Deck 1: Psychopharmacology in Perspective

Question 1

Shortly after it was discovered, LSD was initially used primarily

A)as a research tool for understanding the biochemical basis of psychosis
B)by several religious groups in their religious ceremonies
C)by heroin addicts to alleviate withdrawal
D)to alleviate pain

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following drugs contributes most to the annual monetary cost to U.S.society because of substance abuse?

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to national surveys, in comparison with the drug use patterns in the mid-1970s in the United States, which drug has there been a significant increase in the use of by high school students?

A)alcohol
B)marijuana
C)cocaine
D)heroin
E)none of these

Answer 3

E

Question 4

What was Sigmund Freud's contribution to the field of psychopharmacology?
e.g., on fatigue, depression, strength and morphine addiction.
Multiple choice questions.

Question 5

In the past, which of the following consequences of the illegality of drugs has commonly occurred?

A)drug prices have decreased
B)more hazardous methods of administering drugs have come into use
C)there has been a decrease in non-drug related crimes
D)drug overdoses have decreased

Question 6

The use of psychoactive drugs for non-medicinal purposes

A)is a relatively recent phenomenon, dating back only about 300 years
B)has generally been restricted to Western cultures
C)has been noted to occur in many cultures across many centuries
D)began with the use of caffeine in the Middle East

Question 7

Empirical evidence suggests that providing educational information to children and adolescents on the hazards of nonmedicinal drug use has

A)had minimal impact on their actual use of recreational drugs
B)resulted in significant declines in the likelihood of using recreational drugs
C)actually resulted in a substantial increase in youths' use of recreational drugs
D)reduced the demand for drugs

Question 8

The use of drugs to alter psychological functioning has been documented to occur as far back as

A)many centuries B.C.
B)1000 A.D.
C)1600 A.D.
D)1800 A.D.

Question 9

The discovery of chlorpromazine's benefits in the treatment of psychosis led to further research with a variety of psychotropic drugs.The therapeutic value of which drug was initially overlooked because of this discovery?

A)LSD
B)lithium salts
C)tricyclic antidepressants
D)morphine

Question 10

In the 1950s which of the following drugs led to widespread systematic research on drugs that could specifically reduce the symptoms of mental disorders?

A)LSD
B)chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
C)morphine
D)cocaine

Question 11

When did the modern era of psychopharmacology begin and what events were most associated with its
beginning?

Question 12

Psychopharmacology most directly deals with the study of drugs on

A)behavioral variables
B)the body
C)brain function
D)neurochemistry

Question 13

Which of the following is the leading cause of mortality in the United States?

A)heroin overdoses
B)cocaine overdoses
C)alcohol-associated accidents
D)cigarette smoking

Question 14

Describe the "harm reduction" approach to dealing with drug abuse.

Question 15

In most cultures "using drugs" to alter mood and behavior was/is:

A)a common occurrence
B)restricted to males
C)restricted to medical practitioners
D)not part of the culture

Question 16

The use of substances for their intoxicating properties appears to be evidenced

A)only in humans
B)in a wide variety of animal species
C)only in industrialized societies
D)only in the higher primates

Question 17

In the mid-1800s, the French physician Moreau de Tours published a book focusing on the behavioral effects of what substance?

A)morphine
B)hashish
C)cocaine
D)lithium

Question 18

Over the past 50 years or so, most of the money the U.S.government has spent in the attempt to reduce drug abuse has gone towards

A)reducing the supply of illegal drugs in this country
B)educating young people over the hazards of illegal drug use
C)reducing the supply of legal drugs in this country
D)reducing the demand for drugs

Question 19

What events led to the position taken by the Food and Drug Administration that tobacco should be regulated by the agency?

Question 20

The effects of a psychoactive drug on behavior that do not depend on the drug's particular molecular structure are the result of

A)the person's set and expectancy
B)number of previous exposures to the drug
C)the dose level of the drug
D)different levels of fat in the person

Question 21

The discipline of psychopharmacology focuses primarily on the effects of drugs on

A)biological systems
B)neuronal activities
C)behavioral variables
D)symptoms of mental illness

Question 22

Matching questions.From the list of substances below, indicate in questions 1 - 8 which substance is most associated with the name, phrase, or term noted (use the letter next to each drug).
a.morphine
b.cocaine
c.nicotine
d.nitrous oxide
e.alcohol
f.hemlock
g.LSD
h.bromides
i.chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
j.lithium
k.Amanita muscaria
1.mescaline
m.marijuana
n.datura
o.strychnine
p.imipramine
1.____ Sigmund Freud
2.____ William James
3.____ Ivan Pavlov
4.____ Albert Hofmann
5.____ Ancient vikings called the Berserkers
6.____ Illicit substance among the top 2 cash crops grown in the U.S.
7.____ Among the top two most commonly used psychoactive substances in the world
8.____ Drug most associated with instigating modern era of psychopharmacology

Question 23

Research assessing the effectiveness of needle/syringe exchange programs for drug abusers has indicated that these programs generally

A)lead to increased use of illicit drugs, while having little effect on the incidence of transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS.
B)lead to a reduction in the transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, but there is an increase in the use of illicit drugs.
C)lead to a reduction in the transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, without producing an increase in the use of illicit drugs.
D)have no effect on either the transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS or the incidence of use of illicit drugs.

Question 24

Sigmund Freud is best known in the field of psychopharmacology for his research with

A)morphine
B)cocaine
C)LSD
D)nitrous oxide

Question 25

In the 1950s, because of its similarity to the molecular structure of chlorpromazine (a drug with consider efficacy in the treatment of schizophrenia), imipramine (Tofranil) was assessed as a treatment of schizophrenia.While it was not effective in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia, it was found to very effective in the treatment of

A)bipolar disorders
B)Parkinson's disease
C)anxiety disorder
D)depression Chapter 1.Answers to multiple choice questions and