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Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology SAGE Publishing, 2017 Chapter 6: Psychostimulants Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. Why are psychostimulant drugs al... so referred to as sympathomimetics? a. They increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. b. They invoke feelings of sympathy. c. They produce rewarding effects. d. They increase the activity of mesolimbic dopamine neurons. Ans: A Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Easy 2. The term sympathomimetic implies: a. a drug produces sympathy. b. that a drug produces mind altering effects. c. that a drug activates the sympathetic nervous system. d. that a drug activates mesolimbic dopamine neurons. Ans: C Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Easy 3. If a physician needed to increase autonomic nervous system activity, she might administer a: a. muscle-relaxing drug. b. psychotomimetic drug. c. psychoactive drug. Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology SAGE Publishing, 2017 d. sympathomimetic drug. Ans: D Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: Medium 4. The first amphetamines were derived from: a. cocaine. b. Ephedra sinica. c. methamphetamine. d. Catha edulis. Ans: B Answer Location: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Easy 5. Given that ephedrine and pseudoephedrine are found in Ephedra sinica, consuming this plant likely: a. produce methamphetamine as an active metabolite. b. will inhibit sympathetic nervous system activity. c. produces stimulant effects. d. will produce no effects unless processed into methamphetamine. Ans: C Answer Location: Ephedra Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Medium 6. Amphetamines represent a class of psychostimulant drugs that: Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology SAGE Publishing, 2017 a. include cocaine and methylphenidate. b. worsen symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. c. produce a diverse series of effects, including depressant effects. d. share a similar chemical structure. Ans: D Answer Location: Amphetamines Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Easy 7. The finding that amphetamines share a similar structure suggests that: 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. Ans: C Answer Location: Amphetamines Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Medium 8. If a pharmacologist wanted to develop a drug with closely similar effects as amphetamine, she would likely: a. determine which plants produce amphetamine. b. find a compound that does not cross the blood-brain barrier. c. develop any type of psychostimulant drug. d. develop a compound with a chemical structure similar to amphetamine. Ans: D Answer Location: Amphetamines Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: Medium Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology SAGE Publishing, 2017 9. A racemic form of a drug consists of: 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. Ans: D Answer Location: Amphetamines Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Medium 10. Methylphenidate is primarily used for the treatment of: a. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. b. drug addiction. c. schizophrenia. d. obesity. Ans: A Answer Location: Methylphenidate Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Easy 11. All of the following are pharmacological treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder except: a. methamphetamine. b. methylphenidate. c. amphetamine. d. pseudoephedrine. Ans: D Answer Location: Psychostimulants: Herbal Products, Prescription Drugs, and Substances of Abuse Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology SAGE Publishing, 2017 Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Medium 12. Which psychostimulant drug is derived from that? a. Cathinone b. Pseudoephedrine c. Amphetamine d. Cocaine Ans: A Answer Location: Cathinones Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Medium 13. Recently, users have abused synthetic cathinones in the form of: a. catha edulis. b. ephedra. c. kiddie coke. d. bath salts. Ans: D Answer Location: Cathinones Learning Objective: Psychostimulants: A Large Variety of Substances Cognitive Domain: Knowledge Difficulty Level: Medium 14. All of the following are steps in the production of cocaine except: a. the salt form of cocaine is typically packaged and shipped because it can be easily smoked. b. coca leaves are broken down into a coca paste. c. the base from of cocaine is processed into the salt form in crystal labs. d. crack cocaine is made by converting the salt form of cocaine in a base form. Instructor Resource Prus, Drugs and the Neuroscience of [Show More]

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