Psychopharmacology Nursing Exam 1 Practice Questions
with Correct Answers
abnormalitieszinzmood,zbehavior,zandzthinkingzarezcausedzbyz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
alterationszinzneurotransmitterszandztheirzfunctionzinzthezbrain
commonzneurotransmittersz-zCORRECTzANSWER-serotonin,zdopamine,znorepinephrine
fxnzofzneurotransmittersz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
releasedzwhenzelectricalzimpulseszpasszalongzthezaxonzandztransmitzthezimpulsezacrosszthezsynapse
actionzofzpsychotropiczdrugsz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
enhance,zinhibit,zorzblockztheztransmissionzofzcertainzneurotransmitters
Smokingz*increases*zthezmetabolismzofz-zCORRECTzANSWER-antipsychoticszandzbenzodiazepines
Sodiumzinzthezdietzinfluenceszthezhalfzlifezofzazwhatzdrugz-zCORRECTzANSWER-Lithium
Slowzmetabolizerszofzatypicalzantipsychoticsz-zCORRECTzANSWER-greaterzthanz1/3zofzblacks
Slowzmetabolizerszofzbenzosz-zCORRECTzANSWER-Asians
Slowzmetabolizerszarezatzriskzforz-zCORRECTzANSWER-toxicity
discontinuationzsyndromez-zCORRECTzANSWER-
azconditionzthatzcanzoccurzfollowingzthezinterruption,zdosezreduction,zorzdiscontinuationzofzantidepressan
tzdrugs,zincludingzselectivezserotoninzre-uptakezinhibitorsz(SSRIs)zorzserotonin-
norepinephrinezreuptakezinhibitorsz(SNRIs).
with Correct Answers
abnormalitieszinzmood,zbehavior,zandzthinkingzarezcausedzbyz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
alterationszinzneurotransmitterszandztheirzfunctionzinzthezbrain
commonzneurotransmittersz-zCORRECTzANSWER-serotonin,zdopamine,znorepinephrine
fxnzofzneurotransmittersz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
releasedzwhenzelectricalzimpulseszpasszalongzthezaxonzandztransmitzthezimpulsezacrosszthezsynapse
actionzofzpsychotropiczdrugsz-zCORRECTzANSWER-
enhance,zinhibit,zorzblockztheztransmissionzofzcertainzneurotransmitters
Smokingz*increases*zthezmetabolismzofz-zCORRECTzANSWER-antipsychoticszandzbenzodiazepines
Sodiumzinzthezdietzinfluenceszthezhalfzlifezofzazwhatzdrugz-zCORRECTzANSWER-Lithium
Slowzmetabolizerszofzatypicalzantipsychoticsz-zCORRECTzANSWER-greaterzthanz1/3zofzblacks
Slowzmetabolizerszofzbenzosz-zCORRECTzANSWER-Asians
Slowzmetabolizerszarezatzriskzforz-zCORRECTzANSWER-toxicity
discontinuationzsyndromez-zCORRECTzANSWER-
azconditionzthatzcanzoccurzfollowingzthezinterruption,zdosezreduction,zorzdiscontinuationzofzantidepressan
tzdrugs,zincludingzselectivezserotoninzre-uptakezinhibitorsz(SSRIs)zorzserotonin-
norepinephrinezreuptakezinhibitorsz(SNRIs).