NSG 552 Psychopharmacology
The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of
psychiatric disorders: - CORRECT ANSWERPsychopharmacology
The study of what the body does to drugs: - CORRECT
ANSWERPharmacokinetics
The study of what the drugs does to the body: - CORRECT
ANSWERPharmacodynamics
Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: -
CORRECT ANSWERFirst Pass Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450)
Increase serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: -
CORRECT ANSWEREnzyme inhibitors will slow down metabolism causing toxic
levels
Decreases serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: -
CORRECT ANSWEREnzyme inducers cause fast metabolism and create
subtherapeutic drug levels
Part of the brain that regulates powerful emotions such as fear, rage, sexual
desires: - CORRECT ANSWERAmygdala
The relay station for sensory information: - CORRECT ANSWERThalamus
,Essential for maintaining homeostasis, controls basic needs such as sleep- wake
cycles: - CORRECT ANSWERHypothalamus
This lobe is involved in executive functioning, high order planning, speech and
motivation: - CORRECT ANSWERFrontal Lobe/ Prefrontal cortex
Derived from Tryptophan and made in the Ralphe Nuclei: - CORRECT
ANSWERSerotonin
Made in the Locus Ceruleus and involved in the noradrenergic pathways: -
CORRECT ANSWERNorepinephrine
90% of serotonin receptors are found in the: - CORRECT ANSWERGI tract
Produced in the V.T.A. (Reward Pathway) and involved in the four major
pathways: - CORRECT ANSWERDopamine
Dopamine inhibits prolactin in this pathway: - CORRECT
ANSWERTuberoinfundibular
Increase dopamine in this pathway is associated with positive symptoms: -
CORRECT ANSWERMesolimbic Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway is associated with negative symptoms: -
CORRECT ANSWERMesocortical Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway produces motor symptoms: - CORRECT
ANSWERNigrostriatal Pathway
, Main inhibitory neurotransmitter that induces calmness and relaxation: -
CORRECT ANSWERGamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA), Off switch
Main excitatory neurotransmitter: - CORRECT ANSWERGlutamate, On Switch
Major organ that breaks down drugs in the body: - CORRECT ANSWERLiver
Electrolyte imbalance commonly associated with psychotropic medication use:
- CORRECT ANSWERHyponatremia
The time needed to clear 50% if drugs from the plasma: - CORRECT
ANSWERHalf-life
The process of becoming desensitized and less responsive to a particular
medication dose overtime necessitating an increase: - CORRECT
ANSWERTolerance
A ration describing toxic dose to effective dose: - CORRECT
ANSWERTherapeutic Index
A chemical that binds to a receptor to produce a biologic response: - CORRECT
ANSWERAgonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not fully activate the receptor: -
CORRECT ANSWERPartial Agonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor, blocking it to inhibit a biologic response: -
CORRECT ANSWERAntagonist
The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of
psychiatric disorders: - CORRECT ANSWERPsychopharmacology
The study of what the body does to drugs: - CORRECT
ANSWERPharmacokinetics
The study of what the drugs does to the body: - CORRECT
ANSWERPharmacodynamics
Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: -
CORRECT ANSWERFirst Pass Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450)
Increase serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: -
CORRECT ANSWEREnzyme inhibitors will slow down metabolism causing toxic
levels
Decreases serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: -
CORRECT ANSWEREnzyme inducers cause fast metabolism and create
subtherapeutic drug levels
Part of the brain that regulates powerful emotions such as fear, rage, sexual
desires: - CORRECT ANSWERAmygdala
The relay station for sensory information: - CORRECT ANSWERThalamus
,Essential for maintaining homeostasis, controls basic needs such as sleep- wake
cycles: - CORRECT ANSWERHypothalamus
This lobe is involved in executive functioning, high order planning, speech and
motivation: - CORRECT ANSWERFrontal Lobe/ Prefrontal cortex
Derived from Tryptophan and made in the Ralphe Nuclei: - CORRECT
ANSWERSerotonin
Made in the Locus Ceruleus and involved in the noradrenergic pathways: -
CORRECT ANSWERNorepinephrine
90% of serotonin receptors are found in the: - CORRECT ANSWERGI tract
Produced in the V.T.A. (Reward Pathway) and involved in the four major
pathways: - CORRECT ANSWERDopamine
Dopamine inhibits prolactin in this pathway: - CORRECT
ANSWERTuberoinfundibular
Increase dopamine in this pathway is associated with positive symptoms: -
CORRECT ANSWERMesolimbic Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway is associated with negative symptoms: -
CORRECT ANSWERMesocortical Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway produces motor symptoms: - CORRECT
ANSWERNigrostriatal Pathway
, Main inhibitory neurotransmitter that induces calmness and relaxation: -
CORRECT ANSWERGamma- aminobutyric acid (GABA), Off switch
Main excitatory neurotransmitter: - CORRECT ANSWERGlutamate, On Switch
Major organ that breaks down drugs in the body: - CORRECT ANSWERLiver
Electrolyte imbalance commonly associated with psychotropic medication use:
- CORRECT ANSWERHyponatremia
The time needed to clear 50% if drugs from the plasma: - CORRECT
ANSWERHalf-life
The process of becoming desensitized and less responsive to a particular
medication dose overtime necessitating an increase: - CORRECT
ANSWERTolerance
A ration describing toxic dose to effective dose: - CORRECT
ANSWERTherapeutic Index
A chemical that binds to a receptor to produce a biologic response: - CORRECT
ANSWERAgonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not fully activate the receptor: -
CORRECT ANSWERPartial Agonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor, blocking it to inhibit a biologic response: -
CORRECT ANSWERAntagonist
