NR546 Psychopharm Midterm 2024/2025
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How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔inhibits and activates the amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔voltage-sensitive sodium
channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
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,What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔G protein linked
systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
definition? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but
does not activate a response
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
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔aripiprazole
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, Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔The mesocortical pathway
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this
side effect? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔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? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔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
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Exam Questions Marking Scheme New
Update | A+ Rated
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔inhibits and activates the amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔voltage-sensitive sodium
channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
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,What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔G protein linked
systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its
definition? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but
does not activate a response
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
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔aripiprazole
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, Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔The mesocortical pathway
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The
tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this
side effect? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔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? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔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
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