NR546 PSCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM WITH VERIFIED SOL UTIONS. (GRADED A+). 2024 LATEST UPDATE. NEW!!! NEW!!! 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 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. 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 This is an egg -shaped structure involved in sensory organ and motor command processing. All sensory systems except for the olfaction process through the thalamus, which is responsible for processing all external information - ANS✔✔-
Thalamus A group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements, cognition, and emotion. Movement disorders include Parkinson's disease, obsessive -compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette syndrome. - ANS✔✔-Basal ganglia This is involved in complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions. It is the main input area for the basal ganglia and is activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure - ANS✔✔-Dorsal striatum This is involved in the reward circuit and reinforces addictive behaviors. - ANS✔✔-Nucleus accumbens This is associated with pleasure, reward, and reinforcing behavior. Drug abuse affects the limbic system, disrupting emotions and feelings associated with normal behavior. - ANS✔✔-Limbic system What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? - ANS✔✔-schizophrenia substance -induced psychotic disorders schizophreniform disorder schizoaffecive disorder delusional disorder brief psychotic disorder psychotic disorder due to a medical condition What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? - ANS✔✔-mania depression cognitive disorders dementia What are some positive symptoms? - ANS✔✔-Hallucinations Delusions Thought disorder Hostility Excitability What are some Negative symptoms? - ANS✔✔-Affective flattening
Thalamus A group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements, cognition, and emotion. Movement disorders include Parkinson's disease, obsessive -compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette syndrome. - ANS✔✔-Basal ganglia This is involved in complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions. It is the main input area for the basal ganglia and is activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure - ANS✔✔-Dorsal striatum This is involved in the reward circuit and reinforces addictive behaviors. - ANS✔✔-Nucleus accumbens This is associated with pleasure, reward, and reinforcing behavior. Drug abuse affects the limbic system, disrupting emotions and feelings associated with normal behavior. - ANS✔✔-Limbic system What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? - ANS✔✔-schizophrenia substance -induced psychotic disorders schizophreniform disorder schizoaffecive disorder delusional disorder brief psychotic disorder psychotic disorder due to a medical condition What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? - ANS✔✔-mania depression cognitive disorders dementia What are some positive symptoms? - ANS✔✔-Hallucinations Delusions Thought disorder Hostility Excitability What are some Negative symptoms? - ANS✔✔-Affective flattening
