Psychology 2800 - Chapters 1-4| 255 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE
SOLUTION) NEWEST 2025/2026
what fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology? - Answerpsychology and
pharmacology
which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a) john feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth
b) john's headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug
c) john feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication
d) none of these Answers describe a psychoactive drug - AnswerAnswer C
drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as: - Answerpharmacotherapeutic drugs
a drug is defined as an administered substance that - Answeralter psychological
functioning
which of the following might be considered a drug based on the textbook's definition?
a) food
b) vitamin
c) aspirin
d) all of these Answers are correct - AnswerAnswer - D
what type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose? -
Answerinstrumental drug use
what type of use is defined as using a drug entirely to experience its effects? -
Answerrecreational drug use
Joakim consumed a cup of coffee in order to feel more alert. which of the following
describes this type of drug use?
a) drug misuse
b) instrumental use
c) recreational use
d) drug abuse - AnswerAnswer - B
,A(n) __________________________________ drug refers to a treatment for a disorder
- Answertherapeutic
for the statement, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is an analgesic drug, what is the trade
name? - AnswerTylenol
For the statement, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is an analgesic drug, what is the generic
name? - AnswerAcetaminophen
A drug's _____________________________ name is a nonproprietary name for a drug
that indicates the classification of a drug and distinguishes it from other drugs in the
class. - Answergeneric
which of the following provides the most information about a drugs structure?
a) pharmacological name
b) trade name
c) chemical name
d) generic name - Answerchemical name
a drug used illegally for recreational purposes might be given a
_________________________ name to convey its effects one experiences when using
it - Answerstreet name
dose consists of a ratio of the amount of drug per _________________________. -
Answeran organisms body weight
a veterinarian needed to treat an animal with a drug at a dose of 1.0g/kg. if the animal
weighed 5 kg then what amount of drug would be given to the animal? - Answer5
grams
if a 10 kilogram animal were treated with 5 grams of a drug, what does of drug was
given - Answer0.5g/kg
if an adult were prescribed to take a 500 mg dose of a drug, what does this suggest
about the dose? - Answerthe dose is likely 500mg/ average adult body weight
a dose-effect cure depicts the magnitude of a drug effect by
________________________________. - Answerdose
to describe the middle point on a dose-effect cure, a pharmacologist might state the
drug is ______________. - Answereffective dose 50 value
, Drug A and B produce similar types of effects. Drug A has an ED50 value of 10mg/kg
and Drug B has an ED50 of 5mg/kg. what can be said about these drugs? -
AnswerDrug B is more potent than drug A
How is an ED50 value similar to a TD50 value? - Answerboth values indicate 50% of
an effect
A certain safety index is: - Answera therapeutic index calculated from a low
percentage TD value and a high percentage ED value
_________________________________, a major area of pharmacology, refers to the
physiological actions of drugs. - Answerpharmacodynamics
which of the following describe a pharmacodynamic action?
a) a drug is injected in the arm and later enters the bloodstream
b) a drug binds to a neuron and alters the neuron's activity
c) a drug binds to another drug in the body
d) a drug enters the liver and is quickly metabolized - AnswerAnswer - B
_________________________________, a major area of pharmacology, refers to the
passage of drugs through the body - Answerpharmacokinetics
which of the following describe a pharmacokinetic action?
a) a drug is exhaled through one's breath
b) a drug acts in the hypothalamus to reduce hunger
c) a drug acts on the brain's reward pathway to produce rewarding effects
d) a drug dissolves in water, but not in physiological saline - Answera drug is exhaled
through one's breath
the field of __________________________ may help explain why one person is
naturally a fast metabolizer for a drug, whereas another person is naturally a slow
metabolizer of the drug. - Answerpharmacogenetics
_________________________________ refers to the amount of drug used to produce
a certain magnitude of effect. - Answerpotency
pharmacological effect that can be directly observed by others are referred to as: -
Answerobjective effects
pharmacological effects that cannot be directly observed by others are referred to as: -
Answersubjective effects
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE
SOLUTION) NEWEST 2025/2026
what fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology? - Answerpsychology and
pharmacology
which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a) john feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth
b) john's headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug
c) john feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication
d) none of these Answers describe a psychoactive drug - AnswerAnswer C
drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as: - Answerpharmacotherapeutic drugs
a drug is defined as an administered substance that - Answeralter psychological
functioning
which of the following might be considered a drug based on the textbook's definition?
