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Psychopharmacology, Third Edition
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Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology

Multiple Choice

1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a




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particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
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a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effectsM i
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
Answer: d
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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
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a. the therapeutic dose.
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b. first-pass effects.
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d. ED50.
Answer: c
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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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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
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5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c
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6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding




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d. Drug action
Answer: d
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a. orally.
b. intravenously.
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7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
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c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
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8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the
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a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
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c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: b
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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
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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.



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Answer: c
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11. Drugs administered _ have the most rapid onset of action.
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: d
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12. Ionization of a drug depends on the of the solution and the of the




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drug.
a.
pH; pKa
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c.
pKa; pH
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concentration; lipid solubility
d.
pH; concentration
Answer: a
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b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
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13. The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except
a. lipid solubility.


d. the concentration of the drug.
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Answer: c
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14. Drugs that are should be avoided by women of childbearing age.
a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
Answer: a
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15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
a. psychoactive drugs.
b. illicit drugs.
c. teratogens.
d. placental drugs.
Answer: c
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16. Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
a. bind to their target sites.



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