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WALDEN NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOOGY FINAL EXAM PRACTICE TEST WITH ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE

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PSYCHOPHARMACOOGY FINAL EXAM
PRACTICE TEST WITH ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024-2025 | A+ GRADE
A large number of clinical studies suggest that OCD can
be treated with ________. Correct Answer SSRIs

diseases such as encephalitis that selectively damage
areas of the __________ have been shown to result in
OCD symptoms. Correct Answer basal ganglia

Antidepressants that do not affect _________ are not
effective in treating OCD Correct Answer serotonin

There appears to be an increase in metabolic activity in
the prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia for people with
OCD. However, this abnormal metabolic activity is
normalized with patients are treated with an ______.
Correct Answer SSRI

One theory is that the ___________ works to inhibit the
emergence of primitive instinctual urges, but this does not
work in OCD. Correct Answer frontal cortex

Another theory of OCD is that the feedback loop seen in
response to stress/danger is never ___________ for

,people with OCD, thus behavioral attempts (compulsions)
to reduce anxiety are activated. Correct Answer inhibited

SSRIs help inhibit the negative feedback loop in OCD by
activating inhibitory __________ cells which shut down the
loop & relieve symptoms. Correct Answer serotonergic

Treatment with medication for OCD requires ________
doses than those used to treat clinical depression. Correct
Answer higher

Psychotropic medications are believed to be about 50-
60% effective in treating OCD, however, if a patient stops
the medication the relapse rate is very ________. Correct
Answer high

Benzodiazepine receptors are co-located with _______
receptors which usually function as presynaptic inhibiting
receptors. Correct Answer GABA

Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of GABA and
increase the influx of ____________. Correct Answer
chloride ions

these drugs work by blocking histamine receptors in the
CNS Correct Answer antihistamines

These medications act by blocking the effects of
norepinephrine at the receptor. They are good at reducing
physical symptoms of anxiety, but not cognitive symptoms.
Correct Answer beta-blockers

, This medication functions as a presynaptic inhibitor of
norepinephrine release. Correct Answer clonidine

What are the stages of the stress response syndrome?
Correct Answer stressful event, outcry, intrusion or denial,
working through, completion

this stage of the stress response syndrome is
characterized by an eruption
of intense, unpleasant emotion and denial Correct Answer
outcry

this stage of the stress response syndrome occurs when a
person experiences waves of intense emotion and a
strong
impulse to think about, imagine, remember, or mentally
relive the stressful event. Correct Answer intrusion

in the stress response syndrome, __________ may occur
directly following outcry
or may come on the heels of a period of intrusion. Correct
Answer denial

in the stress response syndrome, this stage is
characterized by a state
of emotional numbness; people often feel nothing. Correct
Answer denial

PTSD due to early, severe child abuse or neglect may
leave not only emotional

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