a) food
b) vitamin
c) aspirin
d) all of these Answers are correct - AnswerAnswer - D
what type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose? -
Answerinstrumental drug use
what type of use is defined as using a drug entirely to experience its effects? -
Answerrecreational drug use
Joakim consumed a cup of coffee in order to feel more alert. which of the following
describes this type of drug use?
a) drug misuse
b) instrumental use
c) recreational use
d) drug abuse - AnswerAnswer - B
,A(n) __________________________________ drug refers to a treatment for a disorder
- Answertherapeutic
for the statement, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is an analgesic drug, what is the trade
name? - AnswerTylenol
For the statement, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is an analgesic drug, what is the generic
name? - AnswerAcetaminophen
A drug's _____________________________ name is a nonproprietary name for a drug
that indicates the classification of a drug and distinguishes it from other drugs in the
class. - Answergeneric
which of the following provides the most information about a drugs structure?
a) pharmacological name
b) trade name
c) chemical name
d) generic name - Answerchemical name
a drug used illegally for recreational purposes might be given a
_________________________ name to convey its effects one experiences when using
it - Answerstreet name
dose consists of a ratio of the amount of drug per _________________________. -
Answeran organisms body weight
a veterinarian needed to treat an animal with a drug at a dose of 1.0g/kg. if the animal
weighed 5 kg then what amount of drug would be given to the animal? - Answer5
grams
if a 10 kilogram animal were treated with 5 grams of a drug, what does of drug was
given - Answer0.5g/kg
if an adult were prescribed to take a 500 mg dose of a drug, what does this suggest
about the dose? - Answerthe dose is likely 500mg/ average adult body weight
a dose-effect cure depicts the magnitude of a drug effect by
________________________________. - Answerdose
to describe the middle point on a dose-effect cure, a pharmacologist might state the
drug is ______________. - Answereffective dose 50 value
, Drug A and B produce similar types of effects. Drug A has an ED50 value of 10mg/kg
and Drug B has an ED50 of 5mg/kg. what can be said about these drugs? -
AnswerDrug B is more potent than drug A
How is an ED50 value similar to a TD50 value? - Answerboth values indicate 50% of
an effect
A certain safety index is: - Answera therapeutic index calculated from a low
percentage TD value and a high percentage ED value
_________________________________, a major area of pharmacology, refers to the
physiological actions of drugs. - Answerpharmacodynamics
which of the following describe a pharmacodynamic action?
a) a drug is injected in the arm and later enters the bloodstream
b) a drug binds to a neuron and alters the neuron's activity
c) a drug binds to another drug in the body
d) a drug enters the liver and is quickly metabolized - AnswerAnswer - B
_________________________________, a major area of pharmacology, refers to the
passage of drugs through the body - Answerpharmacokinetics
which of the following describe a pharmacokinetic action?
a) a drug is exhaled through one's breath
b) a drug acts in the hypothalamus to reduce hunger
c) a drug acts on the brain's reward pathway to produce rewarding effects
d) a drug dissolves in water, but not in physiological saline - Answera drug is exhaled
through one's breath
the field of __________________________ may help explain why one person is
naturally a fast metabolizer for a drug, whereas another person is naturally a slow
metabolizer of the drug. - Answerpharmacogenetics
_________________________________ refers to the amount of drug used to produce
a certain magnitude of effect. - Answerpotency
pharmacological effect that can be directly observed by others are referred to as: -
Answerobjective effects
pharmacological effects that cannot be directly observed by others are referred to as: -
Answersubjective effects
