Exam 6: How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior 

Define and differentiate between metabolic tolerance and cellular tolerance.

_____ has been shown to be effective in treating nausea, lack of appetite, glaucoma, and chronic pain.

The hormones that maintain a body's internal environment and are essential for life are called:

Give example of three different hallucinogenic drugs and describe the neurotransmitters and receptors involved in creating the effects.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the stress response?

Which of the following are antianxiety agents?

Define homeostasis and give examples of homeostatic hormones.

What is the difference between morphine and heroin?

_____ is a disorder characterized by unusually wide spacing between the eyes, low intelligence, hyperactivity, social problems, and small brain size.

The hormone involved in our fast response to danger or threat is:

Someone has recently been diagnosed with major depression that puts her at risk for suicide. She has been prescribed several SSRIs over the past few months, but none seem to be working well. She should ask her doctor about _____, which is being tested as a rapid-acting antidepressant and is in trials for treating major depressive disorder.

Epinephrine:

Identifying a universally acceptable grouping for psychoactive drugs:

The disinhibition theory suggests that _____ depresses learned inhibitions based on reasoning and judgment.

Zoopharmacognosy refers to the administration of drugs:

Which of the following street drugs is LEAST likely to cause brain damage?

Humans have likely been using drugs:

If a person is dying and needs lifesaving medication to be administered as quickly as possible, what is the BEST method of administration?

Which of the following drugs is NOT considered to be an opioid analgesic?

_____ is an important homeostatic hormone.