NR607 Week 3 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Depression - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-mood disorder characterized by depressive
symptoms that last longer than two weeks.
-influenced by genetic and environmental factors
-Signs and symptoms of depression include:
• sad or irritable mood
• feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, or emptiness
• diminished interest in activities
• significant weight or appetite changes
• fatigue, sleep disturbances including difficulty sleeping (insomnia) or sleeping
too much
• cognitive changes such as difficulty concentrating, remembering infor, or making
decisions
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,Imbalance of what neurotransmitters can result in depression? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔lower levels of:
dopamine
serotonin
norepinephrine
-Depressed patients often have decreased neurotransmitter activity in the prefrontal
cortex (PFC) region of the brain
• controls attention, mood, and personality
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-primary feature of MDD is
the occurrence of at least one episode of major depression lasting at least two
weeks
-must experience 5+ of the following in 2 weeks to be dx'd with a major depressive
episode
• feeling low most of the day for most days
• decreased interest in activities
• substantial weight loss, significant change in appetite
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,• fidgeting, random movement (pacing)
• decreased energy
• sense of guilt or worthlessness
• lack of focus or ability to make decisions
• repeated thoughts of death and suicide
Antidepressants - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔SSRIs
-inhibit 5-HT reuptake
SNRIs
-inhibit 5-HT reuptake
-inhibit NE reuptake (↑ energy, focus)
-increase DA in prefrontal cortex (↑ cognition)
NDRIs
-inhibit DA reuptake (↑alertness, motivation)
-inhibit NE reuptake (↑energy)
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, Psychotic symptoms: Positive Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Hallucinations
-Delusions
-Thought disorder
-Hostility
-Excitability
Psychotic symptoms: Motor Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Motor delay
-Dyscoordination
-EPS
• Parkinsonism
• Dyskinesia
Psychotic symptoms: Affective Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Depression
-Anxiety
-Suicidality
Psychotic symptoms: Cognition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Attention
-Working memory
-Verbal memory
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Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Depression - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-mood disorder characterized by depressive
symptoms that last longer than two weeks.
-influenced by genetic and environmental factors
-Signs and symptoms of depression include:
• sad or irritable mood
• feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, or emptiness
• diminished interest in activities
• significant weight or appetite changes
• fatigue, sleep disturbances including difficulty sleeping (insomnia) or sleeping
too much
• cognitive changes such as difficulty concentrating, remembering infor, or making
decisions
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,Imbalance of what neurotransmitters can result in depression? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔lower levels of:
dopamine
serotonin
norepinephrine
-Depressed patients often have decreased neurotransmitter activity in the prefrontal
cortex (PFC) region of the brain
• controls attention, mood, and personality
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-primary feature of MDD is
the occurrence of at least one episode of major depression lasting at least two
weeks
-must experience 5+ of the following in 2 weeks to be dx'd with a major depressive
episode
• feeling low most of the day for most days
• decreased interest in activities
• substantial weight loss, significant change in appetite
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,• fidgeting, random movement (pacing)
• decreased energy
• sense of guilt or worthlessness
• lack of focus or ability to make decisions
• repeated thoughts of death and suicide
Antidepressants - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔SSRIs
-inhibit 5-HT reuptake
SNRIs
-inhibit 5-HT reuptake
-inhibit NE reuptake (↑ energy, focus)
-increase DA in prefrontal cortex (↑ cognition)
NDRIs
-inhibit DA reuptake (↑alertness, motivation)
-inhibit NE reuptake (↑energy)
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, Psychotic symptoms: Positive Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Hallucinations
-Delusions
-Thought disorder
-Hostility
-Excitability
Psychotic symptoms: Motor Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Motor delay
-Dyscoordination
-EPS
• Parkinsonism
• Dyskinesia
Psychotic symptoms: Affective Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Depression
-Anxiety
-Suicidality
Psychotic symptoms: Cognition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Attention
-Working memory
-Verbal memory
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