Nurs 660 nurs660 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 1: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Five Different Dopamine Pathways in the brain Answer:: -Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway -Mesolimbic dopamine pathway -Mesocorticol dopamine pathway -Tuberoinfundibular dopamine pathway -Thalamic dopamine pathway Q: Nigrostriatal pathway Answer:: Projects from the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia o...

Exam 2: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: What neurotransmitter are affected by TCAs? Answer: Serotonin, dopamine, norepinorphrenie, 5HT Q: What TCA medication should absolutely not be used in combination with any other MAOI? Answer: chlomipramine Q: Please know what is the most potent property of trazodone by what neurotransmitter? ...

Exam 2: NURS660/ NURS 660 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | 100% Correct | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers - Maryville Question What receptor activity is unique to fluoxetine (prozak) Answer: 5HT2 C enhances release of NE and DA activating/energizing improves concentration and motivation Question Fluoxetine (Prozac) is an inhibitor of what enzyme? Answer: CYP2D6 Question Downside of fluoxetine Answ...

Exam 2: NURS660 / NURS 660 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam | Complete guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Maryville Q: MAO-B action Answer: Breaks down and deaminates Dopamine in mitochondria Q: MAO-B drugs Answer: Selegiline (Emsam) Q: Line of treatment for MAOIs Answer: Second or third line due to side effects Q: Receptor associated with suicide Answer: 5HT-±2 Q: Receptor Sensitivity Hypothesis Answer: Supersensitivity and up-regu...

Exam 1: NURS660/ NURS 660 (Latest 2023/ 2024) 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...

Exam 4: NURS660/ NURS 660 (NEW 2023/ 2024) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Exam |Grade A | Questions and Verified Answers - Maryville Question Why do some people with ADHD abuse cocaine? What MOA does cocaine affect the same as methylphenidate? Answer: they have the same key binding site for the serotonin 2a receptor Question MOA of naltrexone how does it help people come OFF alcohol? Answer: by blocking mu receptors to induce euphoria Quest...

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 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...