NR546 Psych pharm Midterm/ 110+ Q&A/ . Terms like:
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a second messenger. - Answer: G protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the following? - Answer: chemical
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One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to
a second messenger. - Answer: G protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following? - Answer: chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter? - Answer: glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition? -
Answer: antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a
response
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,A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct! - Answer: hypofunctional
Which medication is least associated with weight gain? - Answer: aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- Answer: mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? - Answer: The
mesocortical pathway
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS) - Answer: nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - Answer: The
tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect? -
Answer: tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of
schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics demonstrate which of the
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, following most often? - Answer: Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.
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. - Answer: psychosis
What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? - Answer: schizophrenia
substance-induced psychotic disorders
schizophreniform disorder
schizoaffecive disorder
delusional disorder
brief psychotic disorder
psychotic disorder due to a medical condition
What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? - Answer: mania
depression
cognitive disorders
dementia
What are some positive symptoms? - Answer: Hallucinations
Delusions
Thought disorder
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