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Psychopharmacology Drugs the Brain And Behavior3rd Edition Meyer Nursing
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Chapter1:PrinciplesofPharmacology

MultipleChoice

1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to
aparticulartargetsiteor receptor,while
aretheresultingwidespreadalterationsinfunction.
a. Drugaction;therapeuticeffects
b. Sideeffects;drugeffects
c. Therapeuticeffects; sideeffects
d. Drugaction; drugeffects
Answer:d
TextbookReference:Pharmacology:TheScience ofDrugAction

2. Afterdrugadministrationhasoccurred, theamount ofdruginthebloodthatisfreetobindat
specifictarget sites isreferred toas
a. thetherapeuticdose.
b. first-passeffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer:c
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

3. Thespecificmolecularchangesthat occurwhena drugbinds toaparticulartarget
siteorreceptor arereferred to as
a. drugeffects.
b. drugaction.
c. sideeffects.
d. placeboeffects.
Answer:b
TextbookReference:Pharmacology: TheScienceofDrugAction

4. Whichofthefollowingisnot apossibleexplanation forplaceboeffects?
a. Pavlovianconditioning
b. Geneticvariation
c. Drugcompetition
d. Expectationofoutcome
Answer:c
TextbookReference:Pharmacology: TheScienceofDrugAction



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5. The administrationofoxytocinhasbeenproposedas a treatmentforautism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer:c
TextbookReference:PharmacokineticFactors DeterminingDrugAction

6. Whichfactordoesnotaffectthepharmacokineticsofadrug?
a. Routeofadministration
b. Lipidsolubility
c. Depotbinding
d. Drugaction
Answer:d
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

7. First-passmetabolismoccurswhendrugsaretaken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer:a
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

8. Theareapostrema isone area inthebrain wherethe isnot complete.
a. cerebrospinalfluid
b. blood–brainbarrier
c. choroidplexus
d. phospholipidmembrane
Answer:b
TextbookReference:PharmacokineticFactorsDeterminingDrugAction

9. First-passmetabolism occurswithorallyadministereddrugsbecause
a. theirabsorption is slowed byfood.
b. drugsabsorbedintothe bloodstreamfromthestomachgoto theliveron
thewaytogeneralcirculation.
c. drugsmust firstsurvivetheacidic environmentof thestomach.
d. salivaryenzymesin themouth begintheprocessofmetabolism.
Answer:b
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

10. Toxicsubstances in theblood trigger avomitingresponse byactivatingthe
a. blood–brainbarrier.
b. choroidplexus.
c. areapostrema.
d. medianeminence.




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Answer:c
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

11. Drugsadministered_ havethemost rapidonset ofaction.
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer:d
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

12. Ionizationofadrugdependson the ofthe solution and the
ofthedrug.
a. pH;pKa
b. pKa;pH
c. concentration;lipid solubility
d. pH;concentration
Answer:a
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

13. Theabsorption ofadrugdependson all ofthefollowing except
a. lipidsolubility.
b. ionization.
c. bodytemperature.
d. theconcentrationofthedrug.
Answer:c
TextbookReference:PharmacokineticFactorsDeterminingDrugAction

14. Drugsthatare shouldbeavoided bywomen ofchildbearingage.
a. teratogenic
b. abletocrosstheplacental barrier
c. psychoactive
d. highlylipid-soluble
Answer:a
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

15. Agentsthatinducedevelopmentalabnormalitiesinafetusareknown as
a. psychoactivedrugs.
b. illicitdrugs.
c. teratogens.
d. placentaldrugs.
Answer:c
TextbookReference:Pharmacokinetic FactorsDeterminingDrugAction

16. Depotbindingissaidtooccurwhendrugs
a. bindtotheirtargetsites.




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