WorksheetsADHD
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
ADHD is believed to be caused by ...
Heredity
Structural differences in the brain
Environmental causes
All of the above
Amphetamine, cocaine and khat are all examples of
psychostimulants
dissasociatives
sedatives
hypnotics
Drugs that have sympathomimetic effects are known as
dissasociatives
psychostimulants
hypnotics
sedatives
psychostimulant addiction
has a high rate of relapse even after prolonged drug abstinence
is not usually associated with relapse or after prolonged abstinence
is rare, because psychostimulants are not really addictive
is straightforward to treat, and prevent relapse
Why are psychostimulant drugs also referred to as sympathomimetics?
They increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system.
They invoke feelings of sympathy.
They produce rewarding effects.
They increase the activity of mesolimbic dopamine neurons.
Based on the types of active metabolites normally produced from biotransformation of psychostimulant drugs, active metabolites:
are most likely to produce toxic effects to organs.
tend to prolong psychostimulant effects.
slow down distribution of the drug.
inhibit passage of the parent drug through the blood-brain barrier.
