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Psychopharmacology Final Questions and
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Antagonists
Ans: molecules that block receptors
Nonpsychiatric physicians write the majority of prescriptions for
psychotropic medications. This means that the therapist needs to be
able to accurately and briefly communicate diagnosis, target
symptoms, presumed etiology, and possible treatment with their
patient's primary care physician.
Ans: True
Which of the following drugs were available in the 1940s for treating
psychiatric disorders?
Ans: Chloral hydrate
The Church of Scientology initially targeted which of the following
psychiatric medications?
Ans: Ritalin
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Which of the following measure real-time metabolic activity in the
brain?
Ans: a functional MRI
Which of the following are responsible for initiating gene expression?
Ans: Second messengers
Which of the following are considered to be the building blocks of
proteins?
Ans: Amino acids
The sympathetic nervous system is mediated primarily by which
neurotransmitter?
Ans: Norepinephrine
Stimulus-response specificity refers to a concept where very specific
reactions can be predicted with regularity when a stimulus is applied.
Ans: True
The peripheral nervous system includes all but one of the following:
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Ans: Brain stem
These cellular structures contain neurotransmitters and protect them
from being degraded by enzymes:
Ans: Vesicles
Which of the following are effects of the sympathetic nervous system?
Ans: All of the above: dilated pupils, increased heart r ate,
dilated bronchi
Which of the following would be considered an allergic reaction to a
medication?
Ans: Hives
Nerve impulses are conducted away from the cell body by which of the
following?
Ans: Axon
Anticholinergic side effects include all but one of the following:
Ans: Increased perspiration
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Psychopharmacology Final Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Antagonists
Ans: molecules that block receptors
Nonpsychiatric physicians write the majority of prescriptions for
psychotropic medications. This means that the therapist needs to be
able to accurately and briefly communicate diagnosis, target
symptoms, presumed etiology, and possible treatment with their
patient's primary care physician.
Ans: True
Which of the following drugs were available in the 1940s for treating
psychiatric disorders?
Ans: Chloral hydrate
The Church of Scientology initially targeted which of the following
psychiatric medications?
Ans: Ritalin
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Which of the following measure real-time metabolic activity in the
brain?
Ans: a functional MRI
Which of the following are responsible for initiating gene expression?
Ans: Second messengers
Which of the following are considered to be the building blocks of
proteins?
Ans: Amino acids
The sympathetic nervous system is mediated primarily by which
neurotransmitter?
Ans: Norepinephrine
Stimulus-response specificity refers to a concept where very specific
reactions can be predicted with regularity when a stimulus is applied.
Ans: True
The peripheral nervous system includes all but one of the following:
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Ans: Brain stem
These cellular structures contain neurotransmitters and protect them
from being degraded by enzymes:
Ans: Vesicles
Which of the following are effects of the sympathetic nervous system?
Ans: All of the above: dilated pupils, increased heart r ate,
dilated bronchi
Which of the following would be considered an allergic reaction to a
medication?
Ans: Hives
Nerve impulses are conducted away from the cell body by which of the
following?
Ans: Axon
Anticholinergic side effects include all but one of the following:
Ans: Increased perspiration
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