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NR546 Midterm Exam | Newest Test Review Question with 100% Correct Answers, 2026 | 2027. Quiz_________________? __________ increase GABA's inhibitory activity, leading to the decreased output of excitatory neurotransmitters resulting in the adverse effects related to their use - Answer Benzodiazepines (BZOs) Quiz_________________? ________,_________,_________,________ are all key modulators of the hypothetical fear and worry circuits - Answer Serotonin, norepinephrine, alpha-2 delta ligands and GABA Quiz_________________? __% of the population will develop an anxiety disorder - Answer 30% Quiz_________________? 2 dones and a rone - Answer -more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than to D2 or bine equally between the 2 receptors. -less sedating and cause less weight gain, but have a higher risk for hyperprolactinemia and EPS Quiz_________________? 2 pips and a rip - Answer -pips: bind more potently to D2 receptors than to 5HT-2A, have low risk of metabolic side effects and weight gain, but they have a potential for EPS. -rips binds equally to both D2 and 5HT-2A receptors, have low risk for metabolic disorders Quiz_________________? 5HT - Answer Serotonin -help regulate mood -makes relaxed, comfortable, decreases stress, regulate sleep, arousal, libido, aggression, pain perception Quiz_________________? Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) - Answer tool used to monitor involuntary movements and tardive dyskinesia in clients who take antipsychotic medication -best practice/recommendation to document the AIMS at minimum every 6 months for patients taking an antipsychotic agent/dopamine blocker Quiz_________________? abrupt cessation of benzodiazepines - Answer can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms -seizures and death Quiz_________________? Ach - Answer acetylcholine -in CNS: affects arousal, motivation, attention, learning, REM sleep, impacts sleep, pain perception, memory -in PNS: makes you sweat and salivate -link between brain and muscles -not enough: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Schizophrenia -too much: Depression -Role in addiction -Receptors: nicotinic & muscarinic Quiz_________________? adding 5HT2A antagonism: - Answer improve side effects of D2 blockade and enhance the antipsychotic efficacy of D2 blockade Quiz_________________? Additional adverse effects of excessive D2 receptor blockade (D2 antagonist actions) include: - Answer -cardiac concerns: QT prolongation, torsades de pointes, and sudden cardiac death -blood dyscrasias (neutropenia, leukopenia, and agranulocytosis) -esophageal dysmotility, aspiration -increased fall risk

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Quiz_________________?

__________ increase GABA's inhibitory activity, leading to the decreased output of
excitatory neurotransmitters resulting in the adverse effects related to their use -

Answer✅

Benzodiazepines (BZOs)




Quiz_________________?

________,_________,_________,________ are all key modulators of the hypothetical
fear and worry circuits -

Answer✅

Serotonin, norepinephrine, alpha-2 delta ligands and GABA




Quiz_________________?

__% of the population will develop an anxiety disorder -

Answer✅

30%




Quiz_________________?



1

, 2 dones and a rone -

Answer✅

-more potently to the 5HT 2A receptor than to D2 or bine equally between the 2
receptors.

-less sedating and cause less weight gain, but have a higher risk for hyperprolactinemia and
EPS




Quiz_________________?

2 pips and a rip -

Answer✅

-pips: bind more potently to D2 receptors than to 5HT-2A, have low risk of metabolic side
effects and weight gain, but they have a potential for EPS.

-rips binds equally to both D2 and 5HT-2A receptors, have low risk for metabolic disorders




Quiz_________________?

5HT -

Answer✅

Serotonin

-help regulate mood

-makes relaxed, comfortable, decreases stress, regulate sleep, arousal, libido, aggression,
pain perception




Quiz_________________?

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) -

Answer✅

tool used to monitor involuntary movements and tardive dyskinesia in clients who take
antipsychotic medication


2

, -best practice/recommendation to document the AIMS at minimum every 6 months for
patients taking an antipsychotic agent/dopamine blocker




Quiz_________________?

abrupt cessation of benzodiazepines -

Answer✅

can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms

-seizures and death




Quiz_________________?

Ach -

Answer✅

acetylcholine

-in CNS: affects arousal, motivation, attention, learning, REM sleep, impacts sleep, pain
perception, memory

-in PNS: makes you sweat and salivate

-link between brain and muscles

-not enough: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Schizophrenia

-too much: Depression

-Role in addiction

-Receptors: nicotinic & muscarinic




Quiz_________________?

adding 5HT2A antagonism: -

Answer✅

improve side effects of D2 blockade and enhance the antipsychotic efficacy of D2 blockade



3

, Quiz_________________?

Additional adverse effects of excessive D2 receptor blockade (D2 antagonist actions)
include: -

Answer✅

-cardiac concerns: QT prolongation, torsades de pointes, and sudden cardiac death

-blood dyscrasias (neutropenia, leukopenia, and agranulocytosis)

-esophageal dysmotility, aspiration

-increased fall risk




Quiz_________________?

Adherence -

Answer✅

Persistence

-taking med over intended time period

Compliance

-taking med as prescribed




Quiz_________________?

Affect of fear -

Answer✅

regulated by reciprocal connections between the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex
(ACC) and the amygdala and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)




Quiz_________________?



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