Psychoactive Drugs Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Pharmaco |Kinetics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Movement |of |drugs |
Determines |a |drugs |actions |
Onset-when |it |starts
Strength-how |strongly |it |acts
Duration-how |long |the |effects |last |
*Dose, |the |amount |of |drug |taken, |can |affect |other |things |like |duration, |strength |and |onset*
Pharmacodynamics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |study |of |the |interaction |of |a |drug |on |
receptors |and |how |it |effects |behavior, |physiology, |or |pharmacology
A |drug |that |mimics |the |action |of |a |neurotransmitter |is |termed |a(n) |______________ |for |that |
transmitter, |where |a |drug |that |blocks |access |of |a |neurotransmitter |to |its |binding |site, |
inhibiting |action |of |the |transmitter |is |termed |a(n) |________________ |for |that |transmitter. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-agonist, |antagonist
How |do |enzymes |regulate |neurotransmitter |availability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |break |
down |neurotransmitters
What |does |it |mean |for |a |molecule |of |a |drug |to |have |higher |potency |than |that |of |another |
drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |elicits |a |greater |response |from |the |cell
What |effects |the |response |of |a |drug |dose |between |individuals?
,Metabolism |
Emotional |state |
Previous |drug |use
All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |the |above
You |enter |into |a |clinical |depression |study |and |are |directed |to |take |a |pill |once |a |day |for |6 |
weeks. |You |report |daily |that |your |mood |seems |to |be |improving |and |you |feel |less |depressed. |
At |the |conclusion |of |the |study, |you |learn |that |you |were |given |a |pharmacologically |inert |
substance, |despite |feeling |significant |therapeutic |responses. |What |were |you |taking?
Serotonin |reuptake |inhibitor
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitor
Benzodiazepine
Placebo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Placebo
Psychoactive |drugs |are |unique |because |they |affect |neurons |in |our |____ |changing |our |
thoughts, |emotions, |or |perceptions.
Peripheral |Nervous |System |
Central |Nervous |System |
Blood |
Liver |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Nervous |System
What |are |the |3 |main |parts |of |the |brain |stem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pons |
Medulla |
Midbrain
,The |hypothalamus |is...? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle |center |in |the |brain |responsible |
for |the |integration |of |our |entire |autonomic |(involuntary |or |vegetative) |nervous |system. |
Hormones, |body |temp, |etc.
The |main |structural |components |of |a |typical |neuron |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dendrites, |
soma/cell-body, |axon
The |axons |of |a |neuron |may |transmit |electrical |activity |to |______.
A) |Muscles |
B) |Organs |
C) |Other |neurons |in |the |brain |
B) |All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |the |above
How |does |transmitter |removal |occur |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |enzyme |present |in |the |
synaptic |cleft |breaks |down |any |neurotransmitter |lingering |within |the |synapse |OR |the |
neurotransmitter |is |taken |back |into |the |presynaptic |cell |through |the |12-helix |reuptake |
transporter |receptor |present |on |the |presynaptic |membrane.
Acetylcholine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |that |enables |learning |and |memory |
and |also |triggers |muscle |contraction
Norepinephrine, |acetylcholine, |dopamine, |serotonin, |and |amino |acids |are |examples |of |
_______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Neurotransmitters
Anxiety |and |insomnia |as |a |result |of |taking |an |anti-depressant |are |an |example |of |what? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Side |effects
Which |of |the |following |is |most |closely |associated |with |depression?
, Serotonin
Dopamine
GABA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Serotonin
Major |Categories |of |Drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-depressants
stimulants
opioids/narcotic |analgesics
hallucinogens
inhalants
cannabis
other |psychoactive
agents
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants
Depressants |(major |effects |and |major |subgroups) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--sedative=calming, |
reduction |in |anxiety
Correct Answers
Pharmaco |Kinetics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Movement |of |drugs |
Determines |a |drugs |actions |
Onset-when |it |starts
Strength-how |strongly |it |acts
Duration-how |long |the |effects |last |
*Dose, |the |amount |of |drug |taken, |can |affect |other |things |like |duration, |strength |and |onset*
Pharmacodynamics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |study |of |the |interaction |of |a |drug |on |
receptors |and |how |it |effects |behavior, |physiology, |or |pharmacology
A |drug |that |mimics |the |action |of |a |neurotransmitter |is |termed |a(n) |______________ |for |that |
transmitter, |where |a |drug |that |blocks |access |of |a |neurotransmitter |to |its |binding |site, |
inhibiting |action |of |the |transmitter |is |termed |a(n) |________________ |for |that |transmitter. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-agonist, |antagonist
How |do |enzymes |regulate |neurotransmitter |availability? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-They |break |
down |neurotransmitters
What |does |it |mean |for |a |molecule |of |a |drug |to |have |higher |potency |than |that |of |another |
drug? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |elicits |a |greater |response |from |the |cell
What |effects |the |response |of |a |drug |dose |between |individuals?
,Metabolism |
Emotional |state |
Previous |drug |use
All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |the |above
You |enter |into |a |clinical |depression |study |and |are |directed |to |take |a |pill |once |a |day |for |6 |
weeks. |You |report |daily |that |your |mood |seems |to |be |improving |and |you |feel |less |depressed. |
At |the |conclusion |of |the |study, |you |learn |that |you |were |given |a |pharmacologically |inert |
substance, |despite |feeling |significant |therapeutic |responses. |What |were |you |taking?
Serotonin |reuptake |inhibitor
Monoamine |oxidase |inhibitor
Benzodiazepine
Placebo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Placebo
Psychoactive |drugs |are |unique |because |they |affect |neurons |in |our |____ |changing |our |
thoughts, |emotions, |or |perceptions.
Peripheral |Nervous |System |
Central |Nervous |System |
Blood |
Liver |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Central |Nervous |System
What |are |the |3 |main |parts |of |the |brain |stem? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pons |
Medulla |
Midbrain
,The |hypothalamus |is...? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle |center |in |the |brain |responsible |
for |the |integration |of |our |entire |autonomic |(involuntary |or |vegetative) |nervous |system. |
Hormones, |body |temp, |etc.
The |main |structural |components |of |a |typical |neuron |are |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dendrites, |
soma/cell-body, |axon
The |axons |of |a |neuron |may |transmit |electrical |activity |to |______.
A) |Muscles |
B) |Organs |
C) |Other |neurons |in |the |brain |
B) |All |of |the |above |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |of |the |above
How |does |transmitter |removal |occur |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |enzyme |present |in |the |
synaptic |cleft |breaks |down |any |neurotransmitter |lingering |within |the |synapse |OR |the |
neurotransmitter |is |taken |back |into |the |presynaptic |cell |through |the |12-helix |reuptake |
transporter |receptor |present |on |the |presynaptic |membrane.
Acetylcholine |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |neurotransmitter |that |enables |learning |and |memory |
and |also |triggers |muscle |contraction
Norepinephrine, |acetylcholine, |dopamine, |serotonin, |and |amino |acids |are |examples |of |
_______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Neurotransmitters
Anxiety |and |insomnia |as |a |result |of |taking |an |anti-depressant |are |an |example |of |what? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Side |effects
Which |of |the |following |is |most |closely |associated |with |depression?
, Serotonin
Dopamine
GABA |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Serotonin
Major |Categories |of |Drugs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-depressants
stimulants
opioids/narcotic |analgesics
hallucinogens
inhalants
cannabis
other |psychoactive
agents
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants
Depressants |(major |effects |and |major |subgroups) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--sedative=calming, |
reduction |in |anxiety
