NR 546 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 2026:
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and states "I'm not
crazy" and is refusing to take his prescribed medication. Which type of factor is
contributing to this patient's nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental factors ANS: C. Structural factors
2. Using Dell'Osso et al.'s sequential framework of priorities to promote medication
adherence, determine which step is being defined: The PMHNP explains the mechanism
of action, anticipated time to experience effects, side effects, and lifestyle instructions to
a patient after prescribing Wellbutrin.
A. Diagnosis
B. Medication education
C. Monitoring plan
D. Adherence reinforcement ANS: B. Medication education
3. A patient recovering from a stroke has trouble with speech comprehension and works
with a speech therapist twice a week. Which part of the patient's brain has been
affected by the stroke?
A. The Broca's area
B. The Basal ganglia
C. The Limbic system
D. The Wernicke's area ANS: D. The Wernicke's area
,4. Which of the following poses a potential ethical concern when prescribing psychiatric
medications?
A. The patient is homeless and uninsured
B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing very scary
auditory and visual hallucinations
C. The patient's family voices a stigma against psychiatric medications
D. The patient states they worry about the potential side effects of the med-
Ication ANS: B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing
very scary auditory and visual hallucinations
5. What is the name of the lobe that controls visual processing?
A. Gyrus
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe ANS: C. Occipital Lobe
6. The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the central
spinal cord are comprised of _______________ which contains neural cell bodies, axon
terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses.
A. Frontal lobe
B. White mater
C. Grey mater
D. Corpus callosum ANS: C. Grey mater
7. What is the function of the central sulcus?
A. Separates the temporal from the occipital lobe
B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
, C. Involved in complex motor activities
D. Keeps us alert to our environment ANS: B. Separates the frontal from the parietal
lobe
8. Which of the following is associated with motor coordination?
A. Broca's Area
B. Olfactory Nerves
C. Frontal Cortex
D. Thalamus ANS: D. Thalamus
9. Which lobe of the brain is in charge of handling memory and anxiety?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Anxiety center
C. Temporal lobe
D. Central sulcus ANS: C. Temporal lobe
10. Damage to the anterior portion of which lobe can cause asterogenesis?
A. Frontal
B. Temporal
C. Parietal
D. Occipital ANS: C. Parietal
11. What part of a neuron receives the signal?
A. Axon
B. Axon Terminal
C. Dendrites
D. Soma ANS: C. Dendrites
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
GUARANTEED PASS!!
1. A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and states "I'm not
crazy" and is refusing to take his prescribed medication. Which type of factor is
contributing to this patient's nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental factors ANS: C. Structural factors
2. Using Dell'Osso et al.'s sequential framework of priorities to promote medication
adherence, determine which step is being defined: The PMHNP explains the mechanism
of action, anticipated time to experience effects, side effects, and lifestyle instructions to
a patient after prescribing Wellbutrin.
A. Diagnosis
B. Medication education
C. Monitoring plan
D. Adherence reinforcement ANS: B. Medication education
3. A patient recovering from a stroke has trouble with speech comprehension and works
with a speech therapist twice a week. Which part of the patient's brain has been
affected by the stroke?
A. The Broca's area
B. The Basal ganglia
C. The Limbic system
D. The Wernicke's area ANS: D. The Wernicke's area
,4. Which of the following poses a potential ethical concern when prescribing psychiatric
medications?
A. The patient is homeless and uninsured
B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing very scary
auditory and visual hallucinations
C. The patient's family voices a stigma against psychiatric medications
D. The patient states they worry about the potential side effects of the med-
Ication ANS: B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing
very scary auditory and visual hallucinations
5. What is the name of the lobe that controls visual processing?
A. Gyrus
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe ANS: C. Occipital Lobe
6. The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the central
spinal cord are comprised of _______________ which contains neural cell bodies, axon
terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses.
A. Frontal lobe
B. White mater
C. Grey mater
D. Corpus callosum ANS: C. Grey mater
7. What is the function of the central sulcus?
A. Separates the temporal from the occipital lobe
B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
, C. Involved in complex motor activities
D. Keeps us alert to our environment ANS: B. Separates the frontal from the parietal
lobe
8. Which of the following is associated with motor coordination?
A. Broca's Area
B. Olfactory Nerves
C. Frontal Cortex
D. Thalamus ANS: D. Thalamus
9. Which lobe of the brain is in charge of handling memory and anxiety?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Anxiety center
C. Temporal lobe
D. Central sulcus ANS: C. Temporal lobe
10. Damage to the anterior portion of which lobe can cause asterogenesis?
A. Frontal
B. Temporal
C. Parietal
D. Occipital ANS: C. Parietal
11. What part of a neuron receives the signal?
A. Axon
B. Axon Terminal
C. Dendrites
D. Soma ANS: C. Dendrites
