PSYC62-FINAL-EXAM-TESTBANKS and Psych-2800-Testbank-1-4&5-8 Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior An Introduction to Psychopharmacology 2nd Edition Prus Test Bank

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PSYC62-FINAL-

EXAM-

TESTBANKS.

Chapterg6:gPsychostimulants

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1. Whygaregpsychostimulantgdrugsgalsogreferredgtogasgsympathomimetics?
a. Theygincreasegthegactivitygofgthegsympatheticgnervousgsystem.
b. Theyginvokegfeelingsgofgsympathy.
c. Theygproducegrewardinggeffects.
d. Theygincreasegthegactivitygofgmesolimbicgdopaminegneuron
s.gAns:gA
AnswergLocation:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgLearn
inggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCognitiv
egDomain:gKnowledge
DifficultygLevel:gEasy


2. Thegtermgsympathomimeticgimplies:
a. agdruggproducesgsympathy.
b. thatgagdruggproducesgmindgalteringgeffects.
c. thatgagdruggactivatesgthegsympatheticgnervousgsystem.
d. thatgagdruggactivatesgmesolimbicgdopaminegneurons
.gAns:gC
AnswergLocation:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgLearn
inggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCognitiv
egDomain:gComprehension
DifficultygLevel:gEasy

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3. Ifgagphysiciangneededgtogincreasegautonomicgnervousgsystemgactivity,gshegmightgadministerga:
a. muscle-relaxinggdrug.
b. psychotomimeticgdrug.
c. psychoactivegdrug.

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d. sympathomimeticgdrug
.gAns:gD
AnswergLocation:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgLearn
inggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCognitiv
egDomain:gApplication
DifficultygLevel:gMedium


4. Thegfirstgamphetaminesgweregderivedgfrom:
a. cocaine.
b. Ephedragsinica.
c. methamphetamine.
d. Cathagedulis
.
Ans:gB
AnswergLocation:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgLearn
inggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCognitiv
egDomain:gKnowledge
DifficultygLevel:gEasy


5. Giveng thatg ephedrineg andg pseudoephedrineg areg foundg ing Ephedrag sinica,g consumingg thisg pla
ntglikely:
a. producegmethamphetaminegasgangactivegmetabolite.
b. willginhibitgsympatheticgnervousgsystemgactivity.
c. producesgstimulantgeffects.
d. willgproducegnogeffectsgunlessgprocessedgintogmethamphetamin
e.gAns:gC
AnswergLocation:gEphedra
LearninggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCo
gnitivegDomain:gComprehension
DifficultygLevel:gMedium


6. Amphetaminesgrepresentgagclassgofgpsychostimulantgdrugsgthat:

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a. includegcocainegandgmethylphenidate.
b. worsengsymptomsgofgattentiongdeficitghyperactivitygdisorder.
c. producegagdiversegseriesgofgeffects,gincludinggdepressantgeffects.
d. sharegagsimilargchemicalgstructure
.gAns:gD
AnswergLocation:gAmphetamines
LearninggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCo
gnitivegDomain:gKnowledge
DifficultygLevel:gEasy


7. Thegfindinggthatgamphetaminesgsharegagsimilargstructuregsuggestsgthat:
a. theygallghavegequalgpotency.
b. theygallgderivegfromgEphedragsinica.
c. theyglikelygproducegpsychostimulantgeffects.
d. amphetaminesgaregproducedgnaturallygingthegenvironment
.gAns:gC
AnswergLocation:gAmphetamines
LearninggObjective:gPsychostimulants:gAgLargegVarietygofgSubstancesgCo
gnitivegDomain:gComprehension
DifficultygLevel:gMedium


8. Ifgagpharmacologistgwantedgtogdevelopgagdruggwithgcloselygsimilargeffectsgasgamphetamine,gs
hegwouldglikely:
a. determinegwhichgplantsgproducegamphetamine.
b. findgagcompoundgthatgdoesgnotgcrossgthegblood-braingbarrier.
c. developganygtypegofgpsychostimulantgdrug.
d. developgagcompoundgwithgagchemicalgstructuregsimilargtogamphetamin
e.gAns:gD
AnswergLocation:gAmphetamine
sgCognitivegDomain:gApplication
g DifficultygLevel:gMedium