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Test Bank for Psychopharmacology Drugs The Brain And Behavior 4th
Edition
by Meyer Nursing
All Chapters (1 – 20) | Q&As Verified | Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9781605359892
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology ........................................................................................................ 3
Chapter2: Structure and Function of the Nervous System ................................................................ 21
Chapter 3: Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones .......................................... 41
Chapter 4: Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology ................................................................. 60
Chapter 5 : Catecholamines............................................................................................................................ 83
Chapter 6: Serotonin ....................................................................................................................................... 104
Chapter7:Acetylcholine ................................................................................................................................. 125
Chapter8: Glutamate and GABA ................................................................................................................. 143
Chapter 9: Drug Abuse and Addiction...................................................................................................... 162
Chapter10: Alcohol .......................................................................................................................................... 182
Chapter11:The Opioids .................................................................................................................................. 201
Chapter12: Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine and the Amphetamines ..................................... 225
Chapter13: Nicotine and Caffeine .............................................................................................................. 251
Chapter14:Marijuana and the Cannabinoids ........................................................................................ 272
Chapter15: Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine .................................................................................... 294
Chapter16:Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic– Androgenic Steroids ................................................... 314
Chapter17: Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These
Disorders ............................................................................................................................................................. 334
Chapter 18: Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers .................................. 357
Chapter19:Schizophrenia:Antipsychotic Drugs ................................................................................... 378
Chapter20:Neurodegenerative Disorders .............................................................................................. 401
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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 particular
target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
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
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
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a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Drug competition
d. Expectation of outcome
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
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Test Bank for Psychopharmacology Drugs The Brain And Behavior 4th
Edition
by Meyer Nursing
All Chapters (1 – 20) | Q&As Verified | Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9781605359892
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, THIS DOCUMENT BELONGS TO TESTBANKSPROF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology ........................................................................................................ 3
Chapter2: Structure and Function of the Nervous System ................................................................ 21
Chapter 3: Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters and Hormones .......................................... 41
Chapter 4: Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology ................................................................. 60
Chapter 5 : Catecholamines............................................................................................................................ 83
Chapter 6: Serotonin ....................................................................................................................................... 104
Chapter7:Acetylcholine ................................................................................................................................. 125
Chapter8: Glutamate and GABA ................................................................................................................. 143
Chapter 9: Drug Abuse and Addiction...................................................................................................... 162
Chapter10: Alcohol .......................................................................................................................................... 182
Chapter11:The Opioids .................................................................................................................................. 201
Chapter12: Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine and the Amphetamines ..................................... 225
Chapter13: Nicotine and Caffeine .............................................................................................................. 251
Chapter14:Marijuana and the Cannabinoids ........................................................................................ 272
Chapter15: Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine .................................................................................... 294
Chapter16:Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic– Androgenic Steroids ................................................... 314
Chapter17: Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the Drugs Used to Treat These
Disorders ............................................................................................................................................................. 334
Chapter 18: Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood Stabilizers .................................. 357
Chapter19:Schizophrenia:Antipsychotic Drugs ................................................................................... 378
Chapter20:Neurodegenerative Disorders .............................................................................................. 401
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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 particular
target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
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
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
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.
CORRECT ANSWER: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
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a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Drug competition
d. Expectation of outcome
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
CORRECT ANSWER: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
CORRECT ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
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