BBH 101 Exam 4 Questions With Complete Solutions

Agonist correct answer: a drug that attaches to a receptor and produces neural actions that "mimic" or enhance those of a neurotransmitter Antagonist correct answer: a drug that blocks the action of a neurotransmitter what does drug lipid solubility affect? correct answer: blood brain barriers passage and placental barrier permeation do psychoactive drugs create new effects? correct answer: No Drugs alter neurotransmitters activity to exert their effects . T or F correct answer: TRUE Serotonin correct answer: A neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep, arousal, and mood. Dopamine correct answer: A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system. GABA correct answer: An inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. psychoactive drugs correct answer: chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity / neurons in the brain - affect mood, behavior & cognition Hallucinations correct answer: false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the absence of an external visual stimulus psychedelic drugs correct answer: A category of psychoactive drugs that create sensory and perceptual distortions, alter mood, and affect thinking. example of a psychedelic drug correct answer: LSD, Marijuana, Mescaline, MDMA LSD (acid) correct answer: a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide) .... ingested Risks : short attention span, miscarriage or pre term labor,