Regarding stimulants which of the following statements is false

Question 3 Anabolic steroids in the brain may trigger behavior known as Steroid stable. This term refers to the aggressive behavior exhibited by those who regularly use steroids. People may also become highly irritable, depressed, and moody.

The use of steroids makes the person anything but stable. Most people show irritable, aggressive, depressed, and moody behavioral changes. The use of steroids doesn't make an individual hilarious or even moderately funny because of possible severe mood swings. While a person may get depressed during sustained use of anabolic steroids, this is not the answer we were looking for.

Lifting weights. Eating french fries. Watching television. Joining the class chess team. Lifting weights is the natural way to gain muscle mass on your body.

French fries will not help you gain muscle, but eating a healthy diet that includes fruits and vegetables will help your body be healthy and strong. Dream on! If increasing muscle mass was that easy, our country would have the most muscular population in the world.

While playing chess may be good exercise for your brain, it won't help you build more muscles. Question 1 There are lots of different kinds of stimulants. Which of the following is NOT a stimulant?

Nope… Caffeine, which is found in coffee and many soft drinks, is a mild stimulant. Heroin is not a stimulant. In fact, it causes a person to feel sleepy, which is the opposite of what stimulants do. Methamphetamine is a powerful and addictive stimulant. It can cause long-term damage to the brain. Cocaine is a powerful stimulant that prevents the neurotransmitter dopamine from being removed from the space between neurons synapse.

Question 2 Cocaine can damage the heart by causing:. A slower heart rate. More oxygen to get to the heart. Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. It's actually a problem with the stomach that is caused by excess acid. Cocaine can cause blood vessels to narrow, making the heart beat faster. Fibrillation is when it beats so fast that it loses its natural rhythm. Cocaine actually causes the heart to beat faster. Cocaine reduces the amount of oxygen that gets to the heart by limiting blood flow to the heart.

Remember, blood carries oxygen. Question 3 Scientists are using cloning to learn more about how cocaine acts in the brain. What is a clone? A copy of a gene. A baby sheep. A colorfully dressed person at a circus. By copying a gene, scientists can study how that gene works, which may help them in developing treatments for a lot of things, including drug addiction. Try again!

Although the famous sheep Dolly was an identical clone of another sheep, most baby sheep are not clones. Scientists can use cloning to understand how the brain works, but there is no part of the brain that is a clone. No, you're probably thinking of a clown. Question 4 Which of the following is the part of the brain that controls feelings of pleasure?

Limbic system. Although dopamine is involved in pleasure, it is a brain chemical, also called a neurotransmitter, not a brain structure. No, Dendrites are a part of a neuron that receives messages from another neuron. Receptors are located throughout the nervous system, including in the limbic system where feelings of pleasure are controlled, but they are not a brain region. You got it! Drugs and the Brain. Question 1 Neurons are special cells in the body. What chemicals do they release to talk to each other?

Basal ganglia. Brain stem. Not quite. Synapses are the gaps between neurons where neurotransmitters are released. The basal ganglia pushes us to do healthy activities like eating or hanging out with friends. It controls your heart rate and breathing. Yes, neurons send messages to each other by releasing neurotransmitters. This is how neurons can talk to each other and make your brain and body do things, like go for a walk.

The brain controls everything you do. There are three main parts of the brain that are affected by drug use. The brain weighs ten pounds. The brain is needed to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel. This is absolutely true! Guess again! This is a true statement. The three main parts of the brain affected by drug use are the basal ganglia, extended amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. The brain actually weighs only three pounds.

This statement is correct. You need your brain for the five senses — taste, sight, touch, smell, and sound. Really sick. Stressed out. All of the above. When you take drugs for a while and then try to stop, it can make you feel really sick. But there are other effects from drugs. Can you find them? Are there other answers that show how drugs can make you feel? This is one of the many effects drug use can cause, but can you find more?

Drug use can also make it hard to make good decisions and control your actions. Question 4 Which of the following are true? People who are addicted to drugs…. Crave drugs all of the time.

Might think and act differently. When you take drugs, the brain has learned to crave the drug all of the time, but addiction does many other things to the body. You actually can get other medical problems when you take drugs, even death.

This is because long-term drug use can lead to serious changes in the brain that affect how you think and act. See if you can find other choices that make the statement true! Check out some of the other correct choices here. To wander in the mind. To slip. To slow. To disrupt. Hallucinogens powerfully affect the way our five senses work and change our impressions of time and reality. The influence of hallucinogens does make your brain lose control of how you perceive the world.

In fact, senses seem to get crossed—giving the feeling of hearing colors and seeing sounds. In some people, hallucinogens can cause drowsiness, but this is not the correct answer. Hallucinogens can disrupt how the brain works, but this isn't the correct answer. Change in behavior. Gray hair. Ulcers are medical conditions in which sores form on a sensitive lining, such as the stomach.

Ulcers aren't caused by the release of serotonin. Serotonin neurons have a role in lots of things, such as mood and sleep. Although gingivitis is a disease, it is caused by poor dental hygiene. While serotonin doesn't play a role in whether you get gingivitis, we just wanted to remind you to keep up the good brushing. Gray hair is not caused by the neurotransmitter serotonin, but your parents may get gray hair if you abuse MDMA, MDA or any illicit drug.

Question 3 LSD and PCP can change the way that neurons communicate, which can cause changes in how you sense the world around you. Chemicals or chemical messengers. Morse code. Chemical messengers, or neurotransmitters, send information from nerve cell to nerve cell in the brain and body. These speedy couriers trudge through wind, hail, sleet, and snow to deliver your nervous system messages on time!

