NR546 Psychopharm Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inhibits and activates the amygdala
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Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-speech comprehension |
The limbic system is associated with which of the following - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-emotion and learning | |
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hippocampus|
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that
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these medications work within which specific areas? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
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excitation-secretion coupling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-voltage-sensitive | | | |
sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
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,What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve
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efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-signal transduction cascades
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One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
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receptor to a second messenger. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-G protein
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linked systems |
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of
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the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-chemical
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Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
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definition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-antagonist effect - drug binds to
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receptor, but does not activate a response
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A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that
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|N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the | | | | | | | |
following?
Correct! - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypofunctional
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, Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
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schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mesolimbic pathway
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Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The mesocortical pathway | |
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
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extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nigrostriatal
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pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The tuberoinfundibular pathway | |
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
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receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this
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side effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tuberoinfundibular pathway
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A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the
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treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics
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demonstrate which of the following most often? - CORRECT
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Questions With Correct Answers
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-inhibits and activates the amygdala
| | | | |
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-speech comprehension |
The limbic system is associated with which of the following - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-emotion and learning | |
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hippocampus|
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that
| | | | | | | |
these medications work within which specific areas? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
| | | | | | | | | |
excitation-secretion coupling? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-voltage-sensitive | | | |
sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
| | | | | |
,What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve
| | | | | | | | | | | |
efficacy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-signal transduction cascades
| | | | |
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
| | | | | | | | | | | |
receptor to a second messenger. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-G protein
| | | | | | | | |
linked systems |
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of
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the following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-chemical
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Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
| | | | | | | | |
definition? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-antagonist effect - drug binds to
| | | | | | | | |
receptor, but does not activate a response
| | | | | |
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that
| | | | | | | | | |
|N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the | | | | | | | |
following?
Correct! - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-hypofunctional
| | |
, Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
| | | | | | | | |
schizophrenia? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mesolimbic pathway
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Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The mesocortical pathway | |
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
| | | | | | | | | |
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-nigrostriatal
| | | | | |
pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - CORRECT
| | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-The tuberoinfundibular pathway | |
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
| | | | | | | | | |
receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this
| | | | | | | | | |
side effect? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-tuberoinfundibular pathway
| | | | |
A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the
| | | | | | | | | | |
treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics
| | | | | | |
demonstrate which of the following most often? - CORRECT
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