NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ACTUAL COMPLETE
FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Antidepressants that do not affect _________ are not effective in treating OCD -
CORRECT 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 ______. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
SSRI
One theory is that the ___________ works to inhibit the emergence of primitive
instinctual urges, but this does not work in OCD. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - frontal
cortex
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. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- inhibited
SSRIs help inhibit the negative feedback loop in OCD by activating inhibitory
__________ cells which shut down the loop & relieve symptoms. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - serotonergic
Treatment with medication for OCD requires ________ doses than those used to
treat clinical depression. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - higher
Pg. 1
,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
________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - high
Benzodiazepine receptors are co-located with _______ receptors which usually
function as presynaptic inhibiting receptors. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - GABA
Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of GABA and increase the influx of
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - chloride ions
these drugs work by blocking histamine receptors in the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - antihistamines
These medications act by blocking the effects of norepinephrine at the receptor.
They are good at reducing physical symptoms of anxiety, but not cognitive
symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - beta-blockers
This medication functions as a presynaptic inhibitor of norepinephrine release. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - clonidine
What are the stages of the stress response syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
stressful event, outcry, intrusion or denial, working through, completion
this stage of the stress response syndrome is characterized by an eruption
of intense, unpleasant emotion and denial - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - outcry
Pg. 2
, this stage of the stress response syndrome occurs when a person experiences
waves of intense emotion and a strong
impulse to think about, imagine, remember, or mentally relive the stressful event.
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - intrusion
in the stress response syndrome, __________ may occur directly following outcry
or may come on the heels of a period of intrusion. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
denial
in the stress response syndrome, this stage is characterized by a state
of emotional numbness; people often feel nothing. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
denial
PTSD due to early, severe child abuse or neglect may leave not only emotional
scars, but also ____________ may be altered. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
neurobiology
Severe stress during childhood and
infancy in both humans and animals can result in an increased need for
__________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - attachment and
protection
The repetitive involvement in apparently aversive or abusive relationships may be
related to hypersensitivity of
the __________________ in the brain, which has
been shown to respond favorably to treatment with antidepressants, especially
MAO
Pg. 3
FINAL EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Antidepressants that do not affect _________ are not effective in treating OCD -
CORRECT 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 ______. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
SSRI
One theory is that the ___________ works to inhibit the emergence of primitive
instinctual urges, but this does not work in OCD. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - frontal
cortex
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. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔
- inhibited
SSRIs help inhibit the negative feedback loop in OCD by activating inhibitory
__________ cells which shut down the loop & relieve symptoms. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ - serotonergic
Treatment with medication for OCD requires ________ doses than those used to
treat clinical depression. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - higher
Pg. 1
,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
________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - high
Benzodiazepine receptors are co-located with _______ receptors which usually
function as presynaptic inhibiting receptors. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - GABA
Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of GABA and increase the influx of
____________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - chloride ions
these drugs work by blocking histamine receptors in the CNS - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔ - antihistamines
These medications act by blocking the effects of norepinephrine at the receptor.
They are good at reducing physical symptoms of anxiety, but not cognitive
symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - beta-blockers
This medication functions as a presynaptic inhibitor of norepinephrine release. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - clonidine
What are the stages of the stress response syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
stressful event, outcry, intrusion or denial, working through, completion
this stage of the stress response syndrome is characterized by an eruption
of intense, unpleasant emotion and denial - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - outcry
Pg. 2
, this stage of the stress response syndrome occurs when a person experiences
waves of intense emotion and a strong
impulse to think about, imagine, remember, or mentally relive the stressful event.
- CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - intrusion
in the stress response syndrome, __________ may occur directly following outcry
or may come on the heels of a period of intrusion. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
denial
in the stress response syndrome, this stage is characterized by a state
of emotional numbness; people often feel nothing. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
denial
PTSD due to early, severe child abuse or neglect may leave not only emotional
scars, but also ____________ may be altered. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
neurobiology
Severe stress during childhood and
infancy in both humans and animals can result in an increased need for
__________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ - attachment and
protection
The repetitive involvement in apparently aversive or abusive relationships may be
related to hypersensitivity of
the __________________ in the brain, which has
been shown to respond favorably to treatment with antidepressants, especially
MAO
Pg. 3
