NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS 2026.
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. - (answer)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 - (answer)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.
,NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS 2026.
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 - (answer)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. - (answer)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
, NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS 2026.
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
D) Increased number of receptors - (answer)A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
Bandi lives in a cemetery under a tarp. He scavenges for food around the local supermarket. Today, the
manager of the supermarket calls the police. Upon arrival, they find Bandi pushing multiple grocery
carts, agitated, his fingers bleeding. He tells the police, "I have to scrub all the rust off these carts and all
the carts in the world. Then I can be saved and go to heaven." The police bring Bandi to the community
mental health center.
Which one of the following applies to Bandi's rights as a citizen?
A) His rights were violated.
B) His rights were upheld.
C) His rights were not considered.
D) His rights were misinterpreted. - (answer)B) His rights were upheld.
He was deemed at risk for harm to self.
When Bandi was apprehended by the police, he was handcuffed and placed in the police car. Care was
taken to ensure that he was not injured during the process. The officers told Bandi that he was being
taken to a safe place. Upon arrival at the facility, Bandi was escorted to the emergency services area
where he was assessed and admitted to the crisis stabilization unit. He was frightened, paranoid, and
SOLUTIONS 2026.
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. - (answer)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 - (answer)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.
,NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS 2026.
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 - (answer)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. - (answer)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
, NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS 2026.
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
D) Increased number of receptors - (answer)A) Personalized medications
B) Safer drugs
C) Targeted pharmacologic therapies determined by genetically inherited factors
Bandi lives in a cemetery under a tarp. He scavenges for food around the local supermarket. Today, the
manager of the supermarket calls the police. Upon arrival, they find Bandi pushing multiple grocery
carts, agitated, his fingers bleeding. He tells the police, "I have to scrub all the rust off these carts and all
the carts in the world. Then I can be saved and go to heaven." The police bring Bandi to the community
mental health center.
Which one of the following applies to Bandi's rights as a citizen?
A) His rights were violated.
B) His rights were upheld.
C) His rights were not considered.
D) His rights were misinterpreted. - (answer)B) His rights were upheld.
He was deemed at risk for harm to self.
When Bandi was apprehended by the police, he was handcuffed and placed in the police car. Care was
taken to ensure that he was not injured during the process. The officers told Bandi that he was being
taken to a safe place. Upon arrival at the facility, Bandi was escorted to the emergency services area
where he was assessed and admitted to the crisis stabilization unit. He was frightened, paranoid, and
