NURS 6630 Midterm Exam: Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
Week 6 Midterm Exam
Q
u 1 out of 1 points
e
s
t
i
o
n
1
During assessment a patient states “Why are you asking me about my heart, I am here
for my head”, the PMHNP’s best response is:
Selected D.
Answer: “Anxiety can cause cortisol levels to increase and when this happens
frequently it puts you at risk for comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes.”
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being
expressed?
Selected A.
Answers: Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within the
cell’s nucleus.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMNHP is assessing a 29-year-old client who takes antipsychotics that
block D2 receptors. This client has begun to develop a common side effect
of this medication. What is this side effect?
Selected D.
Answer: Tardive dyskinesia
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
After ordering flumazenil (Rumazicon) the PMHNP cautions the staff to
monitor for which possible effect?
Selected D.
Answer: All of
the
, NURS 6630 Midterm Exam: Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
a bove
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
, NURS 6630 Midterm Exam: Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
A patient is prescribed 50 mg of desvenlafaxine to take every other day for major
depressive disorder. What does the PMHNP understand about this patient?
Selected C.
Answer: The patient has severe renal
impairment.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient is prescribed sertraline to treat panic disorder. Knowing that sertraline can
initially cause anxiety or insomnia, what should the PMHNP do?
Selected B.
Answer: Prescribe short-acting benzodiazepine for 2 weeks, then
discontinue.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitter release into the synapse by the
presynaptic neuron it is not always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
Selected C.
Answer: Neurotransmitters can spread by
diffusion.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What increases the patient’s potential to
mediate the cognitive symptoms of the disease?
Selected A.
Answer: Achieving underactivity of the mesocorticol projections to the
prefrontal cortex
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP spends a session with a client and notices behaviors
correlating with a potential manic episode. All of the following are possible
manic symptoms the PMHNP could observe except:
Selected D.
Answer: A low self esteem
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient who is prescribed MAO inhibitors asks about whether he can continue taking
pseudoephedrine to relieve his congestion. Which response by the PMHNP indicates proper
understanding of drug-drug interactions?
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
Week 6 Midterm Exam
Q
u 1 out of 1 points
e
s
t
i
o
n
1
During assessment a patient states “Why are you asking me about my heart, I am here
for my head”, the PMHNP’s best response is:
Selected D.
Answer: “Anxiety can cause cortisol levels to increase and when this happens
frequently it puts you at risk for comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes.”
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
During gene expression, what must occur prior to a gene being
expressed?
Selected A.
Answers: Transcription factor must bind to the regulatory region within the
cell’s nucleus.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The PMNHP is assessing a 29-year-old client who takes antipsychotics that
block D2 receptors. This client has begun to develop a common side effect
of this medication. What is this side effect?
Selected D.
Answer: Tardive dyskinesia
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
After ordering flumazenil (Rumazicon) the PMHNP cautions the staff to
monitor for which possible effect?
Selected D.
Answer: All of
the
, NURS 6630 Midterm Exam: Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
a bove
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
, NURS 6630 Midterm Exam: Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology
latest update 2024-2025 Walden University
A patient is prescribed 50 mg of desvenlafaxine to take every other day for major
depressive disorder. What does the PMHNP understand about this patient?
Selected C.
Answer: The patient has severe renal
impairment.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient is prescribed sertraline to treat panic disorder. Knowing that sertraline can
initially cause anxiety or insomnia, what should the PMHNP do?
Selected B.
Answer: Prescribe short-acting benzodiazepine for 2 weeks, then
discontinue.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Though medications have the ability to target neurotransmitter release into the synapse by the
presynaptic neuron it is not always necessary. The PMHNP understands that this is because:
Selected C.
Answer: Neurotransmitters can spread by
diffusion.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient is diagnosed with schizophrenia. What increases the patient’s potential to
mediate the cognitive symptoms of the disease?
Selected A.
Answer: Achieving underactivity of the mesocorticol projections to the
prefrontal cortex
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The PMHNP spends a session with a client and notices behaviors
correlating with a potential manic episode. All of the following are possible
manic symptoms the PMHNP could observe except:
Selected D.
Answer: A low self esteem
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient who is prescribed MAO inhibitors asks about whether he can continue taking
pseudoephedrine to relieve his congestion. Which response by the PMHNP indicates proper
understanding of drug-drug interactions?
