MH 701 Review
Principles of psychopharmacology include
A. altering genetic expression of neurons
B. blocking or enhancing effects of neurotransmitters
C. increasing the number of neurons available
D. controlling environmental factors - answerB. blocking or enhancing effects of
neurotransmitters
what the body does to the drug
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerA. pharmacokinetics
T/F: Psychotropics differ in their efficacy and side effects on individual patients -
answerTrue
What drugs do to the body and how they do it
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
the study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerA. pharmacokinetics
Mechanism of action
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
Time course and intensity of drug action or response
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
Time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original
concentration
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerC. half life
, Measure how long it takes for the drug to be removed from the body
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerC. half life
How many half-lives does it take for your body to clear up most of the active drug
A. 4-5
B. 2-4
C. 7-9
D. 10-11 - answerA. 4-5
T/F: Drug half life can vary person to person - answerTrue
Ratio that compares blood concentration at which a drug becomes tocix and the
concentration at which the drug is effective
A. half life
B. therapeutic index - answerB. therapeutic index
What is the main excitatory neurotransmitter
A. GABA
B. acetylcholine
C. 5HT-serotonin
D. glutamate - answerD. glutamate
What is the function of an agonist
A. inhibits cell function
B. destroys receptor site
C. binds and causes a change in cell function
D. increases the number of receptors - answerC. binds and causes a change in cell
function
What is the function of an antagonist drug
A. binds and produces a similar response
B. binds and prevents the receptor from having a response
C. increases the number of receptors
D. destroys receptor site - answerB. binds and prevents the receptor from having a
response
What are the different dopamine pathways in the brain
A. mesolimbic
B. mesocortical
C. tuberoinfundibular
D. hypothalamus - answerA. mesolimbic
B. mesocortical
C. tuberoinfundibular
Principles of psychopharmacology include
A. altering genetic expression of neurons
B. blocking or enhancing effects of neurotransmitters
C. increasing the number of neurons available
D. controlling environmental factors - answerB. blocking or enhancing effects of
neurotransmitters
what the body does to the drug
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerA. pharmacokinetics
T/F: Psychotropics differ in their efficacy and side effects on individual patients -
answerTrue
What drugs do to the body and how they do it
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
the study of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerA. pharmacokinetics
Mechanism of action
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
Time course and intensity of drug action or response
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerB. pharmacodynamics
Time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original
concentration
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerC. half life
, Measure how long it takes for the drug to be removed from the body
A. pharmacokinetics
B. pharmacodynamics
C. half life - answerC. half life
How many half-lives does it take for your body to clear up most of the active drug
A. 4-5
B. 2-4
C. 7-9
D. 10-11 - answerA. 4-5
T/F: Drug half life can vary person to person - answerTrue
Ratio that compares blood concentration at which a drug becomes tocix and the
concentration at which the drug is effective
A. half life
B. therapeutic index - answerB. therapeutic index
What is the main excitatory neurotransmitter
A. GABA
B. acetylcholine
C. 5HT-serotonin
D. glutamate - answerD. glutamate
What is the function of an agonist
A. inhibits cell function
B. destroys receptor site
C. binds and causes a change in cell function
D. increases the number of receptors - answerC. binds and causes a change in cell
function
What is the function of an antagonist drug
A. binds and produces a similar response
B. binds and prevents the receptor from having a response
C. increases the number of receptors
D. destroys receptor site - answerB. binds and prevents the receptor from having a
response
What are the different dopamine pathways in the brain
A. mesolimbic
B. mesocortical
C. tuberoinfundibular
D. hypothalamus - answerA. mesolimbic
B. mesocortical
C. tuberoinfundibular
