DBB TEST 2 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Functional brain abnormalities including reduced stratal D2 receptor levels and _____
metabolism in the ____ have been seen in cocaine and methamphetamine addicts.
reduced glucose; orbitofrontal cortex
Alcohol increases synaptic levels of dopamine in the nucleus acumens by
increasing the firing rate cells in VTA
Nicotine self-administration
depends on the dopamine pathway to the nucleus accumbens for its reinforcing effects.
Electrical stimulation of the PAG
Electrical stimulation of the periaquaductal gray int he midbrain of animals was one of the first
signs of central influence on pain
Which of the following about nicotine poisoning is false?
it is frequently caused by smoking, because a pack of cigarettes contains several lethal doses
Which of the following antidepressants is currently being used to help smokers withdraw
from nicotine?
zyban
Smoking is an important contributing factor in all of the following disorders except for
seizures
Which of the following is not a symptom of the nicotine abstinence syndrome?
weight loss
The concept of incentive-sensitization distinguishes between _______ and _______.
drugs liking, drug warning
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Functional brain abnormalities including reduced stratal D2 receptor levels and _____
metabolism in the ____ have been seen in cocaine and methamphetamine addicts.
reduced glucose; orbitofrontal cortex
Alcohol increases synaptic levels of dopamine in the nucleus acumens by
increasing the firing rate cells in VTA
Nicotine self-administration
depends on the dopamine pathway to the nucleus accumbens for its reinforcing effects.
Electrical stimulation of the PAG
Electrical stimulation of the periaquaductal gray int he midbrain of animals was one of the first
signs of central influence on pain
Which of the following about nicotine poisoning is false?
it is frequently caused by smoking, because a pack of cigarettes contains several lethal doses
Which of the following antidepressants is currently being used to help smokers withdraw
from nicotine?
zyban
Smoking is an important contributing factor in all of the following disorders except for
seizures
Which of the following is not a symptom of the nicotine abstinence syndrome?
weight loss
The concept of incentive-sensitization distinguishes between _______ and _______.
drugs liking, drug warning
