Psychoactive drugs final exam questions
with correct answers
To |say |a |drug |exerts |a |soporific |effect |is |to |say |that |the |drug |will |induce
sleep
Which |is |NOT |one |of |the |three |main |types |of |sedative-hypnotic |drug?
Major |tranquilizers
After |marijuana, |_____ |are |the |most |commonly |abused |drugs.
prescription |drugs
When |barbital |was |introduced |in |1903, |the |brand |name |was
Veronal
Barbiturates |and |alcohol |create |an |effect |that |is |_______.
synergistic
The |ineffectiveness |of |barbiturates |as |a |sleep |agent |is |because |barbiturates |___________.
interfere |with |REM
Chloral |hydrate |is |dangerous |mainly |because |__________.
the |margin |between |the |effective |and |lethal |dose |is |slight
Which |of |the |following |is |a |nonbarbiturate?
Meprobamate
The |biggest |drawback |to |using |_________ |is |the |terrible |smell |and |taste.
paraldehyde
Which |of |the |following |sedative-hypnotics |is |NOT |currently |used?
paraldehyde
A |problem |with |the |use |of |bromides |is |_______.
, bromides |build |up |in |the |body
Anxiolytic |drugs |_________.
decrease |anxiety
Methaqualone |is |a |generic |name |for
Quaaludes
Methaqualone |was |originally |tested |to |treat |______.
malaria
Benzodiazepines |are
minor |tranquilizers
SSRI |stands |for
selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitor
Which |SSRI |had |much |bad |publicity |because |of |lawsuits, |but |is |still |popularly |prescribed?
Prozac
Which |of |the |following |does |Zoloft |seem |to |be |effective |in |treating?
Moderate |to |severe |depression
Paroxetine |is |a |generic |term |for |________.
Paxil
Motor |disorders |such |as |involuntary |repetitive |facial
tardive |dyskinesia
The |makers |of |Lexapro |have |experienced |legal |problems |regarding |the |marketing |of |Lexapro |
as |an |antidepressant |for |use |with |_________.
children
Bupropion |is
Wellbutrin
Wellbutrin |has |been |approved |to |treat |______.
seasonal |affective |disorder
with correct answers
To |say |a |drug |exerts |a |soporific |effect |is |to |say |that |the |drug |will |induce
sleep
Which |is |NOT |one |of |the |three |main |types |of |sedative-hypnotic |drug?
Major |tranquilizers
After |marijuana, |_____ |are |the |most |commonly |abused |drugs.
prescription |drugs
When |barbital |was |introduced |in |1903, |the |brand |name |was
Veronal
Barbiturates |and |alcohol |create |an |effect |that |is |_______.
synergistic
The |ineffectiveness |of |barbiturates |as |a |sleep |agent |is |because |barbiturates |___________.
interfere |with |REM
Chloral |hydrate |is |dangerous |mainly |because |__________.
the |margin |between |the |effective |and |lethal |dose |is |slight
Which |of |the |following |is |a |nonbarbiturate?
Meprobamate
The |biggest |drawback |to |using |_________ |is |the |terrible |smell |and |taste.
paraldehyde
Which |of |the |following |sedative-hypnotics |is |NOT |currently |used?
paraldehyde
A |problem |with |the |use |of |bromides |is |_______.
, bromides |build |up |in |the |body
Anxiolytic |drugs |_________.
decrease |anxiety
Methaqualone |is |a |generic |name |for
Quaaludes
Methaqualone |was |originally |tested |to |treat |______.
malaria
Benzodiazepines |are
minor |tranquilizers
SSRI |stands |for
selective |serotonin |reuptake |inhibitor
Which |SSRI |had |much |bad |publicity |because |of |lawsuits, |but |is |still |popularly |prescribed?
Prozac
Which |of |the |following |does |Zoloft |seem |to |be |effective |in |treating?
Moderate |to |severe |depression
Paroxetine |is |a |generic |term |for |________.
Paxil
Motor |disorders |such |as |involuntary |repetitive |facial
tardive |dyskinesia
The |makers |of |Lexapro |have |experienced |legal |problems |regarding |the |marketing |of |Lexapro |
as |an |antidepressant |for |use |with |_________.
children
Bupropion |is
Wellbutrin
Wellbutrin |has |been |approved |to |treat |______.
seasonal |affective |disorder
