Chapter 14 SLO 4.4

Question 1

Amphetamines

Answer 1

A class of stimulant drugs that includes amphetamine sulphate and all of its drug derivatives. (p. 231)

Question 2

Analeptics

Answer 2

CNS stimulants that have generalized effects on the brainstem and spinal cord, which produce an increase in responsiveness to external stimuli and stimulate respiration. (p. 236)

Question 3

Anorexiants

Answer 3

Drugs used to control or suppress appetite.(p.236)

Question 4

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Answer 4

A syndrome
characterized by difficulty in maintaining concentration on a given task or hyperactive behaviour; may affect children, adolescents, and adults. The term attention deficit disorder (ADD) has been absorbed under this broader term. (p. 229)

Question 5

Cataplexy

Answer 5

A condition characterized by abrupt attacks of muscular weakness and hypotonia triggered by an emotional stimulus, such as joy, laughter, anger, fear, or surprise. It is often associated with narcolepsy. (p. 230)

Question 6

Central nervous system (CNS) stimulants

Answer 6

Drugs that stimulate specific areas of the brain or spinal cord. (p. 228)

Question 7

Ergot alkaloids

Answer 7

Drugs that narrow or constrict blood vessels in the brain and provide relief of pain for certain migraine headaches. (p. 235)

Question 8

Migraine

Answer 8

A common type of recurring, painful headache characterized by a pulsatile or throbbing quality, incapacitating pain, and photophobia. (p. 230)

Question 9

Narcolepsy

Answer 9

A syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep. (p. 229)

Question 10

Serotonin receptor agonists

Answer 10

A class of CNS stimulants
used to treat migraines; work by stimulating 5-hydroxytryptamine 1 receptors in the brain and are sometimes referred to as selective serotonin receptor agonists or triptans. (p. 235)

Question 11

Sympathomimetic drugs

Answer 11

CNS stimulants such as noradrenergic drugs (and, to a lesser degree, dopaminergic drugs) whose actions resemble or mimic those of the sympathetic nervous system. (p. 229)