NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM
NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3
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Which side effect is associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
a) Sexual dysfunction
b) Myopathy
c) Exophthalmia
d) Liver failure –
Answer ✓✓a) Sexual dysfunction
A client is prescribed antidepressant therapy and is being discharged on tricyclic antidepressants.
When conducting discharge teaching with the client and family, the nurse would emphasize the
need to be especially alert for:
a) dry mouth
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b) suicide by overdose
c) seizures
d) hypotension –
Answer ✓✓b) suicide by overdose
A client begins taking 40 mg of fluoxetine daily. The next day the client calls complaining of
restlessness. Which interventions should the nurse advocate for to the client's prescribing physician
first?
a) Switch to a different selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
b) Stop taking the medication.
c) Add diazepam as an adjunct.
d) Decrease the dosage of the medication. –
Answer ✓✓d) Decrease the dosage of the medication.
Which of the following is considered the pleasure center of the brain?
A. Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop
B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
C. Mesocortical dopamine pathway
D. None of the above
- Answer ✓✓B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
Cocaine binges
a. do not produce an abstinence syndrome
b. typically last a week or longer
c. may involve use of up to 1500 grams of cocaine
d. result in a period of exhaustion, depression, and cravings –
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Answer ✓✓Psychostimulants
d. result in a period of exhaustion, depression and cravings
In general, the ___________________________ is positively correlated with
_______________________.
a. ability of a substance to cause relapse; its duration of action
b. addiction potential of a substance; its speed of onset
c. duration of action of a substance; its speed of onset
d. speed of onset of a substance; its ability to cause relapse
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
b. addiction potential of a substance; its speed of onset
Which statement about drug self-administration procedures is false?
a. the typical dose-response function is an inverted U shaped curve
b. in general, the reinforcing properties of an addictive drug increase as the dose is increased,
within a certain range
c. antidepressants and antipsychotics are readily self administered by animals
d. they rely on positive reinforcement produced by the substance being investigated
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
c. antidepressants and antipsychotics are readily self-administered by animals
The relative strength of drug reinforcement can be measured using a ___________________
schedule of drug self administration.
a. fixed ratio
b. progressive interval
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c. variable ratio
d. progressive ratio
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
d. progressive ratio
In general, drugs of abuse _____________ the threshold for rewarding brain stimulation.
a. increase
b. do not affect
c. first increase, then decrease
d. decrease
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
d. decrease
The increase in threshold for electrical self-stimulation of the brain produced by withdrawal from
chronic treatment with drugs of abuse is generally interpreted to indicate a(n)
a. decrease in sensitivity of the reward circuit
b. state of craving
c. increase in sensitivity of the reward circuit
d. state of intoxication
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
a. state of intoxication
Through classical conditioning, environmental stimuli associated with _____________ can cause
relapse via ______________.
a. drug use; conditioned responding and physical dependence
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NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 3
NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH 500+ QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
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Which side effect is associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
a) Sexual dysfunction
b) Myopathy
c) Exophthalmia
d) Liver failure –
Answer ✓✓a) Sexual dysfunction
A client is prescribed antidepressant therapy and is being discharged on tricyclic antidepressants.
When conducting discharge teaching with the client and family, the nurse would emphasize the
need to be especially alert for:
a) dry mouth
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b) suicide by overdose
c) seizures
d) hypotension –
Answer ✓✓b) suicide by overdose
A client begins taking 40 mg of fluoxetine daily. The next day the client calls complaining of
restlessness. Which interventions should the nurse advocate for to the client's prescribing physician
first?
a) Switch to a different selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
b) Stop taking the medication.
c) Add diazepam as an adjunct.
d) Decrease the dosage of the medication. –
Answer ✓✓d) Decrease the dosage of the medication.
Which of the following is considered the pleasure center of the brain?
A. Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop
B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
C. Mesocortical dopamine pathway
D. None of the above
- Answer ✓✓B. Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
Cocaine binges
a. do not produce an abstinence syndrome
b. typically last a week or longer
c. may involve use of up to 1500 grams of cocaine
d. result in a period of exhaustion, depression, and cravings –
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Answer ✓✓Psychostimulants
d. result in a period of exhaustion, depression and cravings
In general, the ___________________________ is positively correlated with
_______________________.
a. ability of a substance to cause relapse; its duration of action
b. addiction potential of a substance; its speed of onset
c. duration of action of a substance; its speed of onset
d. speed of onset of a substance; its ability to cause relapse
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
b. addiction potential of a substance; its speed of onset
Which statement about drug self-administration procedures is false?
a. the typical dose-response function is an inverted U shaped curve
b. in general, the reinforcing properties of an addictive drug increase as the dose is increased,
within a certain range
c. antidepressants and antipsychotics are readily self administered by animals
d. they rely on positive reinforcement produced by the substance being investigated
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
c. antidepressants and antipsychotics are readily self-administered by animals
The relative strength of drug reinforcement can be measured using a ___________________
schedule of drug self administration.
a. fixed ratio
b. progressive interval
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c. variable ratio
d. progressive ratio
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
d. progressive ratio
In general, drugs of abuse _____________ the threshold for rewarding brain stimulation.
a. increase
b. do not affect
c. first increase, then decrease
d. decrease
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
d. decrease
The increase in threshold for electrical self-stimulation of the brain produced by withdrawal from
chronic treatment with drugs of abuse is generally interpreted to indicate a(n)
a. decrease in sensitivity of the reward circuit
b. state of craving
c. increase in sensitivity of the reward circuit
d. state of intoxication
- Answer ✓✓Drugs of Abuse and Addiction
a. state of intoxication
Through classical conditioning, environmental stimuli associated with _____________ can cause
relapse via ______________.
a. drug use; conditioned responding and physical dependence
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