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DRUGS THE BRAINAND BEHAVIOR 4TH EDITION
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,Chapter1. PrinciplesofPharmacology
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Chapter2.Structureand FunctionoftheNervousSystem
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Chapter3.Chemical SignalingbyNeurotransmittersand Hormones Chapter
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4.MethodsofResearchinPsychopharmacology
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Chapter 5. Catecholamines
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Chapter6.Serotonin
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Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
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Chapter9.DrugAbuseandAddiction Chapter
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10.Alcohol
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Chapter 11. The Opioids
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13.NicotineandCaffeine
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Chapter14.MarijuanaandtheCannabinoidsChapter
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n 15.Hallucinogens,PCP,andKetamine
Chapter16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
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Chapter17.DisordersofAnxietyand ImpulsivityandtheDrugs UsedtoTreatThese Disorders
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Chapter18.AffectiveDisorders:AntidepressantsandMoodStabilizers
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Chapter19.Schizophrenia:AntipsychoticDrugs
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Chapter20. Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Multiple Choice n
1. refer(s) to specificmolecular changes that occur when adrug binds to a
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n particular target site or receptor, while
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infunction.
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a. Drugaction; therapeutic effects
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b. Sideeffects; drugeffects n
c. Therapeuticeffects; sideeffects n
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ANSWER:d
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2. Afterdrugadministration hasoccurred, theamount ofdrugin thebloodthatisfreeto bind at
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specific target sites is referred to as
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a. thetherapeuticdose.
b. first-passeffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER:c
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3. Thespecificmolecularchanges thatoccurwhen adrugbindstoaparticulartargetsite
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n or receptor are referred to as
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a. drugeffects.
b. drugaction.
c. sideeffects.
d. placeboeffects.
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, ANSWER:b
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4. Whichofthe followingis not apossibleexplanation forplacebo effects?
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a. Pavlovianconditioning
b. Geneticvariation
c. Drugcompetition
d. Expectation ofoutcome
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ANSWER:c
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