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Test ckBank
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Psychopharmacology, ckThird ckEdition
Meyer ck • ckQuenzer


Chapter ck1: ckPrinciples ckof ckPharmacology

Multiple ckChoice

1. refer(s) ckto ckspecific ckmolecular ckchanges ckthat ckoccur ckwhen cka ckdrug
ckbinds ckto cka ckparticular cktarget cksite ckor ckreceptor, ckwhile are ckthe ckresulting
ckwidespread ckalterations ckin ckfunction.
a. Drug ckaction; cktherapeutic ckeffects
b. Side ckeffects; ckdrug ckeffects
c. Therapeutic ckeffects; ckside ckeffects
d. Drug ckaction; ckdrug ckeffects
Answer: ckd
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacology: ckThe ckScience ckof ckDrug ckAction

2. After ckdrug ckadministration ckhas ckoccurred, ckthe ckamount ckof ckdrug ckin ckthe ckblood ckthat
ckis ckfree ckto ckbind ckat ckspecific cktarget cksites ckis ckreferred ckto ckas
a. the cktherapeutic ckdose.
b. first-pass ckeffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

3. The ckspecific ckmolecular ckchanges ckthat ckoccur ckwhen cka ckdrug ckbinds ckto cka ckparticular
cktarget cksite ckor ckreceptor ckare ckreferred ckto ckas
a. drug ckeffects.
b. drug ckaction.
c. side ckeffects.
d. placebo ckeffects.
Answer: ckb
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacology: ckThe ckScience ckof ckDrug ckAction

4. Which ckof ckthe ckfollowing ckis cknot cka ckpossible ckexplanation ckfor ckplacebo ckeffects?
a. Pavlovian ckconditioning
b. Genetic ckvariation
c. Drug ckcompetition
d. Expectation ckof ckoutcome
Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacology: ckThe ckScience ckof ckDrug ckAction


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5. The administration ckof ckoxytocin ckhas ckbeen ckproposed ckas cka cktreatment ckfor
ckautism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

6. Which ckfactor ckdoes cknot ckaffect ckthe ckpharmacokinetics ckof cka ckdrug?
a. Route ckof ckadministration
b. Lipid cksolubility
c. Depot ckbinding
d. Drug ckaction
Answer: ckd
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

7. First-pass ckmetabolism ckoccurs ckwhen ckdrugs ckare cktaken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: cka
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

8. The ckarea ckpostrema ckis ckone ckarea ckin ckthe ckbrain ckwhere ckthe is cknot ckcomplete.
a. cerebrospinal ckfluid
b. blood–brain ck barrier
c. choroid ckplexus
d. phospholipid ckmembrane
Answer: ckb
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ck Factors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

9. First-pass ckmetabolism ckoccurs ckwith ckorally ckadministered ckdrugs ckbecause
a. their ckabsorption ckis ckslowed ckby ckfood.
b. drugs ckabsorbed ckinto ckthe ckbloodstream ckfrom ckthe ckstomach ckgo ckto ckthe ckliver ckon
ckthe ckway ckto ckgeneral ckcirculation.
c. drugs ckmust ckfirst cksurvive ckthe ckacidic ckenvironment ckof ckthe ckstomach.
d. salivary ckenzymes ckin ckthe ckmouth ckbegin ckthe ckprocess ckof ckmetabolism.
Answer: ckb
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

10. Toxic cksubstances ckin ckthe ckblood cktrigger cka ckvomiting ckresponse ckby ckactivating ckthe
a. blood–brain ck barrier.
b. choroid ckplexus.
c. area ckpostrema.
d. median ckeminence.


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Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

11. Drugs ckadministered ck_ have ckthe ckmost ckrapid ckonset ckof ckaction.
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: ckd
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

12. Ionization ckof cka ckdrug ckdepends ckon ckthe of ckthe cksolution ckand ckthe of
ckthe ckdrug.
a. pH; ckpKa
b. pKa; ckpH
c. concentration; cklipid cksolubility
d. pH; ckconcentration
Answer: cka
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

13. The ckabsorption ckof cka ckdrug ckdepends ckon ckall ckof ckthe ckfollowing ckexcept
a. lipid cksolubility.
b. ionization.
c. body cktemperature.
d. the ckconcentration ckof ckthe ckdrug.
Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

14. Drugs ckthat ckare should ckbe ckavoided ckby ckwomen ckof ckchildbearing ckage.
a. teratogenic
b. able ckto ckcross ckthe ckplacental ckbarrier
c. psychoactive
d. highly cklipid-soluble
Answer: cka
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

15. Agents ckthat ckinduce ckdevelopmental ckabnormalities ckin cka ckfetus ckare ckknown ckas
a. psychoactive ckdrugs.
b. illicit ckdrugs.
c. teratogens.
d. placental ckdrugs.
Answer: ckc
Textbook ckReference: ckPharmacokinetic ckFactors ckDetermining ckDrug ckAction

16. Depot ckbinding ckis cksaid ckto ckoccur ckwhen ckdrugs
a. bind ckto cktheir cktarget cksites.



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