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1. Week 1
2. When prescribing The patients:
medications, what symptoms
must the psychiatric age
mental health nurse physical health
practitioner (PMHNP) previous response to treatment
consider? lifestyle
3. What is the prior- Patient symptoms
ity data used to
determine a treat-
ment plan for mental
health disorders?
4. Changes or losses Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder.
in grey matter can
be associated with
psychiatric diagnoses
such as?
5. Many psychotrop- True, caution is taken when prescribing to obese patients.
ic medications can
cause weight gain.
True of False.
6. Which lifespan group Pediatric patients
respond different-
ly to drugs than
adults, have height-
ened drug sensitivi-
ty, show greater indi-
, NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-M
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
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vidual variation, and
have increased risk
for adverse drug re-
actions? Dosage se-
lection can be chal-
lenging because their
brains and bodies are
still developing.
7. Which lifespan group Pregnancy/breastfeeding patients
have several psy-
chotropic drugs that
are not safe to use,
certain drugs result-
ing in birth defects
and certain drugs
presenting in breast-
milk, affecting the
breastfed child, or af-
fecting milk produc-
tion?
8. The physiologic Older adult patients
changes associated
with aging impact the
drug processes of ab-
sorption, distribution,
metabolism, and ex-
cretion of medica-
tions, so lower than
normal dosages may
, NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-M
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fk3iij
be needed. The most
recent Beers Criteria
should be reviewed to
avoid prescribing po-
tentially inappropri-
ate medications to
this lifespan group.
9. Brain tissue com- The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the
posed of gray matter central spinal cord.
includes?
10. The gray matter of Psychiatry and neurology and is associated with learning.
the brain focuses on?
11. Brain tissue com- Nerve fibers that connect neurons from different regions into functional
posed of white mat- circuits.
ter includes?
12. Why is white matter Necessary for electrical impulse transmission. If there are breaks in the
considered the transit system, it can affect neural communication, affecting behavior. Damage to
system? the myelin can impair transmission which can impact not only sensory and
motor function, but also cognition.
13. White brain matter is Autism and vascular dementia.
associated with which
disease processes?
14. Frontal Lobe Associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking. the ability to
organize, personality, behavior, and emotional control. Traumatic brain
injuries can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling emotions,
and other cognitive functions.
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tal Health Nurse Practitioner
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15. Parietal Lobe Middle part of the brain
Responsible for proprioception.
Helps a person to identify spatial relationships, interpret pain and touch in
the body, and identify and give meaning to objects.
Damage to the anterior portion of the parietal lobe may cause asterogen-
esis, the loss of ability to recognize objects via the sense of touch.
May be experienced post cerebral vascular accidents.
16. Temporal Lobe Located on the sides of the brain
Involved in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recog-
nition.
Identifies "what" things are - object identification.
Contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus.
A dominant temporal lobe lesion can present as Wernicke's aphasia.
17. Temporal Lobe Disor- Temporal lobe disorders include dementia, affective disorders, and atten-
ders tion deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).
18. Occipital Lobe Back part of the brain and controls visual processing. Damage to this lobe
results in the inability to form visual memories.
Bilateral lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight
even though vision is normal.
Occipital lobe seizures can cause hallucinations, such as lines of color.
19. Dorsal Striatum Complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions.
Main input area for the basal ganglia and is activated when anticipating or
engaging in pleasure.
20. Corpus Callosum Controls the communication between the two brain hemispheres.
Involved in attention, impulse control, and emotion regulation.
Integrates impulses from both sides of the brain.
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fk3iij
1. Week 1
2. When prescribing The patients:
medications, what symptoms
must the psychiatric age
mental health nurse physical health
practitioner (PMHNP) previous response to treatment
consider? lifestyle
3. What is the prior- Patient symptoms
ity data used to
determine a treat-
ment plan for mental
health disorders?
4. Changes or losses Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder.
in grey matter can
be associated with
psychiatric diagnoses
such as?
5. Many psychotrop- True, caution is taken when prescribing to obese patients.
ic medications can
cause weight gain.
True of False.
6. Which lifespan group Pediatric patients
respond different-
ly to drugs than
adults, have height-
ened drug sensitivi-
ty, show greater indi-
, NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-M
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fk3iij
vidual variation, and
have increased risk
for adverse drug re-
actions? Dosage se-
lection can be chal-
lenging because their
brains and bodies are
still developing.
7. Which lifespan group Pregnancy/breastfeeding patients
have several psy-
chotropic drugs that
are not safe to use,
certain drugs result-
ing in birth defects
and certain drugs
presenting in breast-
milk, affecting the
breastfed child, or af-
fecting milk produc-
tion?
8. The physiologic Older adult patients
changes associated
with aging impact the
drug processes of ab-
sorption, distribution,
metabolism, and ex-
cretion of medica-
tions, so lower than
normal dosages may
, NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-M
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fk3iij
be needed. The most
recent Beers Criteria
should be reviewed to
avoid prescribing po-
tentially inappropri-
ate medications to
this lifespan group.
9. Brain tissue com- The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the
posed of gray matter central spinal cord.
includes?
10. The gray matter of Psychiatry and neurology and is associated with learning.
the brain focuses on?
11. Brain tissue com- Nerve fibers that connect neurons from different regions into functional
posed of white mat- circuits.
ter includes?
12. Why is white matter Necessary for electrical impulse transmission. If there are breaks in the
considered the transit system, it can affect neural communication, affecting behavior. Damage to
system? the myelin can impair transmission which can impact not only sensory and
motor function, but also cognition.
13. White brain matter is Autism and vascular dementia.
associated with which
disease processes?
14. Frontal Lobe Associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking. the ability to
organize, personality, behavior, and emotional control. Traumatic brain
injuries can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling emotions,
and other cognitive functions.
, NR546 Advanced Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric-M
tal Health Nurse Practitioner
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fk3iij
15. Parietal Lobe Middle part of the brain
Responsible for proprioception.
Helps a person to identify spatial relationships, interpret pain and touch in
the body, and identify and give meaning to objects.
Damage to the anterior portion of the parietal lobe may cause asterogen-
esis, the loss of ability to recognize objects via the sense of touch.
May be experienced post cerebral vascular accidents.
16. Temporal Lobe Located on the sides of the brain
Involved in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recog-
nition.
Identifies "what" things are - object identification.
Contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus.
A dominant temporal lobe lesion can present as Wernicke's aphasia.
17. Temporal Lobe Disor- Temporal lobe disorders include dementia, affective disorders, and atten-
ders tion deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD).
18. Occipital Lobe Back part of the brain and controls visual processing. Damage to this lobe
results in the inability to form visual memories.
Bilateral lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight
even though vision is normal.
Occipital lobe seizures can cause hallucinations, such as lines of color.
19. Dorsal Striatum Complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions.
Main input area for the basal ganglia and is activated when anticipating or
engaging in pleasure.
20. Corpus Callosum Controls the communication between the two brain hemispheres.
Involved in attention, impulse control, and emotion regulation.
Integrates impulses from both sides of the brain.
