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1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?

inhibits and activates the amygdala

2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?

speech comprehension

3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following

emotion and learning

4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?

hippocampus

5. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these

medications work within which specific areas?

mood

6. Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via

excitation-secretion coupling?

voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels

7. What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?

signal transduction cascades

8. One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first

receptor to a second messenger.

G protein linked systems

,9. Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the

following?

chemical

10. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?

glutamate

11. Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its

definition?

antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response

12. A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-

methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?

Correct!

hypofunctional

13. Which medication is least associated with weight gain?

aripiprazole

14. Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of

schizophrenia?

mesolimbic pathway

15. Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?

The mesocortical pathway

16. Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with

extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)

nigrostriatal pathway

17. This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.

, The tuberoinfundibular pathway

18. A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while

receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this

side effect?

tuberoinfundibular pathway

19. A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the

treatment of schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics

demonstrate which of the following most often?

Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive symptom antipsychotic actions and low

extrapyramidal symptoms.

20. is a syndrome that can be associated with several different psychiatric

disorders. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized

speech, disorganized behavior, and distortions of reality. This syndrome

can affect a person's cognition, affective response, communication,

capacity to recognize reality, and ability to relate to others.

psychosis

21. What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis?

schizophrenia

substance-induced psychotic disorders

schizophreniform disorder

schizoaffecive disorder

delusional disorder

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