Exam 5: Drugs of Abuse

How might a drug that inhibits GABA neuron activity in the ventral tegmental area cause rewarding effects?

The _________ model of drug addiction considers a drug as something that disrupts normal body functions.

A model of drug addiction attempts to characterize and explain compulsive drug use.

According to opponent-process theory,withdrawal effects would occur if the effects of a drug outweighed those produced from opposing processes.

The primary reason for Otto Loewi conducting his experiment was:

The occurrence of urges to use a drug after a history of using the drug suggests that:

Wanting a drug more while liking a drug less may be an indication of:

The main features of the drive theory of drug addiction suggest that:

A model of drug addiction:

While the amygdala pairs stimuli associated with the reinforcing effects of a drug,the orbitofrontal cortex:

Physical drug withdrawal is mediated,in part,by the hypothalamus.

Which of the following is an example of dorsal striatum functioning when using a drug?

For a substance use disorder,successfully discontinuing drug use for an entire month would be noted as:

A stimulus that,when present,signals the availability of reinforcement is referred to as a:

A long-time user of a substance who is experience an intense desire to seek and use the substance is likely experiencing:

Having scientific models of drug addiction in addition to having diagnostic criteria suggests that:

Otto Loewi electrically stimulated the _________ nerve during his experiments using frogs.

According to the opponent-process model,greater effects from opposing processes than effects produced by a drug would likely result in:

A strong urge to use a drug is called:

Inhibiting the activity of GABA neurons that make synaptic contact with dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area would likely: