UPDATED 2024/2025 NR 546 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
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NR546
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NR546
1. A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and states "I'm not crazy" and is refusing to take his prescribed medication. Which type of factor is contributing to this patient's nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental fact...
NR 546 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. A 22-year-old patient recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and states "I'm not crazy" and is
refusing to take his prescribed medication. Which typeof factor is contributing to this patient's
nonadherence?
A. Client factors
B. Clinician factors
C. Structural factors
D. Environmental factors: C. Structural factors
2. Using Dell'Osso et al.'s sequential framework of priorities to promote med-ication adherence,
determine which step is being defined: The PMHNP ex- plains the mechanism of action, anticipated
time to experience effects, side effects, and lifestyle instructions to a patient after prescribing
Wellbutrin.
A. Diagnosis
B. Medication education
C. Monitoring plan
D. Adherence reinforcement: B. Medication education
3. A patient recovering from a stroke has trouble with speech comprehensionand works with a
speech therapist twice a week. Which part of the patient's brain has been affected by the stroke?
A. The Broca's area
B. The Basal ganglia
C. The Limbic system
D. The Wernicke's area: D. The Wernicke's area
4. Which of the following poses a potential ethical concern when prescribingpsychiatric
,NR 546 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
medications?
A. The patient is homeless and uninsured
B. The patient poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencing veryscary auditory and
visual hallucinations
C. The patient's family voices a stigma against psychiatric medications
D. The patient states they worry about the potential side effects of the med- ication: B. The patient
poses a risk to themself as they state they are experiencingvery scary auditory and visual
hallucinations
5. What is the name of the lobe that controls visual processing?
A. Gyrus
B. Frontal Lobe
C. Occipital Lobe
D. Parietal Lobe: C. Occipital Lobe
6. The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of thecentral spinal cord are
comprised of which contains neuralcell
bodies, axon terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses.
A. Frontal lobe
B. White mater
C. Grey mater
D. Corpus callosum: C. Grey mater
7. What is the function of the central sulcus?
A. Separates the temporal from the occipital lobe
, NR 546 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
B. Separates the frontal from the parietal lobe
C. Involved in complex motor activities
D. Keeps us alert to our environment: B. Separates the frontal from the parietallobe
8. Which of the following is associated with motor coordination?
A. Broca's Area
B. Olfactory Nerves
C. Frontal Cortex
D. Thalamus: D. Thalamus
9. Which lobe of the brain is in charge of handling memory and anxiety?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Anxiety center
C. Temporal lobe
D. Central sulcus: C. Temporal lobe
10. Damage to the anterior portion of which lobe can cause asterogenesis?
A. Frontal
B. Temporal
C. Parietal
D. Occipital: C. Parietal
11. What part of a neuron receives the signal?
A. Axon
B. Axon Terminal
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