Exam 5: Psychopharmacology and New Drug Development

Which of the following is not true of drug expectancies?

The American Medical Association prefers that their customers use brand-name drugs rather than generic drugs because the brand-name drugs are more rigorously tested.

Subjects in Phase 1 of clinical trials on humans during new drug development typically include .

How do the biological and psychological characteristics of the user affect the drug experience? Give examples to support your thinking.

Which term best reflects the concept of addictive personality?

Reacquisition of tolerance following an extended period of abstinence takes as long as when tolerance to the drug was initially developed.

When given , the usual disruption in behavior produced by introducing the punishment component in "conflict paradigm" experiments does not occur.

Carla is known for being up for anything.She'll try any drug her friends have, will take on any dare, and will just hop on a bus sometimes to see where it goes.Carla would formally be described as having a(n) personality.

How long does the first step in new drug development - initial synthesis and preclinical trials - typically take?

Sensation seekers enjoy change and complexity.

What can be concluded from the results of the 1993 Concorde study?

Nathan was excited when one of the cool kids offered him his first cigarette.But he couldn't understand how they could just smoke and talk and laugh, because the cigarette made Nathan feel woozy and sick to his stomach.What does this scene describe?

In a research experiment testing the effect of a newly synthesized drug, what will the control group receive?

Studies have shown that young men who later developed alcohol problems were more likely to be .

Describe the differences between brand name and generic drugs.What are some positive and negative perspectives regarding generic drugs?

The field of behavioral pharmacology operates under the guiding principle that drug use is an innate personality characteristic.

Once a particular tolerance level is reached, it is irreversible.

is an increase in the frequency of a behavior when it results in avoidance of or escape from something.

Acute tolerance to alcohol is more likely to impair speed in performing cognitive tasks than accuracy.

When people are exposed to conditioned stimuli many times without the drug they are associated with, the feelings of discomfort or craving these stimuli produce dissipate.This is a process known as .