Exam 1: Introduction to Psychopharmacology

Organizations such as the Foundation for Biomedical Research and the Pro-Test seek ____.

A ratio of the amount of drug per an organism's body weight is referred to as the ____ of a drug.

Dependent variables are ____ by researchers.

Provide an in-depth explanation for the importance of animal research for psychopharmacology research. Include in your discussion the advantages of animal research models over other models.

Tom drinks alcohol to feel its intoxicating effects. Tom's use of alcohol is considered recreational because he ____.

Pharmaceutical drug research and development generally occurs in several stages. Provide an in-depth description of each stage of the drug research and development process.

For the IACUC, the 3 R's address the necessity of using animals. The third "R" refinement refers to ____.

One definition of a drug is that it is an administered substance that alters physiological functioning. What are the limitations of this definition?

Independent variables are study conditions that ____.

When a model forecasts characteristics of a disorder, this is referred to as ____.

A drug's trade name is typically developed for the purpose of ____.

When a model contains mechanisms related to those of a disorder, this is referred to as ____.

Experimental ____ addresses the quality of an experimental study.

Potency refers to the amount of drug used to produce ____.

Psychoactive drugs act on the ____.

The study of how drugs affect biological actions is referred to as ____.

Charlene misuses cough syrups containing codeine. What is meant by the term misuse?

Using an animal model, Dr. Wang calculates the therapeutic index for a newly developed drug, VitaDex, which has been designed to increase natural vitamin D production in response to artificial light. Which question is she trying to answer?

One reason that psychopharmacology is an incredibly important part of modern psychology is because ____.

The study of how an individual's biological differences influence a drug's affect on biological functions and passage through the body is referred to as ____.