AP PSYCHOLOGY

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

UNDERSTANDING CONSCIOUSNESS AND HYPNOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Synthesized drug now used as an animal tranquilizer that can cause stimulant, depressant, narcotic, or hallucinogenic effects.
A
LSD
B
PCP
C
MDMA
D
AIM
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ketamine is a structural analog of the dissociative anesthetic and recreational drug phencyclidine (PCP).

Detailed explanation-2: -Medications such as conjugated estrogens (Premarin), desiccated thyroid hormone (Armour Thyroid), and heparin come from various animals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Xylazine is a drug used in veterinary medicine as a sedative with analgesic and muscle relaxant properties.

Detailed explanation-4: -At moderate doses of 1 to 5mg orally, PCP inhibits dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin reuptake, and increases dopamine and norepinephrine production by stimulating tyrosine hydroxylase, resulting in dopaminergic and sympathomimetic effects.

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