PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY DRUG THE BRAIN AND
BEHAVIOR 4TH EDITION MEYER NURSING TEST
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Psychopharmacology, fourth Edition
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CH 1: Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Selection
1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a medicine binds to
a particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
a. Medicine action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; medicine effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Medicine action; medicine effects
Accurate answer:->d
Reference book :-Pharmacology: The Science of Medicine Action
2. After medicine administration has occurred, the amount of medicine 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.
d. ED50.
Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a medicine binds to a particular
target site or receptor are referred to as
a. medicine effects.
b. medicine action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
Accurate answer:->b
Reference book :-Pharmacology: The Science of Medicine Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Medicine competition
d. Expectation of outcome
Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacology: The Science of Medicine Action
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,5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a medicine ?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Medicine action
Accurate answer:->d
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when medicine are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Accurate answer:->a
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the is not complete.
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Accurate answer:->b
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered medicine because
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
b. medicine absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the
way to general circulation.
c. medicine must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
Accurate answer:->b
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
a. blood–brain barrier.
b. choroid plexus.
c. area postrema.
d. median eminence.
, Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
11. Medicine administered _ have the most rapid onset of action.
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Accurate answer:->d
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
12. Ionization of a medicine depends on the of the solution and the of the
medicine .
a. pH; pKa
b. pKa; pH
c. concentration; lipid solubility
d. pH; concentration
Accurate answer:->a
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
13. The absorption of a medicine depends on all of the following except
a. lipid solubility.
b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
d. the concentration of the medicine .
Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
14. Medicine that are should be avoided by women of childbearing age.
a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
Accurate answer:->a
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
a. psychoactive medicine.
b. illicit medicine.
c. teratogens.
d. placental medicine.
Accurate answer:->c
Reference book :-Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Medicine Action
16. Depot binding is said to occur when medicine
a. bind to their target sites.
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