Nurs660 Psychopharm 660 Exam 1 Updated Actual Questions With Correct Answers

NURS660 Psychopharm 660 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Question 1.
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia

ANSWER
Delusions, hallucinations, distortions, agitation, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior



Question 2.
Where do positive symptoms originate?

ANSWER
Mesolimbic dopamine pathway



Question 3.
Medications to treat positive symptoms

ANSWER
Antipsychotics



Question 4.
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia

ANSWER
Flat affect, alogia, affective blunting, asociality, anhedonia, avolition.



Question 5.
Where do negative symptoms originate?

ANSWER
Mesocortical dopamine pathway. May also involve mesolimbic regions such as nucleus
accumbens






, Question 6.
Medications to treat negative symptoms

ANSWER
Vraylar, amisulpride



Question 7.
Hypotheses of Schizophrenia

ANSWER
-Mesolimbic pathway is hypothesized to be hyperactive resulting in excess dopamine at the
synapse.
-The gluatamate activity at NMDA receptors is hypofunctional



Question 8.
Mesolimbic Pathway Theory of Schizophrenia

ANSWER
Mesolimbic pathway is hyperactive, resulting in excess dopamine at the synapse which leads to
positive symptoms. Hyperactivity of mesolimbic dopamine neurons may also play a role in
aggression and hostile symptoms.



Question 9.
Five Different Dopamine Pathways in the brain

ANSWER
-Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway
-Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
-Mesocorticol dopamine pathway
-Tuberoinfundibular dopamine pathway
-Thalamic dopamine pathway