PMHNP CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP -
GEORGETTE & ANA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
MoodVd/oV-
VCORRECTVANSWERSSerotonin,VNE,VGlutamate,VandVDopamineVareVimplicatedVinVmoodVregulatio
n
SerotoninV-VCORRECTVANSWERSlowVlevelsVcauseVdepression
NorepinephrineV(NE)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSimbalancesVcontributeVtoVanxiety
DopamineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSplaysVaVroleVinVmotivationVandVreward
elevatedVlevelsVcauseVmaniaVorVhypomania
GABAV(Gamm-AminobutyricVAcid)V-
VCORRECTVANSWERStheVmostVabundantVinhibitoryVneurotransmitterVinVtheVbrain
GlutamateV-VCORRECTVANSWERSisVanVexcitatoryVNTVthatVcanVinfluenceVmoodVandVbehavior
dysregulationVcanVcauseVimpulsivityVandVaggression
AcetylcholineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSassociatedVw/VcognitiveVfunction
EndorphinsV-VCORRECTVANSWERSareVinvolvedVinVpainVmodulation
, HistamineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSplaysVaVroleVinValertnessVandVsleep-wakeVcycle
LithiumV-VCORRECTVANSWERSNormalV0.6-1.2VmEq/L
modulatesVglutamateVreceptors,VreducingVimpulsivity
ETOH,VNSAIDS,VHyponatremiaVmayVincreaseVLithiumVlevelsV
HypokalemiaVmayVdecreaseVLithiumVlevels
CanVcauseVcongenitalVmalformation,Vesp.VinV1stVtrimester
ValproicVacidV(Depakote)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSMoodVstabilizer
MayVcauseVHepatotoxicity,VPancreatitis,VandVHyperammonemiaV(handVtremor,Vpolydipsia,Vpolyuri
a)
CanVcauseVneuralVtubeVdefectsVandVotherVcongenitalVmalformationsVinVpregnancy
LamotrigineV(Lamictal)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSmoodVstabilizer.V
ConsideredVsafeVinVpregnancy
MayVcauseVSJS
GEORGETTE & ANA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
MoodVd/oV-
VCORRECTVANSWERSSerotonin,VNE,VGlutamate,VandVDopamineVareVimplicatedVinVmoodVregulatio
n
SerotoninV-VCORRECTVANSWERSlowVlevelsVcauseVdepression
NorepinephrineV(NE)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSimbalancesVcontributeVtoVanxiety
DopamineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSplaysVaVroleVinVmotivationVandVreward
elevatedVlevelsVcauseVmaniaVorVhypomania
GABAV(Gamm-AminobutyricVAcid)V-
VCORRECTVANSWERStheVmostVabundantVinhibitoryVneurotransmitterVinVtheVbrain
GlutamateV-VCORRECTVANSWERSisVanVexcitatoryVNTVthatVcanVinfluenceVmoodVandVbehavior
dysregulationVcanVcauseVimpulsivityVandVaggression
AcetylcholineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSassociatedVw/VcognitiveVfunction
EndorphinsV-VCORRECTVANSWERSareVinvolvedVinVpainVmodulation
, HistamineV-VCORRECTVANSWERSplaysVaVroleVinValertnessVandVsleep-wakeVcycle
LithiumV-VCORRECTVANSWERSNormalV0.6-1.2VmEq/L
modulatesVglutamateVreceptors,VreducingVimpulsivity
ETOH,VNSAIDS,VHyponatremiaVmayVincreaseVLithiumVlevelsV
HypokalemiaVmayVdecreaseVLithiumVlevels
CanVcauseVcongenitalVmalformation,Vesp.VinV1stVtrimester
ValproicVacidV(Depakote)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSMoodVstabilizer
MayVcauseVHepatotoxicity,VPancreatitis,VandVHyperammonemiaV(handVtremor,Vpolydipsia,Vpolyuri
a)
CanVcauseVneuralVtubeVdefectsVandVotherVcongenitalVmalformationsVinVpregnancy
LamotrigineV(Lamictal)V-VCORRECTVANSWERSmoodVstabilizer.V
ConsideredVsafeVinVpregnancy
MayVcauseVSJS