Psych-2800-Testbank-1-4&5-8 Drugs and the Neuroscience
of Behavior An Introduction to Psychopharmacology 3rd
Edition Prus Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology?
a. Psychology and pharmacology
b. Psychology and sociology
c. Biology and sociology
d. Pharmacy and pharmacology
Ans: A
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty
Level: Easy
2. Which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a. John feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth.
b. John’s headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug.
c. John feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication.
d. None of these answers describes a psychoactive drug.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as:
a. pharmacotherapeutic drugs.
b. psychoactive drugs.
,c. alternative medicines.
d. recreational drugs.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Why read a book on psychopharmacology?
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. A drug is defined as an administered substance that:
a. produces psychological effects.
b. is taken orally.
c. is shaped like a pill or tablet.
d. alters physiological functioning.
Ans: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological functions
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty
Level: Easy
5. Which of the following might be considered a drug, based on the textbook’s definition? a.
Food
b. Vitamin
c. Aspirin
d. All of these answers could be considered a drug
Ans: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological functions
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. What type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose?
a. Recreational drug use
,b. Drug misuse
c. Instrumental\drug\use
d. Deliberate\drug\use\
Ans:\C
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Knowledge\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
7. Which\of\the\following\best\describes\someone\using\a\drug\instrumentally?
a. Bob\inhaled\fumes\from\the\tube\of\glue\in\order\to\feel\euphoric.
b. Juan\took\some\aspirin\to\reduce\his\headache\pain.
c. Jeff\injected\heroin\to\feel\euphoric\and\to\reduce\feelings\of\heroin\withdrawal.
d. Susan\consumed\cough\syrup\in\order\to\experience\hallucinations.\A
ns:\B
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
8. Cognitive\Domain:\ComprehensionDifficulty\Level:\MediumWhat\type\of\use\is\defined\as\using\a\dr
ug\entirely\to\experience\its\effects?
a. Recreational\drug\use
b. Therapeutic\drug\use
c. Instrumental\drug\use
d. Drug\abuse
Ans:\A
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Knowledge\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
, 9. Joakim\consumed\a\cup\of\coffee\in\order\to\feel\more\alert.\Which\of\following\describes\this\ty
pe\of\drug\use?\a.\Drug\misuse
b. Instrumental\use
c. Recreational\use
d. Drug\abuse
Ans:\B
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Application\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
10. All\of\the\following\are\characteristics\of\instrumental\drug\use\except:
a. voluntarily\taking\a\drug.
b. taking\a\drug\for\a\reason\other\than\feeling\the\drug\effects.
c. taking\a\drug\for\a\specific\purpose.
d. taking\a\drug\in\order\to\feel\high\from\the\drug.\A
ns:\D
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Analysis\Difficu
lty\Level:\Hard
11. A(n)
drug\refers\to\a\treatment\for\a\disorder.\a.\therapeutic
b. recreational
c. instrumental
d. misused
Ans:\A
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
of Behavior An Introduction to Psychopharmacology 3rd
Edition Prus Test Bank
Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following fields are encompassed in psychopharmacology?
a. Psychology and pharmacology
b. Psychology and sociology
c. Biology and sociology
d. Pharmacy and pharmacology
Ans: A
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty
Level: Easy
2. Which of the following describes a psychoactive drug?
a. John feels better after rubbing an oral gel on his sore tooth.
b. John’s headache pain is gone after taking a pain-relieving drug.
c. John feels less depressed after taking his antidepressant medication.
d. None of these answers describes a psychoactive drug.
Ans: C
Answer Location: Psychopharmacology
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Drugs used to treat disorders are referred to as:
a. pharmacotherapeutic drugs.
b. psychoactive drugs.
,c. alternative medicines.
d. recreational drugs.
Ans: A
Answer Location: Why read a book on psychopharmacology?
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. A drug is defined as an administered substance that:
a. produces psychological effects.
b. is taken orally.
c. is shaped like a pill or tablet.
d. alters physiological functioning.
Ans: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological functions
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty
Level: Easy
5. Which of the following might be considered a drug, based on the textbook’s definition? a.
Food
b. Vitamin
c. Aspirin
d. All of these answers could be considered a drug
Ans: D
Answer Location: Drugs: Administered substances that alter physiological functions
Learning Objective: Psychopharmacology
Cognitive Domain: Application
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. What type of use is defined as using a drug for addressing a specific purpose?
a. Recreational drug use
,b. Drug misuse
c. Instrumental\drug\use
d. Deliberate\drug\use\
Ans:\C
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Knowledge\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
7. Which\of\the\following\best\describes\someone\using\a\drug\instrumentally?
a. Bob\inhaled\fumes\from\the\tube\of\glue\in\order\to\feel\euphoric.
b. Juan\took\some\aspirin\to\reduce\his\headache\pain.
c. Jeff\injected\heroin\to\feel\euphoric\and\to\reduce\feelings\of\heroin\withdrawal.
d. Susan\consumed\cough\syrup\in\order\to\experience\hallucinations.\A
ns:\B
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
8. Cognitive\Domain:\ComprehensionDifficulty\Level:\MediumWhat\type\of\use\is\defined\as\using\a\dr
ug\entirely\to\experience\its\effects?
a. Recreational\drug\use
b. Therapeutic\drug\use
c. Instrumental\drug\use
d. Drug\abuse
Ans:\A
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Knowledge\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
, 9. Joakim\consumed\a\cup\of\coffee\in\order\to\feel\more\alert.\Which\of\following\describes\this\ty
pe\of\drug\use?\a.\Drug\misuse
b. Instrumental\use
c. Recreational\use
d. Drug\abuse
Ans:\B
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Application\Diff
iculty\Level:\Medium
10. All\of\the\following\are\characteristics\of\instrumental\drug\use\except:
a. voluntarily\taking\a\drug.
b. taking\a\drug\for\a\reason\other\than\feeling\the\drug\effects.
c. taking\a\drug\for\a\specific\purpose.
d. taking\a\drug\in\order\to\feel\high\from\the\drug.\A
ns:\D
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
Cognitive\Domain:\Analysis\Difficu
lty\Level:\Hard
11. A(n)
drug\refers\to\a\treatment\for\a\disorder.\a.\therapeutic
b. recreational
c. instrumental
d. misused
Ans:\A
\
Answer\Location:\Psychoactive\Drugs:\Described\by\Manner\of\Use\Learning\Objecti
ve:\Why\Read\a\Book\on\Psychopharmacology?
