Chapter 5 The Actions of Drugs

Chapter 05
The Actions of Drugs




Multiple Choice Questions


1. (p. 101) Most of our drugs originally came either directly or indirectly from
A. South America.
B. plants.
C. petroleum.
D. German chemists.


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2. (p. 102) Most drugs have three different kinds of names. Which of them belongs to a specific
manufacturer?
A. chemical name
B. generic name
C. brand name
D. research name


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3. (p. 103) The group of psychoactive drugs called stimulants includes
A. cocaine.
B. Prozac.
C. LSD.
D. heroin.


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, 4. (p. 103) Among the psychoactive drugs, alcohol can be classified as a(n)
A. stimulant.
B. opioid.
C. hallucinogen.
D. depressant.


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5. (p. 103) Which of these is given its own classification category, due to its complex effects at
different doses?
A. cocaine
B. marijuana
C. Abilify
D. caffeine


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6. (p. 105) Nonspecific effects of taking a drug are those that do not depend on its chemical
activity. They are sometimes referred to as
A. placebo effects.
B. ataxia.
C. side effects.
D. dose-response effects.


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7. (p. 105) When neither the person taking the drug nor the person evaluating the effects of the
drug knows which people are getting the experimental drug and which people are getting the
placebo, this procedure is referred to as a(n)
A. design flaw.
B. effect size.
C. preclinical study.
D. double-blind procedure.


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