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1. Which of the following is a methylated amphetamine? a. STP b….
1. Which of the following is a methylated amphetamine?
a. STP
b. crystal meth
c. cocaine
d. LSD
2. Which substance is a more potent, longer-lasting analogue of PCP and ketamine?
a. salvia
b. ayahuasca
c. methoxetamine
d. scopolamine
3. People who see sounds as colors have what condition?
a. synesthesia
b. dyskinesia
c. cotard delusion
d. neurotransmitter damage
4. Which of the following effects is associated with the anticholinergic hallucinogens but not the psychedelics?
a. confusion and altered states of consciousness
b. loss of memory for the experience
c. sensory disturbances
d. the formication syndrome
5. Persisting LSD flashbacks can be treated with what substance?
a. mescaline
b. benzodiazepines
c. dopamine
d. any cholinergic hallucinogen
6. Which of the following drugs has been associated with long-term deficits in serotonin activity?
a. salvia
b. ibogaine
c. mescaline
d. MDMA
7. Which of the following is true of MDMA (ecstasy)?
a. It has been associated with brain damage in nonhumans.
b. Heart attacks have occurred with overdose.
c. A single use generally produces psychotic symptoms.
d. Regular users report a decrease in sexual desire.
8. One of the active chemicals in the fly agaric mushroom is what?
a. LSD
b. muscimol
c. MDA
d. PCP
9. Which of the following drugs comes from a mushroom?
a. mescaline
b. psilocybin
c. ibogaine
d. harmaline
10. What drug is regularly used in veterinary medicine?
a. PCP
b. Mescaline
c. Ketamine
d. Ibogaine
11. Which of the following has a long heritage of use by traditional cultures?
a. meth
b. LSD
c. NBOMe
d. psilocybin
12. Which of the following drugs would give the user a dream-like high?
a. psilocybin
b. mescaline
c. atropine
d. phencyclidine
13. Which of the following is a typical effect of MDMA (ecstasy)?
a. mild euphoria
b. increased emotional warmth
c. vivid visual hallucinations
d. mild euphoria and increased emotional warmth
14. What is the difference between LSD and MDMA?
a. MDMA does not produce visual hallucinations.
b. MDMA does not cause brain damage.
c. MDMA users report no memory of their experiences.
d. MDMA does not cause dehydration.
15. Ayahuasca is thought by some native South American tribes to produce what effect?
a. healing properties
b. telepathic effects
c. pain relief
d. enhanced sexual potency
16. Earliest use of psilocybe mushrooms was by what group?
a. Aztec and Mayan people
b. ancient Chinese
c. Spaniards
d. New Guinea Papuans
17. Which of the following is a synthetic hallucinogen?
a. psilocybin
b. peyote
c. LSD
d. mescaline
18. Which of the following is true of the serotonergic hallucinogens?
a. They produce aural and tactile hallucinations.
b. They are sympatholytic drugs.
c. They decrease heart rate and blood pressure.
d. They are sympathomimetic and produce visual hallucinations.
19. What substance has been found to reduce anxiety and depression in advanced cancer patients?
a. psilocybin
b. PCP
c. salvia
d. MDMA
20. Psilocybin has what percentage of the potency of LSD ?
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 50%
21. Which of the following was an early treatment for severe depression and is still used today?
a. insulin shock
b. psychosurgery
c. antihistamine treatment
d. electroshock therapy
22. Which of the following benzodiazepines has the longest half-life?
a. Ativan
b. Dalmane
c. Valium
d. Versed
23. The roots of psychopharmacology are based in what century?
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
24. Distortions of reality, profoundly blunted mood, and hallucinations are all symptoms of what disorder?
a. depression
b. bipolar disorder
c. schizophrenia
d. panic disorder
25. Which of the following drugs can be used in the treatment of mania by patients who cannot tolerate lithium or do not respond to its effects?
a. Wellbutrin
b. Tegretol
c. Clozaril
d. Lexapro
26. Tardive dyskinesia is most characterized by what symptom?
a. repetitive involuntary movements of the mouth and tongue
b. impaired sexual functioning
c. tremor
d. blank rigidity
27. What is the only drug in psychiatry for which there is effective prophylaxis against disease recurrence?
a. prozac
b. chlorpromazine
c. lithium
d. haldol
28. Which of the following is a symptom of withdrawal from barbiturates?
a. stabilized mood
b. delirium tremens (DTs)
c. lowered body temperature
d. hypersomnia
29. Which of the following repetitive behaviors indicates the presence of tardive dyskinesia?
a. yawning
b. swearing
c. lip-smacking
d. fidgeting
30. What is the most common method of drug classification in psychiatry?
a. chemical structure
b. therapeutic usage
c. clinical actions
d. sites of action
31. What herb has been used extensively in Europe for mild to moderate depression?
a. milk thistle
b. saw palmetto
c. yerba mate
d. St. John’s wort
32. A person who has vivid dreams after they stop taking barbiturates is likely experiencing which of the following?
a. nocturnal mania
b. hypnotic response
c. retrograde delusions
d. REM rebound
33. What term is used to describe those drugs that have a special or unique effect on the mind or on mental functioning?
a. hallucinogenic
b. psychotronic
c. psychopharmacological
d. psychotherapeutic
34. Which of the following pairs indicate the lowest and highest effects of depressant drugs as dosage increases?
a. sedation; general anesthesia
b. intoxication; mood elevation
c. mania; sleep
d. anxiety relief; death
35. Which of the following barbiturates has the longest duration of action?
a. secobarbital
b. amobarbital
c. phenobarbital
d. pentobarbital
36. Buspirone is thought to act through which of the following systems?
a. GABA
b. endorphin
c. dopamine
d. serotonin
37. Benzodiazepines are thought to act through what system in the body?
a. the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor complex
b. the serotonin system
c. the dopamine system
d. the sympathetic nervous system
38. The effects of antipsychotic medications on what part of the brain generally moderate spontaneous activity and decrease reactivity to stimuli?
a. hypothalamus
b. limbic system
c. reticular activating system
d. cerebellum
39. Which of the following is a nonbenzodiazepine antianxiety drug?
a. Halcion
b. BuSpar
c. Valium
d. Librium
40. According to the predominant theory regarding the action of antipsychotics, psychosis is induced by increased levels of what kind of activity?
a. dopaminergic
b. serotonergic
c. acetylcholinergic
d. norepinephrinergic
