NR546 Midterm Exam Question and
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Solutions
• Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? -✓✓speech
comprehension
• The limbic system is associated with which of the following -✓✓emotion and
learning
• Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
✓✓hippocampus
• When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? -✓✓mood
• Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling? -✓✓voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
• What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? -
✓✓signal transduction cascades
• One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to
a second messenger. -✓✓G protein linked systems
• Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? -✓✓chemical
• Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? -✓✓glutamate
, • Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? -
✓✓antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
• A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct! -✓✓hypofunctional
• Which medication is least associated with weight gain? -✓✓aripiprazole
• Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? -✓✓mesolimbic pathway
• Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? -✓✓The mesocortical
pathway
• Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS) -✓✓nigrostriatal pathway
• This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. -✓✓The tuberoinfundibular
pathway
• A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect? -
✓✓tuberoinfundibular pathway
• A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of
schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics demonstrate which of
the following most often? -✓✓Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.
• is a syndrome that can be associated with several different psychiatric disorders.
Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized
behavior, and distortions of reality. This syndrome can affect a person's cognition,
affective response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and ability to
relate to others. -✓✓psychosis
• What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? -✓✓schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
Answer (2026) | A+ Verified | Accurate
Solutions
• Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? -✓✓speech
comprehension
• The limbic system is associated with which of the following -✓✓emotion and
learning
• Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
✓✓hippocampus
• When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? -✓✓mood
• Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling? -✓✓voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
• What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? -
✓✓signal transduction cascades
• One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to
a second messenger. -✓✓G protein linked systems
• Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? -✓✓chemical
• Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? -✓✓glutamate
, • Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? -
✓✓antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
• A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct! -✓✓hypofunctional
• Which medication is least associated with weight gain? -✓✓aripiprazole
• Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? -✓✓mesolimbic pathway
• Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? -✓✓The mesocortical
pathway
• Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS) -✓✓nigrostriatal pathway
• This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. -✓✓The tuberoinfundibular
pathway
• A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect? -
✓✓tuberoinfundibular pathway
• A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of
schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics demonstrate which of
the following most often? -✓✓Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.
• is a syndrome that can be associated with several different psychiatric disorders.
Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized
behavior, and distortions of reality. This syndrome can affect a person's cognition,
affective response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and ability to
relate to others. -✓✓psychosis
• What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? -✓✓schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
