Chi 12 LTQ Hallucinogens

False

True/False: When psychedelics are used in combination with psychotherapy in the treatment of psychological disorders, the drug is administered orally at home the evening before the meeting with the therapist.

False

Violent psychotic reactions have been reported with use of PCP

psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine

Which hallucinogens are either approved or are being researched currently as a treatment component for psychological disorders?

100:1

What is the ratio of potency between LSD and psilocybin?

psilocybin

What substance has been found to reduce anxiety and depression in advanced cancer patients?

antagonists; acetylcholine

Atropine and scopolomine are ______ for _________.

psilocybin; mescaline

The active chemical in hallucinogenic mushrooms is ______ ; the active chemical in peyote is ________

synesthesia

An example of _____ would be if someone saw sounds as colors.

visual hallucinations are a common effect

Which of the following is NOT true of MDMA (Ecstasy)?

the category might be better named altered states of consciousness

often also activate the sympathetic nervous system

have the general effect of emphasizing sensation over logic and rational thought

Which of the following is/are true regarding hallucinogens

peyote

LSD

MDMA

Which of the following is a sympathomimetic drug?

DMT

Ayahuasca tea contains what substance?

atropine

Which of the following drugs would give the user a dream-like high and leave the user with a poor memory for events that occurred while under the influence?

It produces hallucinations and tactile distortions.

It was developed as an anesthetic.

It has been associated with psychotic reactions.

Which of the following is true of PCP?

Salvia

________ is derived from a plant in the sage family and is considered to be the most potent of any naturally-occurring hallucinogens.

glutamate

PCP is thought to act by influencing receptors for __________.

True

True/False: The video shown in class about the use of psychedelics in treatment showed that participants were instructed to trust, let go and be open to the psychedelic experience.

They alter perception and states of consciousness.

Which statement is true for all hallucinogens?

True

True/False: The video shown in class about the use of psychedelics described the treatment as including sessions during which participants would experience the psychedelic and other sessions both before and after the psychedelic sessions.

True

True/False: Activation of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor is thought to be the key factor in producing visual hallucinations in serotonergic hallucinogens.

They are sympathomimetic and produce visual hallucinations.

Which of the following is true of the serotonergic hallucinogens?

a form of it has been approved for the treatment of depression

it is used regularly in veterinary medicine

It is a dissociative anesthetic

Which of the following is TRUE about ketamine?

MDMA

Which of the following drugs has been associated with long-term deficits in serotonin activity?

auditory hallucinations

Which of the following is not a common effect of LSD?

Two guides stayed with the participant while they were experiencing the effects of the drug

Which of the following was depicted in the video shown in class about the use of psychedelics in treatment?

​LSD; Albert Hofmann

​The hallucinogenic effects of ____ were discovered by accident when ____ accidentally spilled some on his hand.

flashback

A sudden reoccurrence of a hallucinogenic experience is a(n) __________.

Serotonergic hallucinogens -- LSD, DMT, mescaline

methylated amphetamines - MDMA

Dissociative anesthetics -- PCP, Ketamine

Which of the following is/are paired correctly?

LSD

Lifetime prevalence is highest for which hallucinogen?

ketamine

Which of the following drugs would be most likely to produce changes/distortions in perception of one's body?