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bDrugs bthe bBrain band bBehavior b4th
bEdition
By bMeyer bNursing, bVerified bChapters b1
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,Chapter b1. bPrinciples bof bPharmacology
Chapter b2. bStructure band bFunction bof bthe bNervous bSystem
Chapter b3. bChemical bSignaling bby bNeurotransmitters band bHormones
Chapter b4. bMethods bof bResearch bin bPsychopharmacology
Chapter b5. bCatecholamines
Chapter b6. bSerotonin
Chapter b7. bAcetylcholine
Chapter b8. bGlutamate band bGABA
Chapter b9. bDrug bAbuse band bAddiction
Chapter b10. bAlcohol
Chapter b11. bThe bOpioids
Chapter b12. bPsychomotor bStimulants: bCocaine, bAmphetamine, band bRelated bDrugs
Chapter b13. bNicotine band bCaffeine
Chapter b14. bMarijuana band bthe bCannabinoids
Chapter b15. bHallucinogens, bPCP, band bKetamine
Chapter b16. bInhalants, bGHB, band bAnabolic-Androgenic bSteroids
Chapter b17. bDisorders bof bAnxiety band bImpulsivity band bthe bDrugs bUsed bto
bTreat bThese bDisorders
Chapter b18. bAffective bDisorders: bAntidepressants band bMood bStabilizers
Chapter b19. bSchizophrenia: bAntipsychotic bDrugs
Chapter b20. bNeurodegenerative bDiseases b
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, Chapter b1: bPrinciples bof bPharmacology
Multiple bChoice
1. b refer(s) bto bspecific bmolecular bchanges bthat boccur bwhen ba bdrug
bbinds bto ba bparticular btarget bsite bor breceptor, bwhile are bthe bresulting
bwidespread balterationsbin bfunction.
a. Drug baction; btherapeutic beffects
b. Side beffects; bdrug beffects
c. Therapeutic beffects; bside beffects
d. Drug baction; bdrug beffects
ANSWER: bd
Textbook bReference: bPharmacology: bThe bScience bof bDrug bAction
2. After bdrug badministration bhas boccurred, bthe bamount bof bdrug bin bthe
bblood bthat bis bfree btobbind bat bspecific btarget bsites bis breferred bto bas
a. the btherapeutic bdose.
b. first-pass beffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER: bc
Textbook bReference: bPharmacokinetic bFactors bDetermining bDrug bAction
3. The bspecific bmolecular bchanges bthat boccur bwhen ba bdrug bbinds bto ba
bparticular btarget bsitebor breceptor bare breferred bto bas
a. drug beffects.
b. drug baction.
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bDrugs bthe bBrain band bBehavior b4th
bEdition
By bMeyer bNursing, bVerified bChapters b1
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,b- b20 b
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,Chapter b1. bPrinciples bof bPharmacology
Chapter b2. bStructure band bFunction bof bthe bNervous bSystem
Chapter b3. bChemical bSignaling bby bNeurotransmitters band bHormones
Chapter b4. bMethods bof bResearch bin bPsychopharmacology
Chapter b5. bCatecholamines
Chapter b6. bSerotonin
Chapter b7. bAcetylcholine
Chapter b8. bGlutamate band bGABA
Chapter b9. bDrug bAbuse band bAddiction
Chapter b10. bAlcohol
Chapter b11. bThe bOpioids
Chapter b12. bPsychomotor bStimulants: bCocaine, bAmphetamine, band bRelated bDrugs
Chapter b13. bNicotine band bCaffeine
Chapter b14. bMarijuana band bthe bCannabinoids
Chapter b15. bHallucinogens, bPCP, band bKetamine
Chapter b16. bInhalants, bGHB, band bAnabolic-Androgenic bSteroids
Chapter b17. bDisorders bof bAnxiety band bImpulsivity band bthe bDrugs bUsed bto
bTreat bThese bDisorders
Chapter b18. bAffective bDisorders: bAntidepressants band bMood bStabilizers
Chapter b19. bSchizophrenia: bAntipsychotic bDrugs
Chapter b20. bNeurodegenerative bDiseases b
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, Chapter b1: bPrinciples bof bPharmacology
Multiple bChoice
1. b refer(s) bto bspecific bmolecular bchanges bthat boccur bwhen ba bdrug
bbinds bto ba bparticular btarget bsite bor breceptor, bwhile are bthe bresulting
bwidespread balterationsbin bfunction.
a. Drug baction; btherapeutic beffects
b. Side beffects; bdrug beffects
c. Therapeutic beffects; bside beffects
d. Drug baction; bdrug beffects
ANSWER: bd
Textbook bReference: bPharmacology: bThe bScience bof bDrug bAction
2. After bdrug badministration bhas boccurred, bthe bamount bof bdrug bin bthe
bblood bthat bis bfree btobbind bat bspecific btarget bsites bis breferred bto bas
a. the btherapeutic bdose.
b. first-pass beffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER: bc
Textbook bReference: bPharmacokinetic bFactors bDetermining bDrug bAction
3. The bspecific bmolecular bchanges bthat boccur bwhen ba bdrug bbinds bto ba
bparticular btarget bsitebor breceptor bare breferred bto bas
a. drug beffects.
b. drug baction.
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