NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /ALREADY GRADED A+

NR 546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
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YCOMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS Y Y Y Y Y Y




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1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
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..ANSWER>> inhibits and activates the amygdala
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2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
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YY ..ANSWER>> speech compre- hension YYY YYY YYY




3. Thelimbic system is associated with which of the following
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..ANSWER>> emotion and learning YYY YYY YYY




4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
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YY ..ANSWER>>hip- pocampus YYY




5. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications work
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YYY within which specific areas?
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YY ..ANSWER>> mood YYY




6. Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via ex- citation-secretion
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YYY coupling?
YY ..ANSWER>> voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sen- sitive calcium channels
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7. What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
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YY ..ANSWER>>signal transduction cascades YYY YYY




8. One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a
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second messenger
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..ANSWER>> G protein linked systems YYY YYY YYY YYY




9. Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
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YY ..ANSWER>> chemical Y




10. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
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, ..ANSWER>> glutamate
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11. Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its defi-
YYY YYY nition? YYY YYY YYY YYY YYY YYY YYY YYY




YY ..ANSWER>> antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
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12. A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-methyl-d-
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aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following? Correct!
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YY ..ANSWER>> hypofunctional Y




13. Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
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YY ..ANSWER>> aripiprazole Y




14. Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schiz- ophrenia?
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YY ..ANSWER>> mesolimbic pathway YYY YYY




15. Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
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YY ..ANSWER>>The mesocortical pathway YYY YYY




16. Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with ex- trapyramidal
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YYY symptoms (EPS) YYY




YY ..ANSWER>> nigrostriatal pathway YYY YYY




17. This
pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia
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..ANSWER>>The tuberoinfundibu- lar pathway YYY YYY YYY




18. A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
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YYY risperidone .Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect?
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YY ..ANSWER>> tuberoinfundibular pathway YYY YYY




19. A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of
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YYY schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics demon-
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