NR546 / NR 546 Psychopharmacology Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

NR546 / NR 546 Psychopharmacology Midterm
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

Question 1.
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?

Correct Answer: speech comprehension


Question 2.
The limbic system is associated with which of the following

Correct Answer: emotion and learning


Question 3.
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?

Correct Answer: hippocampus


Question 4.
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications
work within which specific areas?

Correct Answer: mood


Question 5.
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling?

Correct Answer: voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage- sensitive
calcium channels


Question 6.
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?

Correct Answer: signal transduction cascades


Question 7.
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 the
following? ✓✓chemical

,Question 8.
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?

Correct Answer: glutamate


Question 9.
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?

Correct Answer: antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not
activate a response


Question 10.
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


Question 11.
Which medication is least associated with weight gain?

Correct Answer: aripiprazole


Question 12.
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

Correct Answer: mesolimbic pathway


Question 13.
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?

Correct Answer: The mesocortical pathway


Question 14.
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)

Correct Answer: nigrostriatal pathway
• This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. ✓✓The
tuberoinfundibular pathway


Question 15.
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


Question 16.
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 Answer: Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive symptom
antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.


Question 17.
is a syndrome that can be associated with several different psychiatric disorders.
Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized
behavior, and distortions of reality. This syndrome can affect a person's cognition,
affective response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and ability to relate to
others.

Correct Answer: psychosis


Question 18.
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis?

Correct Answer: schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
schizoaffecive disorder
delusional disorder
brief psychotic disorder
psychotic disorder due to a medical condition


Question 19.
What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature?

Correct Answer: mania depression
cognitive disorders
dementia


Question 20.
What are some positive symptoms?

Correct Answer: Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
Hostility
Excitability