BPK 140 - Final Exam (Modules 10-13)
well answered to pass
drugs - correct answer ✔✔any chemical other than food intended to affect the structure or
function of the body
psychoactive drugs - correct answer ✔✔chemicals that can alter a person's consciousness or
experience
intoxication - correct answer ✔✔the state of being mentally affected by a chemical (literally, a
state of being poisoned)
addictive behaviours - correct answer ✔✔any habit that becomes out of control, resulting in a
negative effect on a person's health
addiction - correct answer ✔✔a chronic disease that disrupts the brain's system of motivation
and reward, characterized by a compulsive desire and increasing need for a substance or
behaviour, and by harm to the individual and/or society
tolerance - correct answer ✔✔a physical state in which the body adapts to a drug so that the
initial dose no longer produces the original physical/psychological effects
withdrawal - correct answer ✔✔a set of symptoms including
anxiety/pain/irritability/sweating/tremors/vomiting/insomnia
pharmacy - correct answer ✔✔the art of compounding drugs from various substances
,pharmacology - correct answer ✔✔the science/study of drugs
neurotransmitters - correct answer ✔✔brain chemicals that transmit nerve impulses
pharmacological properties - correct answer ✔✔the overall effects of a drug on a person's
behavior, psychology, and chemistry
dose-response function - correct answer ✔✔the relationship between the amount of a drug
taken and the intensity and type of the resulting effect
time-action function - correct answer ✔✔the relationship between the time elapsed since a
drug was taken and the intensity of its effect
high - correct answer ✔✔the subjectively pleasing effects of a drug, usually felt quite soon after
the drug is taken
placebo effect - correct answer ✔✔a response to an inert or innocuous substance given in place
of an active drug
opioids - correct answer ✔✔any of several natural/synthetic drugs relieve pain and cause
drowsiness or euphoria
euphoria - correct answer ✔✔an exaggerated feeling of well-being
fentanyl - correct answer ✔✔a prescription painkiller that is estimated to be 50-100 times more
potent than morphine, and is now being imported and sold illegally in Canada
fentanyl analogues - correct answer ✔✔drugs designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of
the original drug
, naloxone - correct answer ✔✔a drug that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose
depressants - correct answer ✔✔drugs that decrease nervous/muscular activity
central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer ✔✔brain and spinal cord
sedation - correct answer ✔✔the induction of a calm, relaxed, often sleepy state
tranquilizers - correct answer ✔✔CNS depressants that reduce tension/anxiety
anaesthetics - correct answer ✔✔drugs that produce a loss of sensation with or without a loss
of consciousness
stimulants - correct answer ✔✔drugs that increase nervous/muscular activity
state dependence - correct answer ✔✔when information learned in a drug-induced state is
difficult to recall when the effect of the drug wears off
psychosis - correct answer ✔✔a severe mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with
reality
depersonalization - correct answer ✔✔a state in which one's thoughts and feelings seem unreal
or not to belong to oneself, or in which one loses all sense of identity.
cannabis act - correct answer ✔✔law creating a strict legal framework for controlling the
production/distribution/sale/possession of cannabis across Canada
well answered to pass
drugs - correct answer ✔✔any chemical other than food intended to affect the structure or
function of the body
psychoactive drugs - correct answer ✔✔chemicals that can alter a person's consciousness or
experience
intoxication - correct answer ✔✔the state of being mentally affected by a chemical (literally, a
state of being poisoned)
addictive behaviours - correct answer ✔✔any habit that becomes out of control, resulting in a
negative effect on a person's health
addiction - correct answer ✔✔a chronic disease that disrupts the brain's system of motivation
and reward, characterized by a compulsive desire and increasing need for a substance or
behaviour, and by harm to the individual and/or society
tolerance - correct answer ✔✔a physical state in which the body adapts to a drug so that the
initial dose no longer produces the original physical/psychological effects
withdrawal - correct answer ✔✔a set of symptoms including
anxiety/pain/irritability/sweating/tremors/vomiting/insomnia
pharmacy - correct answer ✔✔the art of compounding drugs from various substances
,pharmacology - correct answer ✔✔the science/study of drugs
neurotransmitters - correct answer ✔✔brain chemicals that transmit nerve impulses
pharmacological properties - correct answer ✔✔the overall effects of a drug on a person's
behavior, psychology, and chemistry
dose-response function - correct answer ✔✔the relationship between the amount of a drug
taken and the intensity and type of the resulting effect
time-action function - correct answer ✔✔the relationship between the time elapsed since a
drug was taken and the intensity of its effect
high - correct answer ✔✔the subjectively pleasing effects of a drug, usually felt quite soon after
the drug is taken
placebo effect - correct answer ✔✔a response to an inert or innocuous substance given in place
of an active drug
opioids - correct answer ✔✔any of several natural/synthetic drugs relieve pain and cause
drowsiness or euphoria
euphoria - correct answer ✔✔an exaggerated feeling of well-being
fentanyl - correct answer ✔✔a prescription painkiller that is estimated to be 50-100 times more
potent than morphine, and is now being imported and sold illegally in Canada
fentanyl analogues - correct answer ✔✔drugs designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of
the original drug
, naloxone - correct answer ✔✔a drug that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose
depressants - correct answer ✔✔drugs that decrease nervous/muscular activity
central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer ✔✔brain and spinal cord
sedation - correct answer ✔✔the induction of a calm, relaxed, often sleepy state
tranquilizers - correct answer ✔✔CNS depressants that reduce tension/anxiety
anaesthetics - correct answer ✔✔drugs that produce a loss of sensation with or without a loss
of consciousness
stimulants - correct answer ✔✔drugs that increase nervous/muscular activity
state dependence - correct answer ✔✔when information learned in a drug-induced state is
difficult to recall when the effect of the drug wears off
psychosis - correct answer ✔✔a severe mental disorder characterized by loss of contact with
reality
depersonalization - correct answer ✔✔a state in which one's thoughts and feelings seem unreal
or not to belong to oneself, or in which one loses all sense of identity.
cannabis act - correct answer ✔✔law creating a strict legal framework for controlling the
production/distribution/sale/possession of cannabis across Canada
