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Test Bank for Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain,and Behavior 4th Edition by Meyer
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, Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a
particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>d
Source: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug 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.
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>c
Source: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target siteor
receptor are referred to as
a. drug effects.
b. drug action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
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,CORRECT SOLUTION<>>b
Source: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Drug competition
d. Expectation of outcome
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>c
Source: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug 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
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>c
Source: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>d
Source: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>a
Source: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug 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
CORRECT SOLUTION<>>b
Source: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
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