NR546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
correct answers >> inhibits and activates the amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
correct answers >> speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
correct answers >> emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
correct answers >> hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows
that these medications work within which specific areas?
correct answers >> mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating
neurotransmission via excitation-secretion coupling? correct
answers >> voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve
efficacy? correct answers >> signal transduction cascades
,One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a
first receptor to a second messenger. correct answers >> G
protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is
which of the following? correct answers >> chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
correct answers >> glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with
its definition? correct answers >> antagonist effect - drug
binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia
proposes that N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be
which of the following?
Correct! correct answers >> hypofunctional
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? correct
answers >> aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? correct answers >> mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? correct
answers >> The mesocortical pathway
, Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) correct answers >>
nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. correct
answers >> The tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions
while receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is
associated with this side effect? correct answers >>
tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for
the treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical
antipsychotics demonstrate which of the following most often?
correct answers >> Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal
symptoms.
is a syndrome that can be associated with several different
psychiatric disorders. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions,
disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and distortions of
reality. This syndrome can affect a person's cognition, affective
response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and
ability to relate to others. correct answers >> psychosis
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? correct
answers >> schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
correct answers >> inhibits and activates the amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
correct answers >> speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
correct answers >> emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
correct answers >> hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows
that these medications work within which specific areas?
correct answers >> mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating
neurotransmission via excitation-secretion coupling? correct
answers >> voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve
efficacy? correct answers >> signal transduction cascades
,One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a
first receptor to a second messenger. correct answers >> G
protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is
which of the following? correct answers >> chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
correct answers >> glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with
its definition? correct answers >> antagonist effect - drug
binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia
proposes that N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be
which of the following?
Correct! correct answers >> hypofunctional
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? correct
answers >> aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of
schizophrenia? correct answers >> mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? correct
answers >> The mesocortical pathway
, Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with
extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) correct answers >>
nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. correct
answers >> The tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions
while receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is
associated with this side effect? correct answers >>
tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for
the treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical
antipsychotics demonstrate which of the following most often?
correct answers >> Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal
symptoms.
is a syndrome that can be associated with several different
psychiatric disorders. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions,
disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, and distortions of
reality. This syndrome can affect a person's cognition, affective
response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and
ability to relate to others. correct answers >> psychosis
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? correct
answers >> schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
