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A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: A. has failed to develop clear ego boun
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A patient with borderline personality disorder experiences intense anxiety when an adult psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner goes on vacation. The best explanation for this reaction is that the patient: 
A. has failed to develop clear ego boundaries. 
B. has failed to master object constancy. 
C. is employing primitive idealization. 
D. is employing projective identification. - answer B. has failed to master object constancy 
 
2. A patient has been taking escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 ...
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Georgette review for Boards Test Questions and Answers Graded A 2024
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substantia nigra - dopamine is produced here 
 
Aplastic anemia - Tegretol side effect 
 
Serotonin discontinuation syndrome - Sensory disturbance, sleeping disturbance, disequilibrium, flu like sx, dizzy, n/v 
 
Sign of fetal alcohol syndrome - small head, smooth palpebral fissure, inner epicanthal folds 
 
*sign of serotonin syndrome - hyperthermia, shivering, anxiety, diaphoresis, diarrhea 
 
to get reluctant patient to engage use what - open ended questions 
 
Rhett syndrome - a rare disorde...
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NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023
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NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. Pathways in schizophrenia 
 Brain imaging shows cerebral atrophy and enlarged fluid filled ventricles, as well as 
shrinkage in prefrontal cortex, temporal, basal ganglia, and limbic regions like 
hippocampus. 
 Five dopamine pathways in the brain. The neuroanatomy of dopamine neuronal pathways 
in the brain can explain the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as the therapeutic effects 
and side effects of antipsychotic drugs. 
 Know different pathways in th...
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CCSH: Physiological and Behavioral Aspects of Sleep Questions and Answers 100% Solved
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CCSH: Physiological and Behavioral 
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The raphe serotonergic system in the rostral brainstem and the locus- coeruleus-noradrenaline 
(norepineph rine) system have been implicated in ️️Generalized arousal 
Various neurotransmitters such as glutamate, acetylcholine, noradrenalin, serotonin, dopamine, 
histamine are involved in the establishment and maintenance of ️️Wake behavior 
Neurotransmitters and peptides including adenosine, soma...
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6 stages of neural development - 1. neurogenesis 
2. cell migration 
3. cell differentiation 
4. synaptogenesis 
5. neuronal cell death 
6. synapse rearrangement 
a manufactured drug that activates a particular type of receptor in the brain is called a(n) - agonist 
Alcohol's calming influence may be attributed to its ability to - enhance postsynaptic inhibition 
amine transmitters - acetylcholine, dopamine, serotonin 
amino acid transmitters - GABA (most widespread inhibitory transmitter), glu...
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contraindications to methylphenidate 
marked anxiety 
glaucoma 
use of MAO within 2 weeks 
caution with tic or tourette 
 
 
 
Methylphenidate 
dose range 0.3-1.0 mg/kg/dose 
 
 
 
using amphetamines 
start with Adderall 5mg transition to Adderall xr 10mg. Max dose 1.5 mg/kg/day or 30 mg/day 
 
 
 
alpha-2 agonist mechanism of action 
increase basal activity of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic cell bodies in patients with adhd may decrease the response of the PFC 
 
 
 
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Exam 2 – Neuropharmacology || A+ Verified Solutions.
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Neurotransmitters correct answers •Glutamate 
•GABA 
•Acetylcholine 
•Dopamine 
•Norepinephrine 
•Serotonin 
•Opioid Peptides 
•Endocannabinoids 
 
Glutamate correct answers excitatory neurotransmitter 
everywhere 
too much = seizures 
 
GABA correct answers inhibitory neurotransmitter 
everywhere 
 
ALCOHOL: acts on both GABA and Glutamate correct answers increases GABA activity (agonist), decreases Glu activity (antagonist) 
 
Acetylcholine correct answers Sent from basal...
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Complete Solution Guide: ANCC IQ Domains 1-5 Test Bank answered all correctly answered; latest updated summer 2024/2025.
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ANCC Domain 1: Scientific Foundation (40 questions with rationales) As a PMHNP, you are aware of antipsychotic medication side effects. Which of the following side effects of antipsychotic medicati ons has an insidious, delayed-onset typically 1 to 2 years after initiation of the medication? a. Dry mouth b. Tardive dyskinesia c. Sedation d. Weight gain In evaluating a 4-year-old, one would expect which of the following delays in Asperger's Disorder? a. Language development b. Cognitive developm...
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ANCC Review Questions (PMHNP IQ)QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2021/2022
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What direct-acting dopamine receptor agonist is recommended to be used in the treatments of 
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) fo help lower the dopamine blockade? 
A) benzotropine (Cogentin) 
B) bromocriptine (Parlodel) 
C) dantrolene (Dantrium) 
D) trihexyphenidyl (Artane) 
A) Bromocriptine (Parlodel) is the recommended direct acting dopamine receptor agonist to help 
decrease the dopamine blockade. Danrolene (Dantrium) is a muscle relaxant. Benzotropine (Cogentin) 
and Trihexyphenidyl (Art...
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mesocortical pathway - ANSWER executive function: attention, focus, depression 
 
nigrostriatal pathway - ANSWER from substantia nigra (brainstem) to striatum (muscles): Parkinson's 
 
mesolimbic pathway - ANSWER projects to nucleus accumbens (part of limbic system). Pleasure, reward, positive symptoms of schizophrenia: Addiction, gambling 
 
Tuberoinfundibular pathway - ANSWER regulation of prolactin (acts on pituitary). Hypersexuality in mania 
 
Dopamine - ANSWER produced in substania nigra ...
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