NUR3678 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.While assessing your patient, Simon, a 63-year-old man in the psychiatric unit
with a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, he asks you, "Can you tell me why
my family thinks that I am just acting sick to get attention?" Drawing from your
knowledge of the impact of mental illness on families, which of the following
would you include in your discussion to help Simon see his illness as a real illness?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Mental health is fundamental to health.
B) Mental disorders are real health conditions that have an immense impact on
individuals and families.
C)The efficacy of mental health treatment is well documented.
D) A range of treatments exists for most mental disorders. - ANSWERS✔-All of the
Above
\.Blocking muscarinic cholinergic receptors may result in which one of the
following?
,A) Sedation
B) Weight gain
C) Blurred vision
D)Orthostatic hypotension - ANSWERS✔-C) Blurred Vision
Blocking muscarinic cholinergic receptors can result in blurred vision, dry mouth,
constipation, and urinary hesitancy. Antagonism of the histamine1 receptors
causes sedation and weight gain. Blockage at the α1 receptors for norepinephrine
can affect vasodilation and a consequent drop in blood pressure, or orthostatic
hypotension. Antagonism of either α1 receptors or 5-HT2 receptors may result in
ejaculatory dysfunction.
\.Extrapyramidal side effects are the result of which one of the following?
A) Too much serotonin
B) Dopamine blocking
C) Too little serotonin
D) Too few receptors - ANSWERS✔-B) Dopamine blocking
, \.Genetics play which role in response to psychotropic drugs?
A) Different ethnic groups have different responses.
B) Genetics are not associated with drug response.
C) Response to psychotropic drugs may be related to genetics.
D) Genetics are related to the disease process and not the drug response. -
ANSWERS✔-C) Response to psychotropic drugs may be related to genetics
\.Psychogenetics may one day lead to which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
D) Increased number of receptors - ANSWERS✔-A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.While assessing your patient, Simon, a 63-year-old man in the psychiatric unit
with a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, he asks you, "Can you tell me why
my family thinks that I am just acting sick to get attention?" Drawing from your
knowledge of the impact of mental illness on families, which of the following
would you include in your discussion to help Simon see his illness as a real illness?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Mental health is fundamental to health.
B) Mental disorders are real health conditions that have an immense impact on
individuals and families.
C)The efficacy of mental health treatment is well documented.
D) A range of treatments exists for most mental disorders. - ANSWERS✔-All of the
Above
\.Blocking muscarinic cholinergic receptors may result in which one of the
following?
,A) Sedation
B) Weight gain
C) Blurred vision
D)Orthostatic hypotension - ANSWERS✔-C) Blurred Vision
Blocking muscarinic cholinergic receptors can result in blurred vision, dry mouth,
constipation, and urinary hesitancy. Antagonism of the histamine1 receptors
causes sedation and weight gain. Blockage at the α1 receptors for norepinephrine
can affect vasodilation and a consequent drop in blood pressure, or orthostatic
hypotension. Antagonism of either α1 receptors or 5-HT2 receptors may result in
ejaculatory dysfunction.
\.Extrapyramidal side effects are the result of which one of the following?
A) Too much serotonin
B) Dopamine blocking
C) Too little serotonin
D) Too few receptors - ANSWERS✔-B) Dopamine blocking
, \.Genetics play which role in response to psychotropic drugs?
A) Different ethnic groups have different responses.
B) Genetics are not associated with drug response.
C) Response to psychotropic drugs may be related to genetics.
D) Genetics are related to the disease process and not the drug response. -
ANSWERS✔-C) Response to psychotropic drugs may be related to genetics
\.Psychogenetics may one day lead to which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
D) Increased number of receptors - ANSWERS✔-A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
