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NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
||VERIFIED EXAM!!! |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!
Which of the following does NOT modify the concentration
of alcohol in the blood?
A) The presence of food in the stomach
B) The dose of alcohol consumed
C) Gender differences in metabolism
D) A cold shower - ANSWER-A cold shower
Eating while drinking alcohol _____ affects alcohol
absorption by _____ gastric emptying. - ANSWER-Slows
down; slowing down
The first step in the metabolism of alcohol is its conversion
to - ANSWER-Acetaldehyde
An increase in ___ can lead to toxicity, including flushing,
nausea and vomiting. - ANSWER-Acetaldehyde
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Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of
enzymes, _____ and ________. - ANSWER-Alcohol
dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
In the liver, ____ tolerance to alcohol results from a(n)
______ of enzymes. - ANSWER-Metabolic; induction
In _________ tolerance, the effects of alcohol are
________ when blood alcohol levels are falling than/as
when they are rising. - ANSWER-Acute; decreased
Fatalities of cute alcohol ingestion occur because -
ANSWER-The respiratory centers in the brain stem shut
down
The memory disturbances seen in Wernicke-Korsakoff
syndrome include - ANSWER-A loss of short-term,
immediate memory with retention of distant memories
Fatty liver occurs because of a buildup of _______ while
cirrhosis is the result of the formation of ________. -
ANSWER-Triglycerides; scar tissue
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Understanding the neurochemical effect of alcohol is
difficult because - ANSWER-Alcohol can alter the fluidity of
the lipid bilayer of cell membranes
The specific actions of alcohol on neural membranes
include all of the following except:
A) Direct interactions with channel proteins
B) Modification of gating mechanisms inside a channel
C) Actions at neurotransmitter binding sites
D) Alteration of lipid composition - ANSWER-Alteration of
lipid composition
Acute alcohol ______ the effectiveness of glutamate at
NMDA receptors and ______ glutamate release -
ANSWER-Reduces; reduces
Withdrawal from chronic alcohol use, an increase in
_________ is correlated with an increase in behavioral
signs of __________ - ANSWER-Glutamate release;
withdrawal hyperexcitability
In alcohol abuse treatment, Antabuse works by ______
while Naltrexone (opiod antagonist) ___________. -
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ANSWER-Increasing levels of acetaldehyde in the system;
blocks effects of alcohol-induced endorphin release
Changes in which two neurotransmitter systems are most
likely involved in the hyperexcitability seen during
withdrawal from chronic alcohol? - ANSWER-GABA and
Glutamate
In general, the cellular effects of chronic alcohol on various
neurotransmitter systems are ________ the effects of
acute alcohol administration - ANSWER-Opposite
The effects of fetal alcohol exposure are - ANSWER-
Mediated by the amount and pattern of alcohol ingested
by the mother, mediated by the developmental stage of
the fetus when exposed, and most severe if the fetus is
exposed to alcohol between gestational weeks 4 through
9.
At low doses, opiates exert all of the following effects
except for:
A) Pain relief
B) Pupil dilation
C) Drowsiness
NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
||VERIFIED EXAM!!! |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
VERSION!!
Which of the following does NOT modify the concentration
of alcohol in the blood?
A) The presence of food in the stomach
B) The dose of alcohol consumed
C) Gender differences in metabolism
D) A cold shower - ANSWER-A cold shower
Eating while drinking alcohol _____ affects alcohol
absorption by _____ gastric emptying. - ANSWER-Slows
down; slowing down
The first step in the metabolism of alcohol is its conversion
to - ANSWER-Acetaldehyde
An increase in ___ can lead to toxicity, including flushing,
nausea and vomiting. - ANSWER-Acetaldehyde
,2|Page
Alcohol is metabolized in the liver by two systems of
enzymes, _____ and ________. - ANSWER-Alcohol
dehydrogenase; cytochrome P450
In the liver, ____ tolerance to alcohol results from a(n)
______ of enzymes. - ANSWER-Metabolic; induction
In _________ tolerance, the effects of alcohol are
________ when blood alcohol levels are falling than/as
when they are rising. - ANSWER-Acute; decreased
Fatalities of cute alcohol ingestion occur because -
ANSWER-The respiratory centers in the brain stem shut
down
The memory disturbances seen in Wernicke-Korsakoff
syndrome include - ANSWER-A loss of short-term,
immediate memory with retention of distant memories
Fatty liver occurs because of a buildup of _______ while
cirrhosis is the result of the formation of ________. -
ANSWER-Triglycerides; scar tissue
,3|Page
Understanding the neurochemical effect of alcohol is
difficult because - ANSWER-Alcohol can alter the fluidity of
the lipid bilayer of cell membranes
The specific actions of alcohol on neural membranes
include all of the following except:
A) Direct interactions with channel proteins
B) Modification of gating mechanisms inside a channel
C) Actions at neurotransmitter binding sites
D) Alteration of lipid composition - ANSWER-Alteration of
lipid composition
Acute alcohol ______ the effectiveness of glutamate at
NMDA receptors and ______ glutamate release -
ANSWER-Reduces; reduces
Withdrawal from chronic alcohol use, an increase in
_________ is correlated with an increase in behavioral
signs of __________ - ANSWER-Glutamate release;
withdrawal hyperexcitability
In alcohol abuse treatment, Antabuse works by ______
while Naltrexone (opiod antagonist) ___________. -
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ANSWER-Increasing levels of acetaldehyde in the system;
blocks effects of alcohol-induced endorphin release
Changes in which two neurotransmitter systems are most
likely involved in the hyperexcitability seen during
withdrawal from chronic alcohol? - ANSWER-GABA and
Glutamate
In general, the cellular effects of chronic alcohol on various
neurotransmitter systems are ________ the effects of
acute alcohol administration - ANSWER-Opposite
The effects of fetal alcohol exposure are - ANSWER-
Mediated by the amount and pattern of alcohol ingested
by the mother, mediated by the developmental stage of
the fetus when exposed, and most severe if the fetus is
exposed to alcohol between gestational weeks 4 through
9.
At low doses, opiates exert all of the following effects
except for:
A) Pain relief
B) Pupil dilation
C) Drowsiness
