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BIOLl 351/l BIOL351l Modulel 8:l ( l
2026/l 2027l Update)l l l Questionsl &l Answersl l Gradel A
Q:l Listl threel examplesl ofl neurotransmittersl thatl arel thoughtl tol playl anl importantl rolel inl maintainingl mentall health.
Answer:
-serotonin -norepinephrine -dopamine
Q:l Namel thel drugl classl thatl canl bel usedl tol treatl alcoholl withdrawal.
Answer:
Benzodiazepines
Q:l Selectl thel falsel statementl regardingl thel treatmentl ofl anxiety.
Answer:
-Benzodiazepinesl dol notl needl bel takenl dailyl tol havel theirl fulll effect.-Buspironel needsl tol bel takenl dailyl tol havel itsl fulll effect -Benzodiazepinesl arel al schedulel IVl Controlledl substance
-Correct:l Buspironel isl al schedulel IVl Controlledl substance.
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Q:l Selectl thel drugl thatl wouldl notl bel anl appropriatel treatmentl choicel forl al patientl withl bipolarl disorder.
Answer:
-Lithium -Lamotrigine -Lurasidone
-Correct:l Lorazepam
Q:l Namel thel classl ofl medicationsl thatl isl knownl tol workl byl blockingl dopaminel receptorsl inl thel brain.
Answer:
Antipsychotics
Q:l Listl al drugl classl thatl isl knownl tol increasel thel riskl ofl lithiuml toxicity.
Answer:
NSAIDs
Q:l Namel thel neurotransmitterl thatl thel majorityl ofl thel second-generationl antidepressantsl target.
Answer:
Serotonin
Q:l Namel thel antidepressantl thatl isl alsol commonlyl usedl tol assistl patientsl withl smokingl cessation. 2 / 3
Answer:
Bupropion
Q:l Whatl neurotransmitterl isl thoughtl tol havel excessl activityl inl thel brainsl ofl patientsl withl psychoticl disorders?
Answer:
Dopamine
Q:l Truel orl False.l Atypicall antipsychoticsl arel morel effectivel thanl conventionall antipsychoticsl atl treatingl thel negativel symptomsl ofl schizophrenia.
Answer:
True
Q:l Whatl arel thel twol benefitsl ofl al morel targetedl mechanisml ofl actionl ofl thel atypicall antipsychotics?
Answer:
Improvedl efficacyl (especiallyl negativel symptoms)l andl lessl adversel effects.
Q:l Selectl thel truel statementl regardingl mentall illness.
Answer:
-Antipsychoticsl arel veryl targetedl forl dopaminel receptorsl andl impactl otherl receptorsl minimally -Thel atypicall antipsychoticsl generallyl arel welll tole
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