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This comprehensive test bank for Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior, 4th Edition by Meyer provides all chapter questions and verified answers, making it an essential resource for nursing students and instructors. Covering psychopharmacology principles, drug mechanisms, psychiatric medications, patient care considerations, and neurobehavioral effects, this test bank helps you practice, review, and master key concepts. Ideal for exam preparation, clinical practice reinforcement, and NCLEX-RN readiness, ensuring a deep understanding of psychopharmacology in nursing practice.

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TEST BANK For Psychopharmacology
Drugs the Brain and Behavior 4th
Edition By Meyer Nursing, Verified
Chapters 1 - 20
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
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine, and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers
Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases




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,CHAPTER 1: PRINCIPLES OF P HARMACOLOGY

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

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,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



5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.

a. intravenous

b. oral

c. intranasal

d. intracerebral

ANSWER: c

Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action



6. 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

Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action



7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken

a. orally.

b. intravenously.

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, c. subcutaneously.

d. nasally.

ANSWER: a

Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action



8. 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

Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action



9. 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

Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action



10. 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.



ANSWER: c


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