NR546 PYSCHOPHARM MIDTERM EXAM
(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH QUESTIONS WITH
VERY ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY
WELL ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025
ALREADY GRADED A+
Too much of me is not always a good thing. I can lead to the hallucinations you
see in schizophrenia and psychosis. Another thing, do you know that great feeling
you get when you win something? That's me, at work in your reward center. -
ANSWERS-Dopamine
Some people have trouble with me because my reward properties can lead to all
types of addictions. - ANSWERS-Dopamine
quite the firecracker. You'll find me working hard all over the brain affecting
energy, memory, learning, and neural plasticity. I also work to relay sensory
information and regulate spinal and motor reflexes. - ANSWERS-glutamate
,When my levels are too high, I've been associated with schizophrenia, epilepsy,
and mania. - ANSWERS-glutamate
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas? - ANSWERS-mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via
excitation-secretion coupling? - ANSWERS-voltage-sensitive sodium channels and
voltage-sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? -
ANSWERS-signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to
a second messenger. - ANSWERS-G protein linked systems
How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala? - ANSWERS-inhibits
and activates the amygdala
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following? - ANSWERS-speech
comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following - ANSWERS-emotion
and learning
, Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory? - ANSWERS-
hippocampus
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? - ANSWERS-chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - ANSWERS-glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? -
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! - ANSWERS-hypofunctional
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - ANSWERS-aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- ANSWERS-mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - ANSWERS-The
mesocortical pathway
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