NSG 552 EXAM 1 (STAHL’S ESSENTIAL
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 5TH EDITION TEST BANK)
(WILKES UNIVERSITY) 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The nurse integrates knowledge of this disorder, identifying
which neurotransmitter as being primarily involved?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) Serotonin - correct answer- B) Dopamine
A group of students are reviewing information about neurotransmitter
subtypes. The group demonstrates understanding of the information when
they identify which neurotransmitter as having muscarinic and nicotinic
receptors?
A) Serotonin
B) Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C) Dopamine
D) Acetylcholine - correct answer- D) Acetylcholine
A nurse is involved in gathering information about the inheritance of mental
disorders using population genetics. Which of the following would the nurse be
least likely to be evaluating?
A) Concordance rates
B) Occurrence in first-degree relatives
C) Risk factor analysis
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,D) Adoptions studies - correct answer- C) Risk factor analysis
A nurse is reading a journal article about psychoneuroimmunology. Which 16.
information would the nurse most likely find? Select all that apply.
A) Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
C) Static activity of natural killer cells in response to stress
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
E) Interruption in the typical circadian rhythm cycle - correct answer- A)
Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
A patient is scheduled for a challenge test. Which of the following would the
nurse include when explaining this test to the patient?
A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
B) Application of electrodes to the scalp for monitoring
C) Evaluation electrical impulses recorded on graph paper
D) Exposure to a flashing strobe light to elicit abnormal activity - correct
answer- A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
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,A patient with depression tells the nurse that he is to have a test that involves
the recording of an electroencephalogram (EEG) throughout the night. The 18.
nurse most likely identifies this testing as which of the following?
A) Sleep deprivation EEG
B) Polysomnography
C) Evoked potentials
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging - correct answer- B)
Polysomnography
A group of nursing students are reviewing the role of serotonin in psychiatric
disorders. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they
identify which disorder as being associated with its dysfunction?
A) Depression
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Panic disorder
D) Schizophrenia - correct answer- D) Schizophrenia
When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes the area where
the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical one. The instructor is
describing which of the following?
A) Soma
B) Synaptic cleft
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, C) Terminal
D) Receptor - correct answer- B) Synaptic cleft
A newly admitted patient has the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which
behavior observed in the patient supports that diagnosis?
a. Uses a rhyming form of speech
b. Refuses to eat any unwrapped foods
c. Laughs when watching a sad movie
d. Maintains an immobilized state for hours - correct answer- d. Maintains an
immobilized state for hours
What would be an appropriate short-term outcome for a patient diagnosed
with residual schizophrenia who exhibits ambivalence?
a. Decide their own daily schedule.
b. Decide which unit groups they will attend.
c. Choose which clinic staff member to work with.
d. Choose between two outfits to wear each morning. - correct answer- d.
Choose between two outfits to wear each morning.
What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a catatonic patient?
a. Ineffective coping
b. Impaired physical mobility
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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 5TH EDITION TEST BANK)
(WILKES UNIVERSITY) 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with
schizophrenia. The nurse integrates knowledge of this disorder, identifying
which neurotransmitter as being primarily involved?
A) Acetylcholine
B) Dopamine
C) Norepinephrine
D) Serotonin - correct answer- B) Dopamine
A group of students are reviewing information about neurotransmitter
subtypes. The group demonstrates understanding of the information when
they identify which neurotransmitter as having muscarinic and nicotinic
receptors?
A) Serotonin
B) Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
C) Dopamine
D) Acetylcholine - correct answer- D) Acetylcholine
A nurse is involved in gathering information about the inheritance of mental
disorders using population genetics. Which of the following would the nurse be
least likely to be evaluating?
A) Concordance rates
B) Occurrence in first-degree relatives
C) Risk factor analysis
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,D) Adoptions studies - correct answer- C) Risk factor analysis
A nurse is reading a journal article about psychoneuroimmunology. Which 16.
information would the nurse most likely find? Select all that apply.
A) Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
C) Static activity of natural killer cells in response to stress
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
E) Interruption in the typical circadian rhythm cycle - correct answer- A)
Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
B) Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
D) Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
A patient is scheduled for a challenge test. Which of the following would the
nurse include when explaining this test to the patient?
A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
B) Application of electrodes to the scalp for monitoring
C) Evaluation electrical impulses recorded on graph paper
D) Exposure to a flashing strobe light to elicit abnormal activity - correct
answer- A) Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
1
,A patient with depression tells the nurse that he is to have a test that involves
the recording of an electroencephalogram (EEG) throughout the night. The 18.
nurse most likely identifies this testing as which of the following?
A) Sleep deprivation EEG
B) Polysomnography
C) Evoked potentials
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging - correct answer- B)
Polysomnography
A group of nursing students are reviewing the role of serotonin in psychiatric
disorders. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they
identify which disorder as being associated with its dysfunction?
A) Depression
B) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) Panic disorder
D) Schizophrenia - correct answer- D) Schizophrenia
When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes the area where
the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical one. The instructor is
describing which of the following?
A) Soma
B) Synaptic cleft
2
, C) Terminal
D) Receptor - correct answer- B) Synaptic cleft
A newly admitted patient has the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which
behavior observed in the patient supports that diagnosis?
a. Uses a rhyming form of speech
b. Refuses to eat any unwrapped foods
c. Laughs when watching a sad movie
d. Maintains an immobilized state for hours - correct answer- d. Maintains an
immobilized state for hours
What would be an appropriate short-term outcome for a patient diagnosed
with residual schizophrenia who exhibits ambivalence?
a. Decide their own daily schedule.
b. Decide which unit groups they will attend.
c. Choose which clinic staff member to work with.
d. Choose between two outfits to wear each morning. - correct answer- d.
Choose between two outfits to wear each morning.
What is the priority nursing diagnosis for a catatonic patient?
a. Ineffective coping
b. Impaired physical mobility
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