Psychopharmacology; Brain and
Behavior Learning checks Exam
Questions with complete Answers
2024/2025
Cirrhosis - correct answer -extensive scarring of the liver caused my alcohol
consumption
Fetal alcohol syndrome - correct answer child suffers from brain damage, mental
retardation, poor coordination, poor muscle tone, low birth weight, as a result of alcohol
consumption by the mother during pregnancy
Hashish - correct answer dark corklike material made from resin of leaves of
marihuana
Narcotic - correct answer legal term to refer to opiates
Anandamide - correct answer first endocannabinoid neurotransmitter-internal bliss
Stimulants - correct answer drugs whose primary effect i to produce general increases
in neural and behavioral activity
Cocaine - correct answer most commonly abused stimulant
Cocaine sprees - correct answer binges in which extremely high levels of intake are
mantained for periods of a day or two
-sleeplessness, tremors, nausea, hyperthermia
, Cocaine psychosis - correct answer psychotic behavior cause by cocaine sprees
Empathogen - correct answer psychoactive drugs that produce feelings of empathy
Dopamine transporters - correct answer blocked by cocaine and its derivatives;
molecules in the presynaptic membrane that normally remove dopamine from synapses
and transfer it back into presynaptic neurons
Opium - correct answer dried form of sap exuded by the seed pods of the opium poppy
Opiates - correct answer -exert their efforts by binding to receptors whose normal
function is to bind to endogenous opioids
Endogenous opioids - correct answer enkephalins and endorphins
Opioids - correct answer -highly addictive
-painkillers
-treatment of cough
Laudanum - correct answer popular mixture of opium and alcohol
Harrison Narcotics Act - correct answer made it illegal to sell or use opium, morphine,
or cocaine in the US
Heroin - correct answer opiate; stronger than morphine
Physical dependence theories of addiction - correct answer physical dependence traps
addicts in a vicious circle of drug taking and withdrawal symptoms
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