NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology
2026/2027 Test Bank COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
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The primary action of most antipsychotic medications - ANSWER is to block
dopamine to assist in providing symptom relief in schizophrenia.
The field of epigenetics - ANSWER is rapidly growing and can help explain
how gene expression is influenced by environmental factors and how epigenetics
contributes to the manifestation of mental illness.
Psychiatric prescribing decisions - ANSWER are based on neuroscience and
symptom presentation.
Consideration - ANSWER must also be given to each client's unique
circumstances when prescribing medications, including their symptoms, age,
physical health, and lifestyle.
The potential legal and ethical issues - ANSWER impacting mental health
treatment must also be taken into account, including informed consent, competence
to make healthcare decisions, and off-label prescribing.
,Mental health diagnoses - ANSWER contribute significantly to the global
burden of disease.
to appropriately prescribe psychotropic medications. - ANSWER A strong
understanding of the functions of the brain and neurotransmitter roles in illness and
treatment
Many psychiatric disorders and client symptoms occur from an excess, deficiency,
or imbalance of _________ - ANSWER neurotransmitters
Neurotransmission: - ANSWER the chemical transmission of information
between neurons and their target cells
-The chemicals, or neurotransmitters, are released from their transport vesicles to
bind with receptor sites to perform their duties, which are excitatory or inhibitory
-neurotransmitter then either returned and stored for future use (reuptake) or
inactivated and dissolved by enzymes
Excitatory neurotransmitters: - ANSWER increase the likelihood that the
neuron will fire an action potential
inhibitory neurotransmitters: - ANSWER decrease the likelihood that a neuron
will fire an action
Damage to the myelin can impair transmission, which can impact not only sensory
and motor function, but also cognition
,. White matter abnormalities are associated with autism and vascular dementia.
Frontal Lobes - ANSWER are associated with movement, intelligence, and
abstract thinking. the ability to organize, personality, behavior, and emotional
control.
Traumatic brain injuries can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling
emotions, and other cognitive functions.
Central Sulcus - ANSWER This separates the frontal lobe from the parietal
lobe.
Parietal Lobe - ANSWER The middle part of the brain, responsible for
proprioception, is the home of the somatic senses.
This part of the brain helps a person to identify spatial relationships, interpret pain
and touch in the body, and identify and give meaning to objects.
Damage to the anterior portion of the parietal lobe may cause astereognosis, the
loss of the ability to recognize objects via the sense of touch. This may be
experienced by patients with post-cerebral vascular accidents
Temporal Lobe - ANSWER is located on the sides of the brain and is involved
in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recognition. It identifies
"what" things are - object identification.
, It contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus. There are multiple
pathways within the temporal lobe that affect object identification and language
comprehension, including the ability to understand semantics.
A dominant temporal lobe lesion can present as Wernicke's aphasia. Temporal lobe
disorders include dementia, affective disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity
disorders (ADHD).
Occipital Lobe - ANSWER This is the back part of the brain and controls visual
processing. Damage to this lobe results in the inability to form visual memories.
Bilateral lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight, even
though vision is normal. Occipital lobe seizures can cause hallucinations, such as
lines of color.
Dorsal Striatum - ANSWER This is involved in complex motor actions and
linkage of cognition to motor actions. It is the main input area for the basal ganglia
and is activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER A group of structures involved in voluntary motor
movements, cognition, and emotion.
Basal ganglia movement disorders include Parkinson's disease, obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette syndrome. The striatum is a group of
structures that includes the caudate, putamen, and nucleus accumbens.
The dorsal striatum contains the caudate nucleus and the putamen. The ventral
striatum contains the nucleus accumbens. Both are involved in facilitating
voluntary movement
2026/2027 Test Bank COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
GRADED A+ NEWEST VERSION
The primary action of most antipsychotic medications - ANSWER is to block
dopamine to assist in providing symptom relief in schizophrenia.
The field of epigenetics - ANSWER is rapidly growing and can help explain
how gene expression is influenced by environmental factors and how epigenetics
contributes to the manifestation of mental illness.
Psychiatric prescribing decisions - ANSWER are based on neuroscience and
symptom presentation.
Consideration - ANSWER must also be given to each client's unique
circumstances when prescribing medications, including their symptoms, age,
physical health, and lifestyle.
The potential legal and ethical issues - ANSWER impacting mental health
treatment must also be taken into account, including informed consent, competence
to make healthcare decisions, and off-label prescribing.
,Mental health diagnoses - ANSWER contribute significantly to the global
burden of disease.
to appropriately prescribe psychotropic medications. - ANSWER A strong
understanding of the functions of the brain and neurotransmitter roles in illness and
treatment
Many psychiatric disorders and client symptoms occur from an excess, deficiency,
or imbalance of _________ - ANSWER neurotransmitters
Neurotransmission: - ANSWER the chemical transmission of information
between neurons and their target cells
-The chemicals, or neurotransmitters, are released from their transport vesicles to
bind with receptor sites to perform their duties, which are excitatory or inhibitory
-neurotransmitter then either returned and stored for future use (reuptake) or
inactivated and dissolved by enzymes
Excitatory neurotransmitters: - ANSWER increase the likelihood that the
neuron will fire an action potential
inhibitory neurotransmitters: - ANSWER decrease the likelihood that a neuron
will fire an action
Damage to the myelin can impair transmission, which can impact not only sensory
and motor function, but also cognition
,. White matter abnormalities are associated with autism and vascular dementia.
Frontal Lobes - ANSWER are associated with movement, intelligence, and
abstract thinking. the ability to organize, personality, behavior, and emotional
control.
Traumatic brain injuries can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling
emotions, and other cognitive functions.
Central Sulcus - ANSWER This separates the frontal lobe from the parietal
lobe.
Parietal Lobe - ANSWER The middle part of the brain, responsible for
proprioception, is the home of the somatic senses.
This part of the brain helps a person to identify spatial relationships, interpret pain
and touch in the body, and identify and give meaning to objects.
Damage to the anterior portion of the parietal lobe may cause astereognosis, the
loss of the ability to recognize objects via the sense of touch. This may be
experienced by patients with post-cerebral vascular accidents
Temporal Lobe - ANSWER is located on the sides of the brain and is involved
in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recognition. It identifies
"what" things are - object identification.
, It contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus. There are multiple
pathways within the temporal lobe that affect object identification and language
comprehension, including the ability to understand semantics.
A dominant temporal lobe lesion can present as Wernicke's aphasia. Temporal lobe
disorders include dementia, affective disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity
disorders (ADHD).
Occipital Lobe - ANSWER This is the back part of the brain and controls visual
processing. Damage to this lobe results in the inability to form visual memories.
Bilateral lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight, even
though vision is normal. Occipital lobe seizures can cause hallucinations, such as
lines of color.
Dorsal Striatum - ANSWER This is involved in complex motor actions and
linkage of cognition to motor actions. It is the main input area for the basal ganglia
and is activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER A group of structures involved in voluntary motor
movements, cognition, and emotion.
Basal ganglia movement disorders include Parkinson's disease, obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette syndrome. The striatum is a group of
structures that includes the caudate, putamen, and nucleus accumbens.
The dorsal striatum contains the caudate nucleus and the putamen. The ventral
striatum contains the nucleus accumbens. Both are involved in facilitating
voluntary movement
