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NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 NEWEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!! (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION!!!
21. In which of the following situations has amphetamine
not been used medically and or legally?
a. medication in early inhalers
b. means of staying awake on duty, by military personnel
c. treatment of ADHD
d. Substitute medication for cocaine addiction - ANSWER-
D. Substitute medication for cocaine addiction
22. How is amphetamine different from
methamphetamine?
a. amphetamine is metabolized quickly, whereas
methamphetamine is degraded slowly
b. methamphetamine users frequently go on binges or
"runs" of IV use; this is rare with amphetamine users
c. Methamphetamine is more toxic to neurons in the brain
than amphetamine
d. Methamphetamine is much more expensive to make
than amphetamine - ANSWER-c. Methampthetamine is
more toxic to neurons in the brain than amphetamine
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23. Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic
transmission by
a. increasing catechoamine reuptake
b. increasing metabolism by MAO
c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
d. Shutting down the dopamine transporter - ANSWER-C.
releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
24. Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic
transmission by
a. increasing calcium influx
b. reversing the transporter
c. increasing the firing rate of catecholamine neurons
d. Decreasing autorecptor function - ANSWER-b.
reversing the transporter
25. High-dose methamphetamine use has been linked to
all of the following except;
a. progressive loss of noradrenergic fibers
b. damage to serotonin fibers
c. decreased levels of tyrosine hydroxylase
d. reduced levels of dopamine and DAT - ANSWER-a.
progressive loss of noadrenergic fibers
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26. Which statement concerning the drugs used to treat
ADHD is true?
a. side effects of these medications have not been of great
concern to physicians
b. low doses of these medications increase activity and
arousal in children but not adults
c. most of these drugs affect dopamine, with the
exceptions of new drug strattera that works by affecting
norepinephrine
d. These drugs are impossible to abuse - ANSWER-C.
Most of these drugs affect dopamine, with the exceptions
of new drug strattera that works by affecting
norepinephrine
27. Which of the following is not a drug used to treat
ADHD?
a. Ritalin
b. Ephedrine
c. Vyvanse
d. Strattera - ANSWER-B. Ephedrine
28. One hypothesis in the treatment of ADHD suggests
that activation of _________ enhances the "signal" of
NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3 NEWEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!! (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST VERSION!!!
21. In which of the following situations has amphetamine
not been used medically and or legally?
a. medication in early inhalers
b. means of staying awake on duty, by military personnel
c. treatment of ADHD
d. Substitute medication for cocaine addiction - ANSWER-
D. Substitute medication for cocaine addiction
22. How is amphetamine different from
methamphetamine?
a. amphetamine is metabolized quickly, whereas
methamphetamine is degraded slowly
b. methamphetamine users frequently go on binges or
"runs" of IV use; this is rare with amphetamine users
c. Methamphetamine is more toxic to neurons in the brain
than amphetamine
d. Methamphetamine is much more expensive to make
than amphetamine - ANSWER-c. Methampthetamine is
more toxic to neurons in the brain than amphetamine
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23. Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic
transmission by
a. increasing catechoamine reuptake
b. increasing metabolism by MAO
c. releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
d. Shutting down the dopamine transporter - ANSWER-C.
releasing dopamine from vesicles into the cytoplasm
24. Amphetamine and methamphetamine affect synaptic
transmission by
a. increasing calcium influx
b. reversing the transporter
c. increasing the firing rate of catecholamine neurons
d. Decreasing autorecptor function - ANSWER-b.
reversing the transporter
25. High-dose methamphetamine use has been linked to
all of the following except;
a. progressive loss of noradrenergic fibers
b. damage to serotonin fibers
c. decreased levels of tyrosine hydroxylase
d. reduced levels of dopamine and DAT - ANSWER-a.
progressive loss of noadrenergic fibers
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26. Which statement concerning the drugs used to treat
ADHD is true?
a. side effects of these medications have not been of great
concern to physicians
b. low doses of these medications increase activity and
arousal in children but not adults
c. most of these drugs affect dopamine, with the
exceptions of new drug strattera that works by affecting
norepinephrine
d. These drugs are impossible to abuse - ANSWER-C.
Most of these drugs affect dopamine, with the exceptions
of new drug strattera that works by affecting
norepinephrine
27. Which of the following is not a drug used to treat
ADHD?
a. Ritalin
b. Ephedrine
c. Vyvanse
d. Strattera - ANSWER-B. Ephedrine
28. One hypothesis in the treatment of ADHD suggests
that activation of _________ enhances the "signal" of
