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Psyc 320 Exam 2 NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
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Question: Which brain area has not been implicated in the opiate withdrawal syndrome?
A. Frontal cortex
B. Amygdala
C. Locus coeruleus
D. PAG - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Frontal cortex
Question: hich of the following is not a reason why methadone is an effective treatment for
opiate drug abuse?
A. It is cross-tolerant with abused opiates, so it can reduce the effects of morphine and heroin
with repeated use.
B. It produces no euphoria or craving when administered orally in clinics.
C. It is a long-lasting drug, producing stable blood levels throughout the day.
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D. It has no reinforcing effect, even if administered intravenously. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. It
has no reinforcing effect, even if administered intravenously.
Question: Which of the following is not an advantage of buprenorphine maintenance
compared to methadone maintenance?
A. Buprenorphine does not require daily clinic visits.
B. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is milder in buprenorphine withdrawal.
C. Buprenorphine can be administered with subcutaneous implants.
D. Buprenorphine's shorter duration of action reduces the chance of overdose. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔D. Buprenorphine's shorter duration of action reduces the chance of overdose.
Question: Nicotine
A. enters a smoker's lungs on particles of tar.
B. makes up about 10% of the dry tobacco leaf.
C. reaches the bloodstream from a typical cigarette in the amount of 6 to 11 mg.
D. is one of many psychoactive substances in the tobacco leaf. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. enters
a smoker's lungs on particles of tar.
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Question: What is the fastest way to administer nicotine to the brain?
A. Intravenous route (IV)
B. IV and smoking are equally fast
C. Smoking
D. Snorting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Smoking
Question: Which statement about the metabolism of nicotine is false?
A. The liver enzyme CYP2A6 is involved.
B. All of the nicotine from a cigarette is metabolized in two hours.
C. It yields the principal metabolite cotinine.
D. Inefficient metabolizers may be less likely to become cigarette smokers. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔B. All of the nicotine from a cigarette is metabolized in two hours.
Question: Nicotinic receptors
A. can become silenced by desensitization with continued stimulation.
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B. are metabotropic receptors that bind acetylcholine.
C. are constructed of subunits that form a potassium channel in the cell membrane.
D. consist of three subunits: α, β, and γ. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. can become silenced by
desensitization with continued stimulation.
Question: Studies of the behavioral and physiological effects of nicotine
A. indicate that nicotine decreases reaction time in a visual information processing task in
smokers but not in individuals who have never smoked.
B. show that nicotine decreases errors of omission and increases attention in nonsmokers.
C. show that nicotine has a relaxing and calming effect in both smokers and nonsmokers.
D. suggest that the effects observed can be completely attributed to reversal of withdrawal
symptoms in smokers asked to abstain for the duration of the study. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
show that nicotine decreases errors of omission and increases attention in nonsmokers.
Question: Nicotine self-administration
A. occurs at higher doses in adults than adolescents, according to animal studies.
B. depends on the dopamine pathway to the nucleus accumbens for its reinforcing effects.
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Psyc 320 Exam 2 NEWEST QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: Which brain area has not been implicated in the opiate withdrawal syndrome?
A. Frontal cortex
B. Amygdala
C. Locus coeruleus
D. PAG - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Frontal cortex
Question: hich of the following is not a reason why methadone is an effective treatment for
opiate drug abuse?
A. It is cross-tolerant with abused opiates, so it can reduce the effects of morphine and heroin
with repeated use.
B. It produces no euphoria or craving when administered orally in clinics.
C. It is a long-lasting drug, producing stable blood levels throughout the day.
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D. It has no reinforcing effect, even if administered intravenously. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. It
has no reinforcing effect, even if administered intravenously.
Question: Which of the following is not an advantage of buprenorphine maintenance
compared to methadone maintenance?
A. Buprenorphine does not require daily clinic visits.
B. Neonatal abstinence syndrome is milder in buprenorphine withdrawal.
C. Buprenorphine can be administered with subcutaneous implants.
D. Buprenorphine's shorter duration of action reduces the chance of overdose. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔D. Buprenorphine's shorter duration of action reduces the chance of overdose.
Question: Nicotine
A. enters a smoker's lungs on particles of tar.
B. makes up about 10% of the dry tobacco leaf.
C. reaches the bloodstream from a typical cigarette in the amount of 6 to 11 mg.
D. is one of many psychoactive substances in the tobacco leaf. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. enters
a smoker's lungs on particles of tar.
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Question: What is the fastest way to administer nicotine to the brain?
A. Intravenous route (IV)
B. IV and smoking are equally fast
C. Smoking
D. Snorting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. Smoking
Question: Which statement about the metabolism of nicotine is false?
A. The liver enzyme CYP2A6 is involved.
B. All of the nicotine from a cigarette is metabolized in two hours.
C. It yields the principal metabolite cotinine.
D. Inefficient metabolizers may be less likely to become cigarette smokers. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔B. All of the nicotine from a cigarette is metabolized in two hours.
Question: Nicotinic receptors
A. can become silenced by desensitization with continued stimulation.
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B. are metabotropic receptors that bind acetylcholine.
C. are constructed of subunits that form a potassium channel in the cell membrane.
D. consist of three subunits: α, β, and γ. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. can become silenced by
desensitization with continued stimulation.
Question: Studies of the behavioral and physiological effects of nicotine
A. indicate that nicotine decreases reaction time in a visual information processing task in
smokers but not in individuals who have never smoked.
B. show that nicotine decreases errors of omission and increases attention in nonsmokers.
C. show that nicotine has a relaxing and calming effect in both smokers and nonsmokers.
D. suggest that the effects observed can be completely attributed to reversal of withdrawal
symptoms in smokers asked to abstain for the duration of the study. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
show that nicotine decreases errors of omission and increases attention in nonsmokers.
Question: Nicotine self-administration
A. occurs at higher doses in adults than adolescents, according to animal studies.
B. depends on the dopamine pathway to the nucleus accumbens for its reinforcing effects.
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