PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUGS THE
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 3RD EDITION
MEYER TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Define psychoactive substances. Answer: Drugs that change the mind
and one's conscious experience.
⩥ What does psychopharmacology study? Answer: The impact of drugs
on the function of the mind, cognition, and behavior.
⩥ What is a drug? Answer: A chemical that changes biological function
and possibly biological structure.
⩥ How are drugs classified? Answer: By legality (legal or illicit), usage
(medicinal or recreational), and origin (natural or synthetic).
⩥ What are endogenous chemicals? Answer: Chemicals that drugs bind
to and act on to alter biological functions.
⩥ What is the drug schedule? Answer: A system introduced by the
Nixon administration to classify compounds based on medical potential
and abuse potential.
,⩥ What determines the drug schedule classification? Answer: Medical
value and abuse potential, with Schedule 1 having no medical value and
high abuse potential, and Schedule 5 being benign with high medical
value and no abuse potential.
⩥ Who oversees drug scheduling in the United States? Answer: The
FDA, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,
and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency).
⩥ Why are tobacco and alcohol treated differently in drug scheduling?
Answer: They are already profitable and do not require scheduling for
research purposes.
⩥ What are some reasons people use drugs? Answer: To feel pleasure,
avoid pain, change consciousness, enhance spiritual practices, facilitate
social interactions, or improve body performance.
⩥ How long does it typically take to develop a drug? Answer: Around
18 years.
⩥ What is the preclinical phase in drug development? Answer: The basic
research phase before clinical trials.
, ⩥ What are the three phases of clinical trials? Answer: 1. Safety on
healthy volunteers, 2. Efficacy on unhealthy patients, 3. (details not
provided in notes).
⩥ What is a high failure rate in clinical trials indicative of? Answer: The
challenges and costs associated with drug development.
⩥ What are the two main components of the nervous system? Answer:
Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
⩥ What does the CNS consist of? Answer: The brain and spinal cord
⩥ What is the function of the autonomic nervous system? Answer:
Controls automatic processes without conscious thought, such as smooth
muscle and gland activity
⩥ What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system? Answer:
Sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) and parasympathetic
nervous system (rest and digest)
⩥ What is the role of the somatic nervous system? Answer: Controls
conscious, voluntary movements and sensory information from external
stimuli
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 3RD EDITION
MEYER TEST BANK ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Define psychoactive substances. Answer: Drugs that change the mind
and one's conscious experience.
⩥ What does psychopharmacology study? Answer: The impact of drugs
on the function of the mind, cognition, and behavior.
⩥ What is a drug? Answer: A chemical that changes biological function
and possibly biological structure.
⩥ How are drugs classified? Answer: By legality (legal or illicit), usage
(medicinal or recreational), and origin (natural or synthetic).
⩥ What are endogenous chemicals? Answer: Chemicals that drugs bind
to and act on to alter biological functions.
⩥ What is the drug schedule? Answer: A system introduced by the
Nixon administration to classify compounds based on medical potential
and abuse potential.
,⩥ What determines the drug schedule classification? Answer: Medical
value and abuse potential, with Schedule 1 having no medical value and
high abuse potential, and Schedule 5 being benign with high medical
value and no abuse potential.
⩥ Who oversees drug scheduling in the United States? Answer: The
FDA, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,
and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency).
⩥ Why are tobacco and alcohol treated differently in drug scheduling?
Answer: They are already profitable and do not require scheduling for
research purposes.
⩥ What are some reasons people use drugs? Answer: To feel pleasure,
avoid pain, change consciousness, enhance spiritual practices, facilitate
social interactions, or improve body performance.
⩥ How long does it typically take to develop a drug? Answer: Around
18 years.
⩥ What is the preclinical phase in drug development? Answer: The basic
research phase before clinical trials.
, ⩥ What are the three phases of clinical trials? Answer: 1. Safety on
healthy volunteers, 2. Efficacy on unhealthy patients, 3. (details not
provided in notes).
⩥ What is a high failure rate in clinical trials indicative of? Answer: The
challenges and costs associated with drug development.
⩥ What are the two main components of the nervous system? Answer:
Central Nervous System (CNS) and Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
⩥ What does the CNS consist of? Answer: The brain and spinal cord
⩥ What is the function of the autonomic nervous system? Answer:
Controls automatic processes without conscious thought, such as smooth
muscle and gland activity
⩥ What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system? Answer:
Sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) and parasympathetic
nervous system (rest and digest)
⩥ What is the role of the somatic nervous system? Answer: Controls
conscious, voluntary movements and sensory information from external
stimuli
