Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain and Behavior, 4th Edition, Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1-20)

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,Chapterm1.mPrinciplesmofmPharmacology
Chapterm2.mStructuremandmFunctionmofmthemNervousmSystem
Chapterm3.mChemicalmSignalingmbymNeurotransmittersmandmHormones
Chapterm4.mMethodsmofmResearchminmPsychopharmacology
Chapterm5.mCatecholamines
Chapterm6.mSerotonin
Chapterm7.mAcetylcholine
Chapterm8.mGlutamatemandmGABA
Chapterm9.mDrugmAbusemandmAddiction
Chapterm10.mAlcohol
Chapterm11.mThemOpioids
Chapterm12.mPsychomotormStimulants:mCocaine,mAmphetamine,mandmRelatedmDrugs
Chapterm13.mNicotinemandmCaffeine
Chapterm14.mMarijuanamandmthemCannabinoids
Chapterm15.mHallucinogens,mPCP,mandmKetamine
Chapterm16.mInhalants,mGHB,mandmAnabolic-AndrogenicmSteroids
Chapterm17.mDisordersmofmAnxietymandmImpulsivitymandmthemDrugsmUsedmtomTreatmThesemDiso
rders
Chapterm18.mAffectivemDisorders:mAntidepressantsmandmMoodmStabilizers
Chapterm19.mSchizophrenia:mAntipsychoticmDrugs
Chapterm20.mNeurodegenerativemDiseasesm




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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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MultiplemChoice


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a. Drugmaction;mtherapeuticmeffects
b. Sidemeffects;mdrugmeffects
c. Therapeuticmeffects;msidemeffects
d. Drugmaction;mdrugmeffects
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TextbookmReference:mPharmacology:mThemSciencemofmDrugmAction


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TextbookmReference:mPharmacokineticmFactorsmDeterminingmDrugmAction


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, b. drugmaction.
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TextbookmReference:mPharmacology:mThemSciencemofmDrugmAction


4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmampossiblemexplanationmformplacebomeffects?
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d. Expectationmofmoutcome
ANSWER:mc
TextbookmReference:mPharmacology:mThemSciencemofmDrugmAction




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