A College Student, in an Effort to Improve Test Scores

question 44

Multiple Choice

A college student, in an effort to improve test scores, takes a drug, Intelliboost, which enhances cortical function by increasing dopamine release in the brain. He also is taking a cold remedy, Sneezeless, which inhibits the chemical breakdown of dopamine at all receptor sites. Which of the following best describes the drug interaction?

• A) Sneezeless potentiates the effects of Intelliboost.
• B) Sneezeless has a cumulative effect.
• C) Sneezeless and Intelliboost have a synergistic effect.
• D) Sneezeless and Intelliboost have an additive effect.

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Definitions:

Free Association

Technique in psychoanalysis in which the patient says whatever comes to mind at the moment.

Rational Emotive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that identifies irrational beliefs, challenges them, and encourages the development of more rational and adaptive thoughts and behaviors.

Cognitive Therapy

Form of psychotherapy that focuses on how a person’s thoughts lead to feelings of distress, with the aim of helping them change these irrational thoughts.

Transference

Process in psychoanalysis in which the patient transfers all of the positive or negative emotions associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst.