ANCC PMHNP Exam (2025)
100%VERIFIED |complete QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+.
mesocorticalopathwayo-ooCORRECToANSWERSexecutiveofunction:oattention,ofocus,odepression
nigrostriatalopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSfromosubstantiaonigrao(brainstem)otoostriatumo(muscles):oParkinson's
mesolimbicopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSprojectsotoonucleusoaccumbenso(partoofolimbicosystem).oPleasure,oreward,opositiveos
ymptomsoofoschizophrenia:oAddiction,ogambling
Tuberoinfundibularopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSregulationoofoprolactino(actsoonopituitary).oHypersexualityoinomania
Dopamineo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSproducedoinosubstaniaonigraoandoVTA.oD2o&oD4oreceptorsomostoimportant.oElevatedo
inotheomesolimbicopathwayoassociatedowithopleasureoandopsychosis.oAntispychoticsoblockodopamine.otrav
elsothroughomesocoritcal,omesolimbic,onigrostriatal,oandotuberinfundibularopathways
Serotonino-ooCORRECToANSWERS5-
HT.oproducedoinorapheonucleus.oemotion,oimpulses,odreams.o5HT2Aoreceptorso=oatypicaloantipsychotics.
Norepinephrineo-ooCORRECToANSWERSproducedoinolocusocoeruleus.oarousaloandovigilance
GABAo-ooCORRECToANSWERSinhibitory.oproducesocalmoinoconjunctionowithobenzodiazepines.
ACTHo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSmotorocontrol,olearning,omemory,osleep,oandodreams.oHelpsowithobalance.oDecrease
oinoAlzheimer'sodisease
, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenaloaxiso(HPA)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSCRH,oACTH,othenocortisol.oWorsensowithostressoandodepression
hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroido(HPT)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSTRH,oTSH,oT4.oHypothyroidocausesodepression,oweightogain,oslowometabolism.oHyper
thyroidoisoopposite.
hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadalo(HPG)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSGnRH,oFSH,oLH.oMalfunctionsocauseoinfertilityoproblems.
grayomattero-ooCORRECToANSWERSneuronsoareofound
frontalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSexecutiveofunction,ovoluntaryomovement,ospeecho(Broca'soarea)
Temporalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSmemory,ocognition,ospeech,oemotionso(akaolimbicoarea)
parietalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSreceiveoandoprocessosensoryoinput
Wernicke'soareao-ooCORRECToANSWERStemporaloandoparietalolobes;ospeech
amygdalao-ooCORRECToANSWERSfearoresponse.
hippocampuso-ooCORRECToANSWERSmemory.oMakeoupolimbicosystemowithoamydgala
HIPAAo-
ooCORRECToANSWERS1.oeducationoaboutoprivacyoprotection,o2.oaccessotooownomedicalorecords,o3.orequest
oamendmentotoohealthoinformationotoowhichotheyoobject,o4.orequireopermissionoforodisclosureoofomedicalo
issues
forensiconursingo-ooCORRECToANSWERSbasedoonocrimeocommittedoandoinvestigationaloaspects
100%VERIFIED |complete QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+.
mesocorticalopathwayo-ooCORRECToANSWERSexecutiveofunction:oattention,ofocus,odepression
nigrostriatalopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSfromosubstantiaonigrao(brainstem)otoostriatumo(muscles):oParkinson's
mesolimbicopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSprojectsotoonucleusoaccumbenso(partoofolimbicosystem).oPleasure,oreward,opositiveos
ymptomsoofoschizophrenia:oAddiction,ogambling
Tuberoinfundibularopathwayo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSregulationoofoprolactino(actsoonopituitary).oHypersexualityoinomania
Dopamineo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSproducedoinosubstaniaonigraoandoVTA.oD2o&oD4oreceptorsomostoimportant.oElevatedo
inotheomesolimbicopathwayoassociatedowithopleasureoandopsychosis.oAntispychoticsoblockodopamine.otrav
elsothroughomesocoritcal,omesolimbic,onigrostriatal,oandotuberinfundibularopathways
Serotonino-ooCORRECToANSWERS5-
HT.oproducedoinorapheonucleus.oemotion,oimpulses,odreams.o5HT2Aoreceptorso=oatypicaloantipsychotics.
Norepinephrineo-ooCORRECToANSWERSproducedoinolocusocoeruleus.oarousaloandovigilance
GABAo-ooCORRECToANSWERSinhibitory.oproducesocalmoinoconjunctionowithobenzodiazepines.
ACTHo-
ooCORRECToANSWERSmotorocontrol,olearning,omemory,osleep,oandodreams.oHelpsowithobalance.oDecrease
oinoAlzheimer'sodisease
, hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenaloaxiso(HPA)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSCRH,oACTH,othenocortisol.oWorsensowithostressoandodepression
hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroido(HPT)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSTRH,oTSH,oT4.oHypothyroidocausesodepression,oweightogain,oslowometabolism.oHyper
thyroidoisoopposite.
hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadalo(HPG)o-
ooCORRECToANSWERSGnRH,oFSH,oLH.oMalfunctionsocauseoinfertilityoproblems.
grayomattero-ooCORRECToANSWERSneuronsoareofound
frontalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSexecutiveofunction,ovoluntaryomovement,ospeecho(Broca'soarea)
Temporalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSmemory,ocognition,ospeech,oemotionso(akaolimbicoarea)
parietalolobeo-ooCORRECToANSWERSreceiveoandoprocessosensoryoinput
Wernicke'soareao-ooCORRECToANSWERStemporaloandoparietalolobes;ospeech
amygdalao-ooCORRECToANSWERSfearoresponse.
hippocampuso-ooCORRECToANSWERSmemory.oMakeoupolimbicosystemowithoamydgala
HIPAAo-
ooCORRECToANSWERS1.oeducationoaboutoprivacyoprotection,o2.oaccessotooownomedicalorecords,o3.orequest
oamendmentotoohealthoinformationotoowhichotheyoobject,o4.orequireopermissionoforodisclosureoofomedicalo
issues
forensiconursingo-ooCORRECToANSWERSbasedoonocrimeocommittedoandoinvestigationaloaspects