Psychopharmacology; Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4 Preparedness baseline Exam knowledge Questions with Expertly written solution 2024/2025
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Psychopharmacology; Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4 Preparedness baseline Exam knowledge Questions with Expertly written solution 2024/2025
The effects of a drug may vary between because of the user's expectations - correct answer true
The field of ___________ is concerned with all information about the ...
Psychopharmacology; Chapter 1, 2, 3 & 4
Preparedness baseline Exam knowledge
Questions with Expertly written solution
2024/2025
The effects of a drug may vary between because of the user's expectations - correct
answer true
The field of ___________ is concerned with all information about the effects of drugs on
living systems. - correct answer pharmacology
Individuals in long-term hospitals were not included in the National Survey on Drug Use
and Health. - correct answer True
The term "withdrawal" refers to a definable illness that occurs with a cessation or
decrease in use of a drug. - correct answer True
One advantage to the sale of prescription drugs on the Internet is that it is easy for
officials to track these sales. - correct answer False
Which of the following does not contribute to alcohol and drug abuse costs as measured
in cost of illness studies? - correct answer All of these contribute to these figures:
-motor vehicle crashes
-individuals born with fetal alcohol syndrome
-medical expenses
-crime-related costs
The ___________ is an important element of the drug experience because it affects
how much of a drug reaches its site of action and how quickly it gets there. - correct
answer route of drug administration
,Which organization developed the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders? - correct answer American Psychiatric Association
Fermentation - correct answer A combustive process in which yeasts interact with the
sugars in plants such as grapes, grains, and fruits to produce an enzyme that converts
the sugar into alcohol (pg. 24)
Alcohol was probably discovered by accidental fermentation.
Opium poppy - correct answer A plant cultivated for centuries, primarily in Eurasia, for
opium -- a narcotic that acts as a central nervous system depressant (pg. 25)
Used in Asia Minor about 5000 B.C. as a "joy plant" (pg. 25)
Cannabis sativa - correct answer the Indian hemp plant popularly known as marijuana;
its resin, flowering tops, leaves, and stem contain the plant's psychoactive substances
(pg. 25)
Dates to around 2700 B.C. in China
Recommended for treatment of gout, absentmindedness, etc. (pg. 25)
Hashish - correct answer A drug produced from the resin that covers the flowers of the
cannabis hemp plant. The resin generally contains a greater concentration of the drug's
psychoactive properties (pg. 25)
People of the stone age used this along with cocaine. They used them to produce
altered states of consciousness or to prepare themselves for battle
O'Brien and Cohen (1984) - correct answer pg. 25
, Prohibition - correct answer The legislative forbidding of the sale of a substance, as in
the alcohol Prohibition era in the United States, 1920 - 1933 (pg. 25)
Narcotic - correct answer A central nervous system depressant that contains sedative
and pain-relieving compounds (pg. 26)
Peyote - correct answer A cactus plant, the top of which is dried and ingested for its
hallucinogenic performances (pg. 26)
Native Americans introduced this, along with smoking tobacco, to Columbus and other
explorers
US. In the 19th century - correct answer drugs such as opium, morphine, marijuana,
heroin, and cocaine were easy to obtain without prescription (ex: grocery stores and
through the mail) (pg. 26)
Patent medicines - correct answer products that were sold, most often in the 19th
century, as medicines that would cure a host of illnesses and diseases (pg. 26)
Amphetamines - correct answer central nervous system stimulants that act like
naturally occurring adrenaline (pg. 27)
Used to treat depression in the 1930's
U.S. in the 1950's - correct answer An era for minor tranquilizers and solvent inhaling
Minor tranquilizers: among the most commonly prescribe psychiatric drugs in this
country
Solvent: a substance, usually liquid or gas, that contains one or more intoxicating
components such as: glue, gasoline, and nonstick-frying pan sprays (pg. 28)
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