NR546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NR546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM WITH
CORRECT -SOLUTIONS/PASS GUIDE
/GUARANTEED PASS

1. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? - -ANS☑️☑️--
hippocampus



2. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? - -ANS☑️☑️--mood



3. Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-
secretion coupling? - -ANS☑️☑️--voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels




4. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? - -ANS☑️☑️--inhibits
and activates the amygdala



5. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - -ANS☑️☑️--speech
comprehension



6. The limbic system is associated with which of the following - -ANS☑️☑️--emotion
and learning




7. What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? - -
ANS☑️☑️--signal transduction cascades

,8. One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a
second messenger. - -ANS☑️☑️--G protein linked systems



9. Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the following?
- -ANS☑️☑️--chemical



10. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - -ANS☑️☑️--glutamate



11. Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? - -
ANS☑️☑️--antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a
response



12. A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-methyl-d-
aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
13. Correct! - -ANS☑️☑️--hypofunctional



14. Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - -ANS☑️☑️--aripiprazole



15. Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia? - -
ANS☑️☑️--mesolimbic pathway



16. Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - -ANS☑️☑️--The
mesocortical pathway



17. Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS) - -ANS☑️☑️--nigrostriatal pathway

, 18. This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - -ANS☑️☑️--The
tuberoinfundibular pathway



19. A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect? - -
ANS☑️☑️--tuberoinfundibular pathway



20. 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? - -ANS☑️☑️--Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.



21. 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. - -ANS☑️☑️--psychosis



22. What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? - -ANS☑️☑️--schizophrenia
23. substance-induced psychotic disorders
24. schizophreniform disorder
25. schizoaffecive disorder
26. delusional disorder
27. brief psychotic disorder
28. psychotic disorder due to a medical condition



29. What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? - -ANS☑️☑️--mania
30. depression
31. cognitive disorders