PSY 627 ACTUAL TEST BANK FULL
SOLUTION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What is the apoptosis
Answer: programmed cell death
●● Abnormal firing of striatal GABA neurons is seen with what disease
Answer: Parkinsons disease
●● What novel drug is used to treat OCD and PTSD
Answer: Ketamine
●● The most effective drug treatment for brief anxiety
Answer: benzodiazipines
●● What does the drug vesamicol do
Answer: decreases the release of acetylecholine from the nerve terminal
●● Metabotropic glutamate receptor drugs are of interest and are being
developed for what disorders
Answer: depression, anxiety, cognitive deficits
, ●● What is the potential side effect of Cogentin and Artane when used
for Parkin's disease
Answer: Blocks cholinergic receptors
●● What are the two precursors forming acetylcholine
Answer: choline and acetyl coenzyme A
●● What drug exerts its pharmalogicalal effects by blocking monoamine
reuptake
Answer: cocaine
●● What condition was MDMA originally created to treat
Answer: stop bleeding
●● The main action of MDMA is to
Answer: enhance serotonin release
●● For what disorder is MDMA shown to provide improvement
Answer: PTSD
●● Serotonin is synthesized by what amino acid
Answer: tryptophan
SOLUTION WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What is the apoptosis
Answer: programmed cell death
●● Abnormal firing of striatal GABA neurons is seen with what disease
Answer: Parkinsons disease
●● What novel drug is used to treat OCD and PTSD
Answer: Ketamine
●● The most effective drug treatment for brief anxiety
Answer: benzodiazipines
●● What does the drug vesamicol do
Answer: decreases the release of acetylecholine from the nerve terminal
●● Metabotropic glutamate receptor drugs are of interest and are being
developed for what disorders
Answer: depression, anxiety, cognitive deficits
, ●● What is the potential side effect of Cogentin and Artane when used
for Parkin's disease
Answer: Blocks cholinergic receptors
●● What are the two precursors forming acetylcholine
Answer: choline and acetyl coenzyme A
●● What drug exerts its pharmalogicalal effects by blocking monoamine
reuptake
Answer: cocaine
●● What condition was MDMA originally created to treat
Answer: stop bleeding
●● The main action of MDMA is to
Answer: enhance serotonin release
●● For what disorder is MDMA shown to provide improvement
Answer: PTSD
●● Serotonin is synthesized by what amino acid
Answer: tryptophan