s) Gto Gspecific Gmolecular Gchanges Gthat Goccur Gwhen Ga Gdrug Gbinds
Gto Ga Gparticular Gtarget Gsite Gor Greceptor, Gwhile are Gthe Gresulting Gwidespread
alterationsGin Gfunction.
G


a. Drug Gaction; Gtherapeutic Geffects
b. Side Geffects; Gdrug Geffects
c. Therapeutic Geffects; Gside Geffects
d. Drug Gaction; Gdrug Geffects
ANSWER: Gd
Textbook GReference: GPharmacology: GThe GScience Gof GDrug GAction


2. After Gdrug Gadministration Ghas Goccurred, Gthe Gamount Gof Gdrug Gin Gthe Gblood Gthat
Gis Gfree GtoGbind Gat Gspecific Gtarget Gsites Gis Greferred Gto Gas
a. the Gtherapeutic Gdose.
b. first-pass Geffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER: Gc
Textbook GReference: GPharmacokinetic GFactors GDetermining GDrug GAction


3. The Gspecific Gmolecular Gchanges Gthat Goccur Gwhen Ga Gdrug Gbinds Gto Ga Gparticular
Gtarget GsiteGor Greceptor Gare Greferred Gto Gas
a. drug Geffects.
b. drug Gaction.
c. side Geffects.
d. placebo Geffects.

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, ANSWER: Gb
Textbook GReference: GPharmacology: GThe GScience Gof GDrug GAction


4. Which Gof Gthe Gfollowing Gis Gnot Ga Gpossible Gexplanation Gfor Gplacebo Geffects?
a. Pavlovian Gconditioning
b. Genetic Gvariation
c. Drug Gcompetition
d. Expectation Gof Goutcome
ANSWER: Gc
Textbook GReference: GPharmacology: GThe GScience Gof GDrug GAction

5. The administration Gof Goxytocin Ghas Gbeen Gproposed Gas Ga Gtreatment Gfor
Gautism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
ANSWER: Gc
Textbook GReference: GPharmacokinetic GFactors GDetermining GDrug GAction


6. Which Gfactor Gdoes Gnot Gaffect Gthe Gpharmacokinetics Gof Ga Gdrug?
a. Route Gof Gadministration
b. Lipid Gsolubility
c. Depot Gbinding
d. Drug Gaction
ANSWER: Gd
Textbook GReference: GPharmacokinetic GFactors GDetermining GDrug GAction


7. First-pass Gmetabolism Goccurs Gwhen Gdrugs Gare Gtaken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
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