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PSYCHOPHARM FINAL EXAM LATEST VERSION WITH
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Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking
a. monoamine transporters; voltage-gated potassium
b. monoamine release; voltage-gated calcium
c. monoamine transporters; voltage-gated sodium
d. monoamine synthesis; voltage-gated calcium - (ANSWER)c.
monoamine transporters; voltage-gated sodium
How is amphetamine different from methamphetamine?
a. Methamphetamine is much more expensive to make than amphetamine.
b. Methamphetamine is more toxic to neurons in the brain than amphetamine.
c. Amphetamine is metabolized quickly, whereas methamphetamine is degraded
slowly.
d. Methamphetamine users frequently go on binges or "runs" of IV use; this is
rare with amphetamine users. - (ANSWER)b. Methamphetamine is more toxic to
neurons in the brain than amphetamine.
Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic transmission by
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a. increasing catecholamine reuptake
b. increasing metabolism by MAO
c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
d. shutting down the dopamine transporter
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the
cytoplasm
Amphetamine and related psychostimulants in the amphetamine-like family
a. are drugs of the twentieth century, having no use prior to 1900.
b. resemble the neurotransmitter DA in their chemical structure.
c. are drugs of abuse with no therapeutic value.
d. are all synthetic. - (ANSWER)b. resemble the neurotransmitter DA in their
chemical structure.
Which of the following regarding sensitization to psychostimulants is false?
a. Its expression involves enhanced dopamine activity in the VTA → nucleus
accumbens pathway.
b. It can be divided into two phases, induction and expression.
c. It results from continuous drug infusion.
d. Glutamate from the medial prefrontal cortex plays a role. - (ANSWER)c. It
results from continuous drug infusion.
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Which of the following does not describe cocaine?
a. Has been used in religious and ceremonial rituals
b. Use was successfully banned by Spanish rulers in South America
c. Alkaloid that comes from the leaves of a bush
d. Has been consumed, mainly by chewing, for thousands of years
e. Psychomotor stimulant - (ANSWER)b. Use was successfully banned by Spanish
rulers in South America
Select the correct statement concerning the receptor subtypes involved in
psychostimulant effects
a. The locomotor-stimulating effects of cocaine involve the D5 receptor
b. Pimozide, a D2 receptor blocker, completely eliminates amphetamine-induced
euphoria
c. D2 receptors are required for cocaine self-administration
d. D3 receptor antagonists block the effect of cocaine on self-stimulation of the
brain
e. D5 receptor antagonists like ecopipam consistently block the subjective "high"
due to cocaine - (ANSWER)d. D3 receptor antagonists block the effect of cocaine
on self-stimulation of the brain
High-dose methamphetamine use has been linked to all of the following except
PSYCHOPHARM FINAL EXAM LATEST VERSION WITH
100% COMPLETE AND CORRECT ANSWERS/A+
GRADE GUARANTEED
Cocaine acts in the nervous system by blocking
a. monoamine transporters; voltage-gated potassium
b. monoamine release; voltage-gated calcium
c. monoamine transporters; voltage-gated sodium
d. monoamine synthesis; voltage-gated calcium - (ANSWER)c.
monoamine transporters; voltage-gated sodium
How is amphetamine different from methamphetamine?
a. Methamphetamine is much more expensive to make than amphetamine.
b. Methamphetamine is more toxic to neurons in the brain than amphetamine.
c. Amphetamine is metabolized quickly, whereas methamphetamine is degraded
slowly.
d. Methamphetamine users frequently go on binges or "runs" of IV use; this is
rare with amphetamine users. - (ANSWER)b. Methamphetamine is more toxic to
neurons in the brain than amphetamine.
Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic transmission by
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a. increasing catecholamine reuptake
b. increasing metabolism by MAO
c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
d. shutting down the dopamine transporter
e. All of the above - (ANSWER)c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the
cytoplasm
Amphetamine and related psychostimulants in the amphetamine-like family
a. are drugs of the twentieth century, having no use prior to 1900.
b. resemble the neurotransmitter DA in their chemical structure.
c. are drugs of abuse with no therapeutic value.
d. are all synthetic. - (ANSWER)b. resemble the neurotransmitter DA in their
chemical structure.
Which of the following regarding sensitization to psychostimulants is false?
a. Its expression involves enhanced dopamine activity in the VTA → nucleus
accumbens pathway.
b. It can be divided into two phases, induction and expression.
c. It results from continuous drug infusion.
d. Glutamate from the medial prefrontal cortex plays a role. - (ANSWER)c. It
results from continuous drug infusion.
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Which of the following does not describe cocaine?
a. Has been used in religious and ceremonial rituals
b. Use was successfully banned by Spanish rulers in South America
c. Alkaloid that comes from the leaves of a bush
d. Has been consumed, mainly by chewing, for thousands of years
e. Psychomotor stimulant - (ANSWER)b. Use was successfully banned by Spanish
rulers in South America
Select the correct statement concerning the receptor subtypes involved in
psychostimulant effects
a. The locomotor-stimulating effects of cocaine involve the D5 receptor
b. Pimozide, a D2 receptor blocker, completely eliminates amphetamine-induced
euphoria
c. D2 receptors are required for cocaine self-administration
d. D3 receptor antagonists block the effect of cocaine on self-stimulation of the
brain
e. D5 receptor antagonists like ecopipam consistently block the subjective "high"
due to cocaine - (ANSWER)d. D3 receptor antagonists block the effect of cocaine
on self-stimulation of the brain
High-dose methamphetamine use has been linked to all of the following except
