NR-546 Advanced Pharmacology
Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Midterm / Final Exam Prediction 175 Q uestions
Question:
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
Answer:
inhibits and activates the amygdala
Question:
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
Answer:
speech comprehension
Question:
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
Answer:
emotion and learning
,Question:
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
Answer:
hippocampus
Question:
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
Answer:
mood
Question:
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling?
Answer:
voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
Question:
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
Answer:
signal transduction cascades
,Question:
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger.
Answer:
G protein linked systems
Question:
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
Answer:
chemical
Question:
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
Answer:
glutamate
Question:
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
definition?
Answer:
antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
, Question:
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
Answer:
hypofunctional
Question:
Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
Answer:
aripiprazole
Question:
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia?
Answer:
mesolimbic pathway
Question:
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
Answer:
The mesocortical pathway
Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Midterm / Final Exam Prediction 175 Q uestions
Question:
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
Answer:
inhibits and activates the amygdala
Question:
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
Answer:
speech comprehension
Question:
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
Answer:
emotion and learning
,Question:
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
Answer:
hippocampus
Question:
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
Answer:
mood
Question:
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling?
Answer:
voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
Question:
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
Answer:
signal transduction cascades
,Question:
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger.
Answer:
G protein linked systems
Question:
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
Answer:
chemical
Question:
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
Answer:
glutamate
Question:
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
definition?
Answer:
antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
, Question:
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
Answer:
hypofunctional
Question:
Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
Answer:
aripiprazole
Question:
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia?
Answer:
mesolimbic pathway
Question:
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
Answer:
The mesocortical pathway
