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Chapters 9,10,11,12 multiple choice and true/ false.
Multiple Choice
1. What is whiskey distilled from?
a. fruit
b. corn
c. beer
d. molasses
2. A standard drink is defined as __________ of alcohol.
a. 1/4 ounce
b. 1/2 ounce
c. 1 ounce
d. 2 ounces
3. The average adult would reach alcohol's LD-50 by drinking __________ standard drinks an hour.
a. 15
b. 25
c. 35
d. 50
4. Over 90% of the alcohol that is absorbed is metabolized by the body, mainly in the __________.
a. liver
b. pancreas
c. kidneys
d. small intestine
5. __________ is the process by which the energy in foods is released in the form of heat and work.
a. Metabolism
b. Hydrogenation
c. Oxidation
d. Excretion
6. Because of __________ tolerance, an individual must drink greater amounts of alcohol to achieve a mood change that was once achieved
with less alcohol.
a. protracted
b. acute
c. dispositional
d. chronic
7. Which of the following is an example of a Phase 2 alcohol withdrawal symptom?
a. grand mal seizures
b. hallucinations
c. shakes
d. abnormally rapid heart beat
8. Alcohol inhibits the secretion of antidiuretic hormone. This causes __________.
a. constipation
b. increased urination
c. diarrhea
d. decreased appetite
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9. Korsakoff's Syndrome __________.
a. produces serious impairments in short-term memory
b. involves damage to the brain structure
c. is most directly due to alcohol abuse
d. often includes considerable confusion and confabulation
e. all of the above
10. A drug that reduces anxiety is called a(n) __________ drug.
a. anxiolytic
b. hypnotic
c. stimulant
d. anorexic
11. Which of the following is a benzodiazepine tranquilizer?
a. Librium (chlordiazepoxide)
b. Valium (diazepam)
c. Xanax (alprazolam)
d. all of the above
12. Reduction of pain by rendering the patient unconscious is called __________.
a. local anesthesia
b. general anesthesia
c. analgesia
d. anxiolytic action
13. Which of the following are effects of barbiturates?
a. respiratory depression
b. loss of motor coordination
c. sleep
d. all of the above
14. Which of the following is true of depressant drugs?
a. they show cross-tolerance
b. they show cross-dependence
c. they potentiate one another
d. all of the above
15. A benzodiazepine inverse agonist that appears to produce anxiety is __________.
a. buspirone
b. halcion
c. flurazepam
d. FG 7142
16. Benzodiazepines produce __________ in animals.
a. antipunishment effects
b. exhaustion
c. excitement
d. increased heart rate
17. One unusual feature of the withdrawal symptoms from benzodiazepines is that __________.
a. they include heavy sleeping
b. they do not appear for several days after quitting
c. they can be suppressed by cocaine
d. none of the above; there are no withdrawal symptoms from benzodiazepines
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18. Long-acting barbiturates are most frequently used as __________.
a. anesthetics
b. anticonvulsants
c. anxiolytics
d. antidepressants
19. Inhaling solvents such as toluene has been associated with __________.
a. brain damage
b. lung cancer
c. bone loss
d. none of the above
20. A common name for nitrous oxide is __________.
a. crack
b. horse
c. lady
d. laughing gas
21. National surveys suggest that approximately __________ of patients receiving medication report symptomatic relief with psychotropic
drugs.
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%
22. Drug metabolism occurs most commonly in the liver through __________.
a. reduction
b. hydrolysis
c. oxidation
d. none of the above
23. According to the predominant theory regarding the action of antipsychotics, psychosis is induced by increased levels of __________
activity.
a. dopaminergic
b. serotonergic
c. acetylcholinergic
d. norepinephrinergic
24. The action of antipsychotics on the __________ produce some profound side effects.
a. limbic system
b. hypothalamus
c. reticular activating system
d. caudate-striate system
25. According to the __________ hypothesis, tricyclic antidepressants are believed to block the uptake of norepinephrine from the synaptic
cleft.
a. serotonin
b. dopamine
c. catecholamine
d. none of the above
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26. Users of __________ must avoid most cheeses and some alcoholic beverages in their diets.
a. MAOIs
b. cyclics
c. Prozac
d. chlorpromazine
27. __________ is the only drug in psychiatry for which there is effective prophylaxis against disease recurrence.
a. Prozac
b. Chlorpromazine
c. Lithium
d. Haldol
28. __________ was introduced in 1987 and is now the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in the U.S.
a. Clozaril
b. Prozac
c. Thorazine
d. Librium
29. Researchers in the 1950s used __________ to create a "model psychosis" to study possible etiological factors contributing to mental
illness.
a. marijuana
b. LSD
c. lithium
d. librium
30. The difference between morphine and methadone is __________.
a. methadone is synthetic, whereas morphine occurs in opium
b. methadone is non-addicting, unlike morphine
c. methadone is a hypnotic, whereas morphine is a stimulant
d. all of the above
e. a and b only
31. The plant from which opium is made is __________.
a. Papaver somniferum
b. Cannabis sativa
c. belladonna
d. psilocybin mushrooms
32. Which of the following effects are characteristic of opiate drugs?
a. hallucinations
b. pain relief
c. increase in respiratory rate
d. all of the above
33. Which of the following is not a result of opiate use?
a. constipation
b. altered serotonergic neurotransmission
c. a characteristic physical abstinence syndrome
d. pain relief
e. dependence
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34. Which of the following is true of a comparison between depressant drugs (like alcohol) and opiate drugs (like heroin)?
a. alcohol suppresses opiate withdrawal symptoms
b. there is cross-tolerance between them
c. they show additive effects or synergy
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
35. Pain relief produced without a loss of consciousness is called __________.
a. anesthesia
b. analgesia
c. anorexia
d. akinesia
36. Morphine is to opium as THC is to __________.
a. cocaine
b. heroin
c. marijuana
d. none of the above
37. Endorphin release is produced by __________.
a. pain
b. acupuncture
c. running
d. all of the above
38. The recovery of many Vietnam veterans from heroin addiction reveals that __________.
a. treatment programs have a high failure rate
b. environment has much to do with recovery
c. heroin is not really an addictive drug
d. heroin withdrawal symptoms are the only cause of relapse
39. Opiate withdrawal symptoms are best characterized as __________.
a. flu-like in nature
b. nearly always fatal
c. convulsions and seizures
d. mild and unimportant
40. Opium smoking is a practice that was once common in __________.
a. India
b. Peru
c. China
d. Australia
True-False
41. An important acute effect of alcohol is a dramatic increase in REM, or dream, sleep.
42. Alcohol will erase its own hangover symptoms.
43. Alcohol's influence on body sway is due to its effects on the cerebellum.
44. Barbiturates are good examples of sedative-hypnotic drugs.
45. Over 90% of the patients receiving antipsychotic medication experience extrapyramidal side effects.
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46. The use of stimulants is particularly effective with severely depressed patients.
47. Cyclic antidepressants are generally more effective in the treatment of depression than are MAOIs.
48. The therapeutic effects of cyclics and MAOIs usually occur within hours of administration.
49. Among the side effects encountered with MAOI use are impaired sexual functioning and orthostasis.
50. Naloxone blocks the effects of heroin and other opiates.
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