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NR546 Psychopharm Midterm exam withcorrect answers
How idoes ithe iorbitofrontal icortex i(OFC) iaffect ithe iamygdala? i- iANSWER: i i➡ iinhibits iand
iactivates ithe iamygdala
Wernicke's iarea iis iassociated iwith iwhich iof ithe ifollowing? i- iANSWER: i i➡ ispeech
icomprehension
The ilimbic isystem iis iassociated iwith iwhich iof ithe ifollowing i- iANSWER: i i➡ iemotion iand ilearning
Which ibrain istructure iis imost iassociated iwith ilong iterm imemory? i- iANSWER: i i➡ ihippocampus
When iprescribing ipsychotropic imedications, ithe iPMHNP iknows ithat ithese imedications iwork
iwithin iwhich ispecific iareas? i- iANSWER: i i➡ imood
Which iof ithe ifollowing iare iinvolved iin iregulating ineurotransmission ivia iexcitation-secretion
icoupling? i- iANSWER: i i➡ ivoltage-sensitive isodium ichannels iand ivoltage-sensitive icalcium
ichannels
What isystem iinfluences ithe ilength iof itime ifor ia idrug ito iachieve iefficacy? i- iANSWER: i i➡ isignal
itransduction icascades
One iof ithe isignal itransduction icascades, ipass ithe imessage ifrom ia ifirst ireceptor ito ia isecond
imessenger. i- iANSWER: i i➡ iG iprotein ilinked isystems
Human icentral inervous isystem icommunication iat isynapses iis iwhich iof ithe ifollowing? i-
iANSWER: i i➡ ichemical
Which iof ithe ifollowing iis ian iexcitatory ineurotransmitter? i- iANSWER: i i➡ iglutamate
, Which istatement icorrectly ipairs ithe ipharmacodynamic ieffect iwith iits idefinition? i- iANSWER: i i➡
iantagonist ieffect i- idrug ibinds ito ireceptor, ibut idoes inot iactivate ia iresponse
A imajor icurrent ihypothesis ifor ithe icause iof ischizophrenia iproposes ithat iN-methyl-d-aspartate
i(NMDA) ireceptors imay ibe iwhich iof ithe ifollowing?
Correct! i- iANSWER: i i➡ ihypofunctional
Which imedication iis ileast iassociated iwith iweight igain? i- iANSWER: i i➡ iaripiprazole
Which idopamine ipathway iis iassociated iwith ipositive isymptoms iof ischizophrenia? i- iANSWER: i
i➡ imesolimbic ipathway
Which ipathway iis iassociated iwith inegative isymptoms? i- iANSWER: i i➡ iThe imesocortical
ipathway
Is ipart iof ithe iextrapyramidal inervous isystem iand iassociated iwith iextrapyramidal isymptoms
i(EPS) i- iANSWER: i i➡ inigrostriatal ipathway
This ipathway iis iassociated iwith ihyperprolactinemia. i- iANSWER: i i➡ iThe ituberoinfundibular
ipathway
A i34-year iold imale irecently ibegan iexperiencing ibreast isecretions iwhile ireceiving irisperidone i.
iWhich idopamine ipathway iis iassociated iwith ithis iside ieffect? i- iANSWER: i i➡ ituberoinfundibular
ipathway
A i44-year-old iwoman iis iinitiated ion ian iatypical iantipsychotic ifor ithe itreatment iof
ischizophrenia. iRegarding iaffinity, iatypical iantipsychotics idemonstrate iwhich iof ithe ifollowing
imost ioften? i- iANSWER: i i➡ iAtypical iantipsychotics ihave iequal ipositive isymptom iantipsychotic
iactions iand ilow iextrapyramidal isymptoms.
is ia isyndrome ithat ican ibe iassociated iwith iseveral idifferent ipsychiatric idisorders. iSymptoms
iinclude ihallucinations, idelusions, idisorganized ispeech, idisorganized ibehavior, iand idistortions
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