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Brain and Behavior 3rd Edition
By Meyer Nursing, Verified Chapters 1 - 20
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,Chapter 1. Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Structure and Function of the Nervous
System
Chapter 3. Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters
and Hormones
Chapter 4. Methods of Research in
Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine,
Amphetamine, and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and
the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and
Mood Stabilizers
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,Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases
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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific
molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to
a particular target site or receptor, while are the
resulting widespread alterations in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of
Drug Action
2. After drug administration has occurred, the
amount of drug in the blood that is free to bind at
specific target sites is referred to as
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
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Brain and Behavior 3rd Edition
By Meyer Nursing, Verified Chapters 1 - 20
WWW.THENURSINGMASTERY.COM
Page 1 of 247
,Chapter 1. Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Structure and Function of the Nervous
System
Chapter 3. Chemical Signaling by Neurotransmitters
and Hormones
Chapter 4. Methods of Research in
Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine,
Amphetamine, and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and
the Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and
Mood Stabilizers
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,Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases
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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific
molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to
a particular target site or receptor, while are the
resulting widespread alterations in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
ANSWER: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of
Drug Action
2. After drug administration has occurred, the
amount of drug in the blood that is free to bind at
specific target sites is referred to as
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
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