PSY 4325 TTU EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

PSY 4325 TTU EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

Depressants - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A class of drugs that decrease CNS
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activity.
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What does that look like?
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Relaxation, exhilaration, inebriation, drowsiness, stupors,
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uncoordinated, even death | |




Downers, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics
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Depressants are also call what when prescribed in low doses? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sedatives: Treat anxiety, relax, calm, tranquilize
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Depressants are also called what when prescribed in high doses? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Hypnotics: Sleeping pills
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Barbiturates - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A chemical group of sedative-
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hypnotics |

, Ex: Phenobarbital
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Benzodiazepines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A chemical group of sedative-
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hypnotics |




EX: Xanax, Ativan
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Concerns about barbiturates? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Overdose deaths
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Intentional and accidental | |




Caused by respiratory depression
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Abuse and dependence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Reinforcing effects of
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a drug are related to the rapidity of onset of effects
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Short-acting drugs are more likely to lead to psychological dependence
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E.g., produce effects in 15 min, lasts about 2-3 hrs
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Librium (Benzodiazepines) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-First intoduced in
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1960s.