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Exam 3: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: What is central neuropathic pain or central sensitization due to? Answer: central disturbance in pain processing (diffuse hyperalgesia/ allodynia Q: What does central neuropathic pain or central sensitization respond to? Answer: neuroactive compounds that alter levels of neurotransmitters involved in pain transmissio...

Exam 4: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Hyperactive symptoms Answer: Prefrontal motor cortex -Declines notably by adolescence Q: Selective attention Answer: Dorsal ACC Q: Inattention Answer: inefficient information processing in DLPFC Q: Acetylcholine in Dementia Answer: Acetylcholine is an important neurotransmitter...

Exam 1: NURS 660/ NURS660 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide with Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) - Maryville

Exam 3: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: Types of pain that is treated with psychiatric medication Answer: protracted pain (mix of nociceptive and central pain and chronic pain (central) Q: effect of how antidepressants migrate pain - Direct (way you think about pain) Answer: increase in supraspinal inhibition and decrease peripheral and central desen- sitization Q: effect of how a...

Exam 1: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: How does aripiprazole work? Answer: 1.Partial agonism at dopamine 2 receptors 2.Reduces dopamine output when dopamine is high thus improving positive symp- toms and mediating antipsychotic actions. 3.Increases dopamine output when dopamine levels are low thus improving cogni- tion, negative, and mood symptoms 4.Also acts on dopamine 3 recept...

Exam 3: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Peripheral Neuropathy pain Answer: Damage to/dysfunction of peripheral nervous system. Responds to peripherally and centrally acting drugs, NSAIDs and opioids. Ex: diabetic neuropathy, post herpetic neuralgia Q: Pathophysiology of chronic pain Answer: Chronic pain results from changes in sensitivity i...

Exam 4: NURS 660/ NURS660 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide with Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) - Maryville

Exam 3: NURS 660/ NURS660 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide with Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) - Maryville

Exam 1: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: What is the black box warning of Clozapine Answer: Agranulocytosis Q: What is the most common side effect of clozapine Answer: sedation Q: What labs need to be done before starting clients on antipsychotic medications? Answer: fasting lipid panel, fasting glucose, weight, bp Q: When ...

Exam 2: NURS 660/ NURS660 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide with Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers) - Maryville