Drugs the Brain and Behavior 3rd Edition
By Meyer Nursing, Verified Chapters 1 - 20
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,ChapterX1.XPrinciplesXofXPharmacology
ChapterX2.XStructureXandXFunctionXofXtheXNervousXSystem
ChapterX3.XChemicalXSignalingXbyXNeurotransmittersXandXHormones
ChapterX4.XMethodsXofXResearchXinXPsychopharmacology
ChapterX5.XCatecholamines
ChapterX6.XSerotonin
ChapterX7.XAcetylcholine
ChapterX8.XGlutamateXandXGABA
ChapterX9.XDrugXAbuseXandXAddiction
ChapterX10.XAlcohol
ChapterX11.XTheXOpioids
ChapterX12.XPsychomotorXStimulants:XCocaine,XAmphetamine,XandXRelatedXDrugs
ChapterX13.XNicotineXandXCaffeine
ChapterX14.XMarijuanaXandXtheXCannabinoids
ChapterX15.XHallucinogens,XPCP,XandXKetamine
ChapterX16.XInhalants,XGHB,XandXAnabolic-AndrogenicXSteroids
ChapterX17.XDisordersXofXAnxietyXandXImpulsivityXandXtheXDrugsXUsedXtoXTreatXTheseXDisor
ders
ChapterX18.XAffectiveXDisorders:XAntidepressantsXandXMoodXStabilizers
ChapterX19.XSchizophrenia:XAntipsychoticXDrugs
ChapterX20.XNeurodegenerativeXDiseasesX
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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
X X X X
MultipleXChoice
1. X
refer(s)XtoXspecificXmolecularXchangesXthatXoccurXwhenXaXdrugXbindsXtoXaXparticularXt
argetXsiteXorXreceptor,Xwhile
areXtheXresultingXwidespreadXalterationsXinXfunction.
a. DrugXaction;XtherapeuticXeffects
b. SideXeffects;XdrugXeffects
c. TherapeuticXeffects;XsideXeffects
d. DrugXaction;XdrugXeffects
ANSWER:Xd
TextbookXReference:XPharmacology:XTheXScienceXofXDrugXAction
2. AfterXdrugXadministrationXhasXoccurred,XtheXamountXofXdrugXinXtheXbloodXthatXisXfreeX
toXbindXatXspecificXtargetXsitesXisXreferredXtoXas
a. theXtherapeuticXdose.
b. first-passXeffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER:Xc
TextbookXReference:XPharmacokineticXFactorsXDeterminingXDrugXAction
3. TheXspecificXmolecularXchangesXthatXoccurXwhenXaXdrugXbindsXtoXaXparticularXtargetXsi
teXorXreceptorXareXreferredXtoXas
a. drugXeffects.
b. drugXaction.
c. sideXeffects.
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, d. placeboXeffects.
ANSWER:Xb
TextbookXReference:XPharmacology:XTheXScienceXofXDrugXAction
4. WhichXofXtheXfollowingXisXnotXaXpossibleXexplanationXforXplaceboXeffects?
a. PavlovianXconditioning
b. GeneticXvariation
c. DrugXcompetition
d. ExpectationXofXoutcome
ANSWER:Xc
TextbookXReference:XPharmacology:XTheXScienceXofXDrugXAction
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