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Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior, 3rd Edition, Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1-20)

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This test bank accompanies the 3rd Edition of Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior, by Jerrold S. Meyer and Linda F. Quenzer , covering all 20 chapters. It assesses core knowledge in the neuroscientific basis of drug action on the central nervous system. Content is structured around Neurotransmitters (Catecholamines, Serotonin, Glutamate, GABA) and the behavioral effects of Drug Abuse and Addiction (Alcohol, Opioids, Stimulants). It also covers pharmacologic treatments for major psychiatric disorders, including Anxiety, Affective Disorders (Antidepressants/Mood Stabilizers), and Schizophrenia (Antipsychotic Drugs), as well as Neurodegenerative Diseases

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TEST BANK For Psychopharmacology
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Drugs the Brain and Behavior 3rd Edition
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By Meyer Nursing, Verified Chapters 1 - 20
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,ChapterII1.IIPrinciplesIIofIIPharmacology
ChapterII2.IIStructureIIandIIFunctionIIofIItheIINervousIISystem
ChapterII3.IIChemicalIISignalingIIbyIINeurotransmittersIIandIIHormones
ChapterII4.IIMethodsIIofIIResearchIIinIIPsychopharmacology
ChapterII5.IICatecholamines
ChapterII6.IISerotonin
ChapterII7.IIAcetylcholine
ChapterII8.IIGlutamateIIandIIGABA
ChapterII9.IIDrugIIAbuseIIandIIAddiction
ChapterII10.IIAlcohol
ChapterII11.IITheIIOpioids
ChapterII12.IIPsychomotorIIStimulants:IICocaine,IIAmphetamine,IIandIIRelatedIIDrugs
ChapterII13.IINicotineIIandIICaffeine
ChapterII14.IIMarijuanaIIandIItheIICannabinoids
ChapterII15.IIHallucinogens,IIPCP,IIandIIKetamine
ChapterII16.IIInhalants,IIGHB,IIandIIAnabolic-AndrogenicIISteroids
ChapterII17.IIDisordersIIofIIAnxietyIIandIIImpulsivityIIandIItheIIDrugsIIUsedIItoIITreatIITheseIIDisor
ders
ChapterII18.IIAffectiveIIDisorders:IIAntidepressantsIIandIIMoodIIStabilizers
ChapterII19.IISchizophrenia:IIAntipsychoticIIDrugs
ChapterII20.IINeurodegenerativeIIDiseasesII




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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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MultipleIIChoice


1. II
refer(s)IItoIIspecificIImolecularIIchangesIIthatIIoccurIIwhenIIaIIdrugIIbindsIItoIIaIIparticularIIt
argetIIsiteIIorIIreceptor,IIwhile
areIItheIIresultingIIwidespreadIIalterationsIinIIfunction.
a. DrugIIaction;IItherapeuticIIeffects
b. SideIIeffects;IIdrugIIeffects
c. TherapeuticIIeffects;IIsideIIeffects
d. DrugIIaction;IIdrugIIeffects
ANSWER:IId
TextbookIIReference:IIPharmacology:IITheIIScienceIIofIIDrugIIAction


2. AfterIIdrugIIadministrationIIhasIIoccurred,IItheIIamountIIofIIdrugIIinIItheIIbloodIIthatIIisIIfreeIIt
oIbindIIatIIspecificIItargetIIsitesIIisIIreferredIItoIIas
a. theIItherapeuticIIdose.
b. first-passIIeffects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
ANSWER:IIc
TextbookIIReference:IIPharmacokineticIIFactorsIIDeterminingIIDrugIIAction


3. TheIIspecificIImolecularIIchangesIIthatIIoccurIIwhenIIaIIdrugIIbindsIItoIIaIIparticularIItargetIIsit
eIorIIreceptorIIareIIreferredIItoIIas
a. drugIIeffects.
b. drugIIaction.
c. sideIIeffects.

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, d. placeboIIeffects.
ANSWER:IIb
TextbookIIReference:IIPharmacology:IITheIIScienceIIofIIDrugIIAction


4. WhichIIofIItheIIfollowingIIisIInotIIaIIpossibleIIexplanationIIforIIplaceboIIeffects?
a. PavlovianIIconditioning
b. GeneticIIvariation
c. DrugIIcompetition
d. ExpectationIIofIIoutcome
ANSWER:IIc
TextbookIIReference:IIPharmacology:IITheIIScienceIIofIIDrugIIAction




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