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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Walden 6630 Psychopharmacology Midterm
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EXAM CODE: NRNP 6635 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY EXAM AN
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SWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Serotonin regulates
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[Verified Solution]: Mood, emotion, feeding, and reproductive behavior
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Q2. This class of antidepressants binds to presynaptic SERT and inhibits them from reuptake
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of serotonin to increase levels in the synaptic cleft to bind with postsysnaptic 5HT2 receptors
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[Verified Solution]: SSRIs dd dddd




Q3. First line therapy for MDD due to milder side effect profiles
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[Verified Solution]: SSRIs dd dddd




Q4. Six Common SSRIs
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[Verified Solution]: citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, sertraline, paroxetine
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Q5. Onset of therapeutic benefit from SSRIs
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[Verified Solution]: 4-6 weeks dd dddd dd




Q6. In addition to MDD, SSRIs also treat
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[Verified Solution]: Chronic Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and eating disorders (bulimia)
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,Q7. Five Common side effects of SSRIs include
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[Verified Solution]: Anxiety, insomnia, GI distress, sexual dysfunction (ED), SIADH
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Q8. Severe side effect of SSRIs in children/adolescents under age 25 years old
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[Verified Solution]: suicidal ideation
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Q9. Life threatening adverse effect of SSRIs, especially when used in combination with other
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serotonergic drugs (SNRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, etc.)
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[Verified Solution]: Serotonin Syndrome
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Q10. Excess accumulation of serotonin resulting in overstimulation of the nervous system
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[Verified Solution]: Serotonin Syndrome
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Q11. Seven symptoms of Serotonin Syndrome
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[Verified Solution]: Flushing, hyperthermia, agitation, muscle rigidity, seizure, coma, HYPERreflexia
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Q12. The treatment for serotonin syndrome
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[Verified Solution]: Cyproheptadine (5-HT2 receptor antagonist)
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Q13. Cyproheptadine treats serotonin syndrome by
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[Verified Solution]: blocking 5-HT2 receptors (serotonin antagonist)
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Q14. When SSRIs or SNRIs are stopped abruptly, common symptoms of withdrawal include
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[Verified Solution]: Irritability, headaches, and insomnia
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Q15. Medicine specific side effect of citalopram
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[Verified Solution]: Prolonged QT interval (normal=0.4.-0.44 seconds)
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, Q16. This SSRI is pregnancy category D due to associations with congenital heart defects
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[Verified Solution]: Paroxetine
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Q17. All SSRIs but paroxetine (
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D) are pregnancy category
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[Verified Solution]: C dd dddd




Q18. Three SSRIs that are inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 enzymes
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[Verified Solution]: fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, and paroxetine
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Q19. Five common SNRIs include
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[Verified Solution]: duloxetine, venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine, milnacipran, levomilnacipran
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Q20. This antidepressant class of medications works by binding to presynaptic SERT and NE
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T to inhibit them from reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine to increase their levels in the
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synaptic cleft
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[Verified Solution]: SNRIs dd dddd




Q21. In addition to MDD SNRIs treat
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[Verified Solution]: Anxiety and neuropathic pain (peripheral neuropathy)
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Q22. Medication specific indications of duloxetine:
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[Verified Solution]: urinary incontinence and Fibromyalgia
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Q23. Medication specific indications of venlafaxine:
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[Verified Solution]: social anxiety, panic disorders, PTSD, OCD, postmenopausal hot flashes
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Q24. Six common side effects of SNRIs include:
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[Verified Solution]: Insomnia, nausea, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, sweating, headaches
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