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NR546 MIDTERM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

EXAM


1.How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?: inhibits

and activates the amygdala

2.Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?: speech

compre- hension

3.The limbic system is associated with which of the following: emotion

and learning

4.Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?:

hip- pocampus

5.When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that

these medications work within which specific areas?: mood

6.Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via




,ex- citation-secretion coupling?: voltage-sensitive sodium channels and

voltage-sen- sitive calcium channels

7.What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?:

signal transduction cascades

8.One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a

first receptor to a second messenger.: G protein linked systems

9.Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of

the following?: chemical

10.Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?: glutamate

11.Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its

defi- nition?: antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not

activate a response

12.A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes

that N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?

Correct!: hypofunctional



,13.Which medication is least associated with weight gain?: aripiprazole

14.Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of

schiz- ophrenia?: mesolimbic pathway

15.Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?: The

mesocortical pathway

16.Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with

ex- trapyramidal symptoms (EPS): nigrostriatal pathway

17.This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.: The

tuberoinfundibu- lar pathway

18.A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while

receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this

side effect?: tuberoinfundibular pathway

19.A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the

treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics

demon-



, strate which of the following most often?: Atypical antipsychotics have

equal positive symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal

symptoms.

20.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.: psychosis

21.What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis?:

schizophrenia substance-induced psychotic disorders

schizophreniform

disorder

schizoaffecive

disorder delusional

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