After the neuron produces an action potential, it is unable to generate another action potential for
a miniscule amount of time defines the concept of correct answers refractory period
What consists of two teardrop-shaped structures? correct answers amygdala
Which of the following is not a theory regarding the mind-brain problem? correct answers
sensationalism
The mind-brain problem deals with what? correct answers how drugs affect the mind and the
brain differently
Which is not a lobe of the cortex? correct answers auxiliary
An excitatory or inhibitory stimulation with a proportional degree of stimulation is known as
what? correct answers graded potential
What is the functional building block for the brain? correct answers the neuron
Which neurotransmitter is thought to be important in the rewarding properties of abused drugs?
correct answers dopamine
The part of the neuron most capable of changing or adapting is the correct answers synapse
Drug-induced activity changes to this brain structure can result in weight-gain: correct answers
hypothalamus
What acts to connect the two hemispheres of the brain? correct answers corpus callosum
Jason is ten years old, and takes maple syrup instead of cough syrup, which does not alleviate his
cold symptoms. What part of the body is responsible for controlling the human cough reflex?
correct answers medulla
Which is not one of the neuron's three basic components?
dendrite
axon
soma
action potential correct answers action potential
The base of the brain focuses mostly on what? correct answers vital reflexes
There are about how many synapses in the human brain? correct answers 300 trillion
Heroin, Oxytocin, Percocet, and morphine are examples of what? correct answers opioids
, The strongest evidence of dependence is typically withdrawal. correct answers true
A Schedule III drug has less potential for abuse than drugs or other substances in Schedules I and
II. correct answers true
Which of the following is classified as a Schedule II drug according to the DEA? correct answers
benzodiazepines
Which is not a behavioral method of drug classification correct answers prescription
The transition time, drug choice, and adverse consequences in a sequence from abstention to
recovery is called what? correct answers lifecycle of substance use
A drug's acute or immediate effects will always be the same as its chronic or repeated effects.
correct answers false
Which of the following systems was not mentioned in this chapter? correct answers emotional
systems
Addiction is defined as: correct answers a physiological inability to function without the drug
When the body adapts to reduce the reward of a drug, this is referred to as what? correct answers
tolerance
Which of the following is NOT a factor that the DEA uses to categorize drugs?
Potential for abuse
Safety of the drug
The drug's potency
Current medical uses of the drug correct answers safety of the drug
Substance abuse is explained by one primary factor. correct answers false
Which of the following is NOT an example of Schedule I drug? correct answers morphine
Withdrawal symptoms always indicate which of the following? correct answers dependence
Dependence and addiction are interchangeable. correct answers false
Which terms are synonymous? correct answers Pharmacokinetics, drug movement,
bioavailability
When there is an equal amount of the drug being administered and absorbed as there is being
metabolized and eliminated, then you would call this a: correct answers steady state