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2024/2025 NR546 PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |GRADED A+
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2024/2025 NR546PSYCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS |GRADED
A+
,How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the
amygdala? - ANSWER ✔✔inhibits and activates the
amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the
following? - ANSWER ✔✔speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the
following - ANSWER ✔✔emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long
term memory? - ANSWER ✔✔hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the
PMHNP knows that these medications work within
which specific areas? - ANSWER ✔✔mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating
neurotransmission via excitation-secretion coupling?
- ANSWER ✔✔voltage-sensitive sodium channels and
voltage-sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug
to achieve efficacy? - ANSWER ✔✔signal
transduction cascades
, One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the
message from a first receptor to a second
messenger. - ANSWER ✔✔G protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at
synapses is which of the following? - ANSWER
✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory
neurotransmitter? - ANSWER ✔✔glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the
pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? -
ANSWER ✔✔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! - ANSWER ✔✔hypofunctional
Which medication is least associated with weight
gain? - ANSWER ✔✔aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive
symptoms of schizophrenia? - ANSWER
✔✔mesolimbic pathway
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