NRNP 6675 MIDTERM EXAM (YEAR 2023 – 100/100 POINTS) LATEST UPDATE 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE

1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that applyAge Rapid dose escalation Parental route of administration Higher potency typical antipsychotics 2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of thefollowing effects? Reduces negative symptoms Increases extra pyramidal symptoms (EPS)Causes prolactinemia Reduces positive symptoms 3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of thefollowing receptors? GABA type receptors Serotonin receptors Dopamine receptors NMDA type receptors 4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and symptoms resultingfrom recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following? Substance intoxication Substance withdrawal Substance use disorderAny of the above 5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue, jaw is knownas which of the following? Akathisi a Dystoni a Tardive dyskinesia