No, chromosomes carry the genetic code genes for the production of neurotransmitters, but they themselves are not used by neurons to communicate. Morse code is a system of communication that consists of either long and short sounds or dots and dashes to transmit messages over long distances. It is not used by neurons to communicate.

Although, the computer system you're accessing these questions on is kind of like a brain. The computer network around the world does constantly send messages back and forth with amazing speed, much like your brain and body. Question 4 Some hallucinogens are natural. The effects of these drugs are unpredictable: they can alter your senses, affect your moods, or cause vivid hallucinations.

While mescaline is a potent hallucinogen, it is found in nature. Mescaline comes from a cactus called peyote. Nope—gasoline is an inhalant, not a hallucinogen. But it is a chemical you should be wary of. No, serotonin is a neurotransmitter, not a hallucinogen. But hallucinogens can affect neurons that contain serotonin.

Question 1 Inhalants, such as hair spray, gasoline, and spray paint, can often be identified by their:. Strong smell. Extra oxygen. Their usefulness. Many inhalants can be identified by their strong smell.

When inhaled, the vapors can change the way the brain works and make people feel good for a short time. Using inhalants can also cause slurred speech, lack of coordination, dizziness, and even brain, kidney, or bone marrow damage, and spasms of arms and legs. No, Myelin is a fatty tissue that protects many of the body's nerve cells.

While myelin is affected by inhalants, myelin itself is not a characteristic of inhalants. No, inhalants harm the brain by preventing neurons from receiving oxygen.

Then, the neurons may stop functioning, making it hard to remember things such as how to do your algebra problem. No, while many inhalants are household products or art supplies, you can't really identify inhalants by their usefulness.

Question 2 Inhalant vapors may get lodged in the fatty tissue that surrounds neurons. Frontal Cortex. Myelin is the protective cover that surrounds many of the body's nerve cells. When inhalants are used, they can break down myelin and prevent nerve cells from transmitting messages. No, noradrenaline is a neurotransmitter that causes the heart to beat faster. Inhalants can make the heart more sensitive to noradrenaline so that even a normal jolt of it may cause the heart to lose its rhythm or even stop.

No, this is the part of the brain that solves complex problems and plans ahead. When inhalants are ingested, nerve cell activity in the frontal cortex can slow. But the frontal cortex isn't a fatty tissue. No, polyneuropathy is a permanent change or malfunction of nerves in the back and legs that can be caused by inhalant use. Question 3 Butane, found in cigarette lighters and refills, makes the heart extra-sensitive to:. The hippocampus. Myelin is the fatty tissue that protects many of the body's nerve cells.

Inhalants may deplete myelin content, but they don't make the heart more sensitive to myelin. The chemical noradrenaline tells the heart to beat faster when you are stressed. Butane makes the heart extra-sensitive to noradrenaline so that a normal jolt of noradrenaline can cause the heart to lose rhythm or stop pumping.

The hippocampus, the part of the brain that is important in memory, doesn't really have an effect on the heart. Sniffing inhalants, though, does damage the hippocampus.

Someone who repeatedly inhales these chemicals may lose the ability to learn new stuff. Inhalants can actually interfere with romance by causing a person to be slow, clumsy, and uncoordinated. Question 4 Damage from long-term use of inhalants can slow or stop nerve cell activity in some parts of the brain including:. The frontal cortex. The liver. The heart. The gluteous maximus. This is the part of the brain that solves complex problems and plans ahead.

If the frontal cortex is damaged, you could find yourself continuously stumped in school. Try again—the liver is not part of the brain. But use of inhalants can cause the liver to stop working, which can lead to death. While inhalants can slow, stop, or make the heart lose rhythm, the heart isn't part of the brain. Scientists haven't yet documented any effects of inhalants on the rump. Marijuana can change how your brain grows. Contract Law. Corporate Law.

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The science of behavior and mental processes. A strong belief that the environment molds the behavior of humans and animals is characteristic of which perspective of psychology? An emphasis on the unconscious and early childhood experiences is characteristic of which perspective of psychology? All but which of the following are cognitive factors that influence behavior?

Expectations about the rewards of particular behaviors. Individuals' abilities to make meaning and purpose in their lives b. Self-awareness and free will c. Unconscious forces d.

Being true to oneself e. Becoming an authentic person. Unconscious forces. Which perspective is most responsible for bringing issues relating to diversity to the forefront of psychological research?

The fundamental building block of the nervous system is the,? Soma b. Axon c. Synapse d. Dendrite e. Cell body. Chemical messengers that transport nerve impulses from one nerve cell to another are called, what? What is the job of the synapse? To provide a place in which neurons can communicate with each other. The brain and the spinal cord make up the, what? Central nervous system. The peripheral nervous system consists of, what?

To autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system. Regarding the relationship between the nervous system and the endocrine system, which of the following statements is FALSE? Both convey their messages through a network of nerves. Which gland is described as the "master gland"? Two psychologists date the nature-nurture problem. What is the topic of their debate? The influence of genetics versus environment in human behavior. Which type of study provides the clearest way to address the nature-nurture question?

Since altered states of consciousness are produced by taking drugs, people should avoid attempting to change their states of consciousness. The pattern of fluctuations in bodily processes that occur regularly each day are called, what? Which of the following describes REM sleep? Sleep in which the brain becomes more active but muscle activity is blocked.

Why do we dream? There are lots of theories but none really knows. What is the most common sleep disorder? Hypnosis can led people to commit illegal acts that they find repulsive.