PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUGS THE BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 3RD EDITION MEYER NURSING TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUGS THE
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 3RD EDITION
MEYER NURSING TEST BANK QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025

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Test Bank
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Psychopharmacology, Third Edition
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Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology

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.
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
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
a. drug effects.
b. drug action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
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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5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c
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6. Which statement about depot binding is false?
a. It reduces the concentration of drug at its site of action.
b. It may delay the onset of drug action.
c. It may prolong drug action by disrupting normal metabolism.
d. It increases the concentration of drug at its site of action by releasing large
quantities at once.
Answer: d
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7. Drug metabolism mostly occurs in the and usually makes a drug more
soluble.
a. kidneys; fat
b. liver; fat
c. liver; water
d. kidneys; water
Answer: c
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8. Which statement about drug clearance by first-order kinetics is false?
a. Molecules of a drug are cleared at a constant rate regardless of drug concentration.
b. Molecules of a drug are cleared at an exponential rate.
c. A constant fraction of the free drug in the blood is removed in each time interval.
d. Clearance of most drugs occurs in this manner.
Answer: a
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9. Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is an example of a drug that is eliminated
a. by first-order kinetics.
b. by zero-order kinetics.
c. by second-order kinetics.
d. at the point that six half-lives have passed.
Answer: b
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10. Biotransformation of drugs in the liver often occurs in two stages; phase I changes are
and include .
a. nonsynthetic; conjugation
b. synthetic; conjugation
c. nonsynthetic; oxidation
d. synthetic; oxidation

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Answer: c
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11. Biotransformation of drugs can result in the formation of , which enter
the circulation and cause .
a. inactive metabolites; sensitization
b. active metabolites; prolonged drug action
c. active metabolites; tolerance
d. enzymes; tolerance
Answer: b
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12. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
Answer: d
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13. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a
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14. The area postrema is one area in the
brain where the is not complete.
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: b
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15. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way
to general circulation.
c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
Answer: b
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16. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
a. blood–brain barrier.
b. choroid plexus.
c. area postrema.
d. median eminence.