Question 1

State how a psychostimulant drug's administration route may influence addictiveness of the psychostimulant.

Accepted Answer

A drug's administration route can impact the time of onset for a drug's subjective effects.Routes that quickly produce positive subjective effects,described as a "rush," have a more rewarding impact than routes for slower time for onset of effects.

Question 2

High doses of psychostimulants can produce tactile and visual hallucinations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The drug modafinil treats psychostimulant addiction by:

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibiting dopamine β-hydroxylase. 
B)  by serving as an antagonist at dopamine receptors to counteract increases in dopamine release. 
C)  preventing psychostimulants from crossing the blood-brain barrier. 
D)  serving as a replacement drug through elevating dopamine levels. 
A)  inhibiting dopamine β-hydroxylase. 
B)  by serving as an antagonist at dopamine receptors to counteract increases in dopamine release. 
C)  preventing psychostimulants from crossing the blood-brain barrier. 
D)  serving as a replacement drug through elevating dopamine levels. D

Question 4

A treatment for cocaine addiction that inhibits dopamine β-hydroxylase is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A treatment for cocaine addiction that inhibits...

Question 5

Tactile hallucinations caused by psychostimulants is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  punding. 
B)  formication. 
C)  stereotypy. 
D)  haptic hallucinations. 
A)  punding. 
B)  formication. 
C)  stereotypy. 
D)  haptic hallucinations.

Question 6

_________________ might explain why a psychostimulant reduces hyperactivity in ADHD,while a similar dose can increase behavioral activity in someone without ADHD.

Accepted Answer

A)  Baseline-behavioral effects 
B)  Mood-stabilizing effects 
C)  Stereotypy 
D)  Rate-dependent effects 
A)  Baseline-behavioral effects 
B)  Mood-stabilizing effects 
C)  Stereotypy 
D)  Rate-dependent effects

Question 7

Why might an addiction to cocaine develop more readily from smoking cocaine compared to other administration routes?

Accepted Answer

A)  The drug is cheaper and therefore will be used more often. 
B)  The time for onset is shorter compared to other routes. 
C)  Smoked by products enhance a cocaine's psychostimulant effects. 
D)  Biotransformation of freebase cocaine produces active metabolite that enhances cocaine's effects. 
A)  The drug is cheaper and therefore will be used more often. 
B)  The time for onset is shorter compared to other routes. 
C)  Smoked by products enhance a cocaine's psychostimulant effects. 
D)  Biotransformation of freebase cocaine produces active metabolite that enhances cocaine's effects.

Question 8

Psychostimulants are also referred to as sympathomimetics because their effects on the autonomic nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A drug that causes an increase in dopamine in the hypothalamus is likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause rewarding effects. 
B)  reduce appetite. 
C)  reduce pain. 
D)  increase salivation. 
A)  cause rewarding effects. 
B)  reduce appetite. 
C)  reduce pain. 
D)  increase salivation.

Question 10

The quickest drug onset for cocaine occurs through the ______________ route of administration.

Accepted Answer

inhalation

Question 11

Methylphenidate increases dopamine levels in the synaptic cleft by:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing dopamine synthesis. 
B)  activating dopamine receptors. 
C)  inhibiting dopamine membrane transporters. 
D)  inhibiting monoamine oxidase. 
A)  increasing dopamine synthesis. 
B)  activating dopamine receptors. 
C)  inhibiting dopamine membrane transporters. 
D)  inhibiting monoamine oxidase.

Question 12

A low dose of a psychostimulant drug is more likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause a rush. 
B)  be used instrumentally for a medical purpose. 
C)  increase purposeless behavior. 
D)  severly constrict blood vessels. 
A)  cause a rush. 
B)  be used instrumentally for a medical purpose. 
C)  increase purposeless behavior. 
D)  severly constrict blood vessels.

Question 13

A racemic form of a drug consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the freebase form of a drug. 
B)  a 3 :1 ratio of one isomer compared to another. 
C)  a drug that is quickly absorbed and distributed due to pharmacokinetic effects. 
D)  a mixture of both d and l optical isomers. 
A)  the freebase form of a drug. 
B)  a 3 :1 ratio of one isomer compared to another. 
C)  a drug that is quickly absorbed and distributed due to pharmacokinetic effects. 
D)  a mixture of both d and l optical isomers.

Question 14

The finding that amphetamines share a similar structure suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they all have equal potency. 
B)  they all derive from Ephedra sinica. 
C)  they likely produce psychostimulant effects. 
D)  amphetamines are produced naturally in the environment. 
A)  they all have equal potency. 
B)  they all derive from Ephedra sinica. 
C)  they likely produce psychostimulant effects. 
D)  amphetamines are produced naturally in the environment.

