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Test Bank for Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to
Psychopharmacology 3rd Edition
by Adam Prus
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology?
a. Psychology and pharmacology
b. Psychology and sociology
c. Biology and sociology
d. Pharmacy and
pharmacology
Answer: A
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective:
Psychopharmacology Cognitive
Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level:
Easy
2. Which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a. John feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth.
b. John’s headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug.
c. John feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication.
d. None of these answers describes a psychoactive
drug.
Answer: C
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective:
Psychopharmacology Cognitive
Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as:
a. pharmacotherapeutic drugs.
b. psychoactive drugs.
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c. alternative medicines.
d. recreational
drugs.
Answer: A
Answer Location: Why read a book on psychopharmacology?
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. A drug is defined as an administered substance that:
a. produces psychological effects.
b. is taken orally.
c. is shaped like a pill or tablet.
d. alters physiological
functioning.
Answer: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological
functions Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following might be considered a drug, based on the textbook’s definition? a.
Food
b. Vitamin
c. Aspirin
d. All of these answers could be considered a
drug
Answer: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological
functions Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
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Difficulty Level: Hard
6. What type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose?
a. Recreational drug use
b. Drug misuse
c. Instrumental drug use
d. Deliberate drug
use
Answer: C
Answer Location: Psychoactive Drugs: Described by Manner of Use Learning
Objective: Why Read a Book on Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which of the following best describes someone using a drug instrumentally?
a. Bob inhaled fumes from the tube of glue in order to feel euphoric.
b. Juan took some aspirin to reduce his headache pain.
c. Jeff injected heroin to feel euphoric and to reduce feelings of heroin withdrawal.
d. Susan consumed cough syrup in order to experience
hallucinations.
Answer: B
Answer Location: Psychoactive Drugs: Described by Manner of Use Learning
Objective: Why Read a Book on Psychopharmacology?
8. Cognitive Domain: ComprehensionDifficulty Level: MediumWhat type of use is defined as
using a drug entirely to experience its effects?
a. Recreational drug use
b. Therapeutic drug use
c. Instrumental drug use
d. Drug
abuse
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Test Bank for Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to
Psychopharmacology 3rd Edition
by Adam Prus
All Chapters (1-8) |Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology?
a. Psychology and pharmacology
b. Psychology and sociology
c. Biology and sociology
d. Pharmacy and
pharmacology
Answer: A
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective:
Psychopharmacology Cognitive
Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level:
Easy
2. Which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a. John feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth.
b. John’s headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug.
c. John feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication.
d. None of these answers describes a psychoactive
drug.
Answer: C
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective:
Psychopharmacology Cognitive
Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as:
a. pharmacotherapeutic drugs.
b. psychoactive drugs.
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c. alternative medicines.
d. recreational
drugs.
Answer: A
Answer Location: Why read a book on psychopharmacology?
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. A drug is defined as an administered substance that:
a. produces psychological effects.
b. is taken orally.
c. is shaped like a pill or tablet.
d. alters physiological
functioning.
Answer: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological
functions Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following might be considered a drug, based on the textbook’s definition? a.
Food
b. Vitamin
c. Aspirin
d. All of these answers could be considered a
drug
Answer: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological
functions Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
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Difficulty Level: Hard
6. What type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose?
a. Recreational drug use
b. Drug misuse
c. Instrumental drug use
d. Deliberate drug
use
Answer: C
Answer Location: Psychoactive Drugs: Described by Manner of Use Learning
Objective: Why Read a Book on Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Which of the following best describes someone using a drug instrumentally?
a. Bob inhaled fumes from the tube of glue in order to feel euphoric.
b. Juan took some aspirin to reduce his headache pain.
c. Jeff injected heroin to feel euphoric and to reduce feelings of heroin withdrawal.
d. Susan consumed cough syrup in order to experience
hallucinations.
Answer: B
Answer Location: Psychoactive Drugs: Described by Manner of Use Learning
Objective: Why Read a Book on Psychopharmacology?
8. Cognitive Domain: ComprehensionDifficulty Level: MediumWhat type of use is defined as
using a drug entirely to experience its effects?
a. Recreational drug use
b. Therapeutic drug use
c. Instrumental drug use
d. Drug
abuse
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