TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUGS THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 4TH EDITION BY MEYER NURSING, VERIFIED CHAPTERS 1 - 20

TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
DRUGS THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 4TH EDITION
BY MEYER NURSING, VERIFIED CHAPTERS 1 - 20




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,Chapter |1. |Principles |of |Pharmacology
Chapter |2. |Structure |and |Function |of |the |Nervous |System
Chapter |3. |Chemical |Signaling |by |Neurotransmitters |and |Hormones |Chapter
4. |Methods |of |Research |in |Psychopharmacology
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Chapter |5. |Catecholamines
Chapter |6. |Serotonin
Chapter |7. |Acetylcholine
| Chapter |8. |Glutamate |and |GABA
Chapter |9. |Drug |Abuse |and |Addiction |Chapter
10. |Alcohol
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Chapter |11. |The |Opioids
Chapter |12. |Psychomotor |Stimulants: |Cocaine, |Amphetamine, |and |Related |Drugs |Chapter
13. |Nicotine |and |Caffeine
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Chapter |14. |Marijuana |and |the |Cannabinoids |Chapter
15. |Hallucinogens, |PCP, |and |Ketamine
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Chapter |16. |Inhalants, |GHB, |and |Anabolic-Androgenic |Steroids
Chapter |17. |Disorders |of |Anxiety |and |Impulsivity |and |the |Drugs |Used |to |Treat |These
Disorders
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Chapter |18. |Affective |Disorders: |Antidepressants |and |Mood |Stabilizers
Chapter |19. |Schizophrenia: |Antipsychotic |Drugs
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Chapter |20. |Neurodegenerative |Diseases




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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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Multiple |Choice


1. refer(s) |to |specific |molecular |changes |that |occur |when |a |drug |binds |to |a
particular |target |site |or |receptor, |while
| are |the |resulting |widespread |alterations
in |function.
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a. Drug |action; |therapeutic |effects
b. Side |effects; |drug |effects
c. Therapeutic |effects; |side |effects
d. Drug |action; |drug |effects
ANSWER: |d
Textbook |Reference: |Pharmacology: |The |Science |of |Drug |Action


2. After |drug |administration |has |occurred, |the |amount |of |drug |in |the |blood |that |is |free |to
bind |at |specific |target |sites |is |referred |to |as
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a. the |therapeutic |dose.
b. first-pass |effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER: |c
Textbook |Reference: |Pharmacokinetic |Factors |Determining |Drug |Action


3. The |specific |molecular |changes |that |occur |when |a |drug |binds |to |a |particular |target |site |or
receptor |are |referred |to |as
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a. drug |effects.
b. drug |action.
c. side |effects.
d. placebo |effects.

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, ANSWER: |b
Textbook |Reference: |Pharmacology: |The |Science |of |Drug |Action


4. Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |possible |explanation |for |placebo |effects?
a. Pavlovian |conditioning
b. Genetic |variation
c. Drug |competition
d. Expectation |of |outcome
ANSWER: |c
Textbook |Reference: |Pharmacology: |The |Science |of |Drug |Action




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