Question 15

Reversing the direction of the dopamine membrane transporter will cause:

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine to be retrogradely transporter to the neuron's soma. 
B)  dopamine to be pushed away from the synaptic cleft. 
C)  increased storage of dopamine in synaptic vesicles. 
D)  unstored dopamine in the axon terminal to be expelled into the synaptic cleft. 
A)  dopamine to be retrogradely transporter to the neuron's soma. 
B)  dopamine to be pushed away from the synaptic cleft. 
C)  increased storage of dopamine in synaptic vesicles. 
D)  unstored dopamine in the axon terminal to be expelled into the synaptic cleft.

Question 16

All of the following are examples of behavioral effects from low doses of a psychostimulant except:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased speed of talking. 
B)  increased speed of a completing a task. 
C)  increased motor activity. 
D)  increased paranoid behavior. 
A)  increased speed of talking. 
B)  increased speed of a completing a task. 
C)  increased motor activity. 
D)  increased paranoid behavior.

Question 17

Psychostimulant drugs must be classified as Schedule I or Schedule II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are pharmacological treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder except:

Accepted Answer

A)  methamphetamine. 
B)  methylphenidate. 
C)  amphetamine. 
D)  pseudoephedrine. 
A)  methamphetamine. 
B)  methylphenidate. 
C)  amphetamine. 
D)  pseudoephedrine.

Question 19

Ephreda serves as an herbal cold remedy to due containing psychstimulant compounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Psychostimulant drugs have anorectic effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

State how a psychostimulant drug's administration route may influence addictiveness of the psychostimulant.

High doses of psychostimulants can produce tactile and visual hallucinations.

The drug modafinil treats psychostimulant addiction by:

A treatment for cocaine addiction that inhibits dopamine β-hydroxylase is called ______________.

Tactile hallucinations caused by psychostimulants is called:

_________________ might explain why a psychostimulant reduces hyperactivity in ADHD,while a similar dose can increase behavioral activity in someone without ADHD.

Why might an addiction to cocaine develop more readily from smoking cocaine compared to other administration routes?

Psychostimulants are also referred to as sympathomimetics because their effects on the autonomic nervous system.

A drug that causes an increase in dopamine in the hypothalamus is likely to:

The quickest drug onset for cocaine occurs through the ______________ route of administration.

Methylphenidate increases dopamine levels in the synaptic cleft by:

A low dose of a psychostimulant drug is more likely to:

A racemic form of a drug consists of:

The finding that amphetamines share a similar structure suggests that:

Reversing the direction of the dopamine membrane transporter will cause:

All of the following are examples of behavioral effects from low doses of a psychostimulant except:

Psychostimulant drugs must be classified as Schedule I or Schedule II.

All of the following are pharmacological treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder except:

Ephreda serves as an herbal cold remedy to due containing psychstimulant compounds.

Psychostimulant drugs have anorectic effects.

Introduction to Psychopharmacology

The Nervous System

Neurotransmission

Properties of Drugs

Drugs of Abuse

Nicotine and Caffeine

Alcohol

GHP and Inhalants

Opioids

Cannabinoids

Psychedelic Drugs

Treatments for Depression and Bipolar Disorder

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Antipsychotic Drugs

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Exam 6: Psychostimulants

State how a psychostimulant drug's administration route may influence addictiveness of the psychostimulant.

High doses of psychostimulants can produce tactile and visual hallucinations.

The drug modafinil treats psychostimulant addiction by:

A treatment for cocaine addiction that inhibits dopamine β-hydroxylase is called ______________.

Tactile hallucinations caused by psychostimulants is called:

_________________ might explain why a psychostimulant reduces hyperactivity in ADHD,while a similar dose can increase behavioral activity in someone without ADHD.

Why might an addiction to cocaine develop more readily from smoking cocaine compared to other administration routes?

Psychostimulants are also referred to as sympathomimetics because their effects on the autonomic nervous system.

A drug that causes an increase in dopamine in the hypothalamus is likely to:

The quickest drug onset for cocaine occurs through the ______________ route of administration.

Methylphenidate increases dopamine levels in the synaptic cleft by:

A low dose of a psychostimulant drug is more likely to:

A racemic form of a drug consists of:

The finding that amphetamines share a similar structure suggests that:

Reversing the direction of the dopamine membrane transporter will cause:

All of the following are examples of behavioral effects from low doses of a psychostimulant except:

Psychostimulant drugs must be classified as Schedule I or Schedule II.

All of the following are pharmacological treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder except:

Ephreda serves as an herbal cold remedy to due containing psychstimulant compounds.

Psychostimulant drugs have anorectic effects.

Introduction to Psychopharmacology

The Nervous System

Neurotransmission

Properties of Drugs

Drugs of Abuse

Nicotine and Caffeine

Alcohol

GHP and Inhalants

Opioids

Cannabinoids

Psychedelic Drugs

Treatments for Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Treatments for Anxiety Disorders

Antipsychotic Drugs

Filters