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NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2026 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK |CURRENTLY
TESTING | NEW AND REVISED
What is effective at reducing anxiety surrounding public speaking? -
ANSWER- beta-blockers
Pervasive forms social anxiety (and avoidant personality disorder) may
be treated with what three medications? - ANSWER- ssris, snris, or
maois
____________ is the anxiety disorder for which medication treatment
plays its most important role - ANSWER- panic disorder
What three medication classes generally treat panic? - ANSWER-
benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and MAO inhibitors
______ of patients have return of panic symptoms if medication is
stopped - ANSWER- 70%
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What four anxiety disorders are generally NOT treated with medication
unless they are severe or fail to respond to psychotherapy. - ANSWER-
GAD, specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia without panic
Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for what two anxiety disorders?
- ANSWER- anxiety associated with acute stress, neurotic anxiety
Diseases such as encephalitis that selectively damage areas of the
__________ have been shown to result in OCD symptoms. - ANSWER-
basal ganglia
A large number of clinical studies suggest that OCD can be treated with
________. - ANSWER- ssris
Antidepressants that do not affect _________ are not effective in
treating OCD - ANSWER- serotonin
There appears to be an increase in metabolic activity in the prefrontal
cortex and basal ganglia for people with OCD. However, this abnormal
metabolic activity is normalized with patients are treated with an
______. - ANSWER- SSRI
One theory is that the ___________ works to inhibit the emergence of
primitive instinctual urges, but this does not work in OCD. - ANSWER-
frontal cortex
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Another theory of OCD is that the feedback loop seen in response to
stress/danger is never ___________ for people with OCD, thus
behavioral attempts (compulsions) to reduce anxiety are activated. -
ANSWER- inhibited
Ssris help inhibit the negative feedback loop in OCD by activating
inhibitory __________ cells which shut down the loop & relieve
symptoms. - ANSWER- serotonergic
Treatment with medication for OCD requires ________ doses than those
used to treat clinical depression. - ANSWER- higher
Psychotropic medications are believed to be about 50-60% effective in
treating OCD, however, if a patient stops the medication the relapse rate
is very ________. - ANSWER- high
Benzodiazepine receptors are co-located with _______ receptors which
usually function as presynaptic inhibiting receptors. - ANSWER- GABA
Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of GABA and increase the influx of
____________. - ANSWER- chloride ions
These drugs work by blocking histamine receptors in the CNS -
ANSWER- antihistamines
NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ACTUAL FINAL EXAM 2026 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK |CURRENTLY
TESTING | NEW AND REVISED
What is effective at reducing anxiety surrounding public speaking? -
ANSWER- beta-blockers
Pervasive forms social anxiety (and avoidant personality disorder) may
be treated with what three medications? - ANSWER- ssris, snris, or
maois
____________ is the anxiety disorder for which medication treatment
plays its most important role - ANSWER- panic disorder
What three medication classes generally treat panic? - ANSWER-
benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and MAO inhibitors
______ of patients have return of panic symptoms if medication is
stopped - ANSWER- 70%
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What four anxiety disorders are generally NOT treated with medication
unless they are severe or fail to respond to psychotherapy. - ANSWER-
GAD, specific phobia, social phobia, agoraphobia without panic
Psychotherapy is the treatment of choice for what two anxiety disorders?
- ANSWER- anxiety associated with acute stress, neurotic anxiety
Diseases such as encephalitis that selectively damage areas of the
__________ have been shown to result in OCD symptoms. - ANSWER-
basal ganglia
A large number of clinical studies suggest that OCD can be treated with
________. - ANSWER- ssris
Antidepressants that do not affect _________ are not effective in
treating OCD - ANSWER- serotonin
There appears to be an increase in metabolic activity in the prefrontal
cortex and basal ganglia for people with OCD. However, this abnormal
metabolic activity is normalized with patients are treated with an
______. - ANSWER- SSRI
One theory is that the ___________ works to inhibit the emergence of
primitive instinctual urges, but this does not work in OCD. - ANSWER-
frontal cortex
, 3|Page
Another theory of OCD is that the feedback loop seen in response to
stress/danger is never ___________ for people with OCD, thus
behavioral attempts (compulsions) to reduce anxiety are activated. -
ANSWER- inhibited
Ssris help inhibit the negative feedback loop in OCD by activating
inhibitory __________ cells which shut down the loop & relieve
symptoms. - ANSWER- serotonergic
Treatment with medication for OCD requires ________ doses than those
used to treat clinical depression. - ANSWER- higher
Psychotropic medications are believed to be about 50-60% effective in
treating OCD, however, if a patient stops the medication the relapse rate
is very ________. - ANSWER- high
Benzodiazepine receptors are co-located with _______ receptors which
usually function as presynaptic inhibiting receptors. - ANSWER- GABA
Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of GABA and increase the influx of
____________. - ANSWER- chloride ions
These drugs work by blocking histamine receptors in the CNS -
ANSWER- antihistamines
