NR546 / NR 546 Psychopharmacology Midterm
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
Correct Answer: speech comprehension
Question 2.
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
Correct Answer: emotion and learning
Question 3.
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
Correct Answer: hippocampus
Question 4.
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications
work within which specific areas?
Correct Answer: mood
Question 5.
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling?
Correct Answer: voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage- sensitive
calcium channels
Question 6.
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
Correct Answer: signal transduction cascades
Question 7.
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a
second messenger.
Correct Answer: G protein linked systems
• Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? ✓✓chemical
,Question 8.
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
Correct Answer: glutamate
Question 9.
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?
Correct Answer: antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not
activate a response
Question 10.
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
Correct Answer: hypofunctional
Question 11.
Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
Correct Answer: aripiprazole
Question 12.
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Correct Answer: mesolimbic pathway
Question 13.
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
Correct Answer: The mesocortical pathway
Question 14.
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
Correct Answer: nigrostriatal pathway
• This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. ✓✓The
tuberoinfundibular pathway
Question 15.
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect?
, Correct Answer: tuberoinfundibular pathway
Question 16.
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?
Correct Answer: Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive symptom
antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.
Question 17.
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.
Correct Answer: psychosis
Question 18.
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis?
Correct Answer: schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
schizoaffecive disorder
delusional disorder
brief psychotic disorder
psychotic disorder due to a medical condition
Question 19.
What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature?
Correct Answer: mania depression
cognitive disorders
dementia
Question 20.
What are some positive symptoms?
Correct Answer: Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question 1.
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
Correct Answer: speech comprehension
Question 2.
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
Correct Answer: emotion and learning
Question 3.
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
Correct Answer: hippocampus
Question 4.
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications
work within which specific areas?
Correct Answer: mood
Question 5.
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling?
Correct Answer: voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage- sensitive
calcium channels
Question 6.
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
Correct Answer: signal transduction cascades
Question 7.
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a
second messenger.
Correct Answer: G protein linked systems
• Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? ✓✓chemical
,Question 8.
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
Correct Answer: glutamate
Question 9.
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?
Correct Answer: antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not
activate a response
Question 10.
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
Correct Answer: hypofunctional
Question 11.
Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
Correct Answer: aripiprazole
Question 12.
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
Correct Answer: mesolimbic pathway
Question 13.
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
Correct Answer: The mesocortical pathway
Question 14.
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
Correct Answer: nigrostriatal pathway
• This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. ✓✓The
tuberoinfundibular pathway
Question 15.
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect?
, Correct Answer: tuberoinfundibular pathway
Question 16.
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?
Correct Answer: Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive symptom
antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.
Question 17.
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.
Correct Answer: psychosis
Question 18.
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis?
Correct Answer: schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
schizoaffecive disorder
delusional disorder
brief psychotic disorder
psychotic disorder due to a medical condition
Question 19.
What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature?
Correct Answer: mania depression
cognitive disorders
dementia
Question 20.
What are some positive symptoms?
Correct Answer: Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability
