Deck 6: Extension: C - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Question 1

Black widow spider venom causes the excess release of _____.

A) dopamine
B) acetylcholine
C) serotonin
D) GABA_A

Answer 1

acetylcholine

Question 2

The GABA_A receptor has an ion channel specific to which ion?

A) Ca²⁺
B) Na⁺
C) K⁺
D) Cl^-

Answer 2

Cl^-

Question 3

Which is the best description of the "wanting" part of the wanting - and - liking theory?

A) Addiction occurs because users take a drug to avoid unpleasant psychological withdrawal systems.
B) Addiction develops subconsciously as a result of conditioned learning.
C) Addiction is the result of users taking drugs that produce pleasure.
D) Addiction results from activity in the mesolimbic dopamine system.
Answer Key

Answer 3

Addiction is the result of users taking drugs that produce pleasure.

Question 4

Botulinum toxin blocks the release of _____.

A) histamine
B) norepinephrine
C) acetylcholine
D) dopamine

Question 5

Which types of drug passes into the bloodstream from the intestines?

A) drugs that are weak acids
B) drugs that are hydrophilic
C) drugs that are inhaled
D) drugs that are weak bases

Question 6

It is now believed that _____ is the neurotransmitter involved in drug addiction.

A) beta-endorphin
B) dopamine
C) GABA_A
D) serotonin

Question 7

Which neurotoxin blocks glycine?

A) curare
B) rabies virus
C) magnesium
D) strychnine

Question 8

Most of the drugs used to treat schizophrenia block a receptor for _____.

A) dopamine
B) glutamate
C) serotonin
D) acetylcholine

Question 9

The substance MPTP, which caused "instant Parkinson's disease," was a selective neurotoxin that killed cells in the _____.

A) basal ganglia
B) amygdala
C) substantia nigra
D) motor cortex

Question 10

What does the pineal gland have in common with the area postrema?

A) Both contain acetylcholine.
B) Both are in the epithalamus.
C) Both are unprotected by the blood-brain barrier.
D) Both are absent from the human brain.

Question 11

Which kind of tolerance causes the body to create more enzymes to break a drug down?

A) learned
B) cellular
C) metabolic
D) desensitization

Question 12

Cannabis seems to act on receptors for the neurotransmitter _____.

A) psilocybin
B) serotonin
C) anandamide
D) glycine

Question 13

The drug Prozac interferes rather specifically with the reuptake of _____.

A) serotonin
B) glutamate
C) dopamine
D) acetylcholine

Question 14

Which statement is NOT true of antidepressant drugs?

A) They have selective and very specific actions on the brain.
B) They improve chemical transmission in noradrenaline and histamine synapses.
C) It takes several weeks for their users to exhibit antidepressant effects.
D) Their use can result in increased anxiety and memory impairment.

Question 15

The drug that Sigmund Freud used to fight depression was _____.

A) alcohol
B) heroin
C) Prozac
D) cocaine