NR546 Psychopharm Midterm Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast
secretions while receiving risperidone . Which dopamine
pathway is associated with this side effect? Correct 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 following most often?
Correct Answer Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive
symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal
symptoms.
A group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements
Correct Answer basal ganglia
A group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements,
cognition, and emotion. Movement disorders include
Parkinson's disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and
Tourette syndrome. Correct Answer Basal ganglia
A group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements,
cognition, and emotion. movement disorders include Parkinson's
disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette
syndrome. The striatum is a group of structures that includes the
caudate, putamen, and nucleus accumbens. The dorsal striatum
contains the caudate nucleus and the putamen. The ventral
striatum contains the nucleus accumbens. Both are involved in
,facilitating voluntary movement. Correct Answer Basal
Ganglia
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia
proposes that N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be
which of the following?
Correct! Correct Answer hypofunctional
am also a monoamine neurotransmitter and I serve many
functions in the human body. Do you remember learning about
flight, fight, or fright? That's me, in excess. A little of me can
get you up off the couch and have you alert, oriented, and ready
to take on life's challenges. I can really help with focus and
productivity which is why you see me with a cup of coffee.
Correct Answer Norepinephrine
amino acid and THE excitatory neurotransmitter. I've been
referred to as the workhorse of the brain because I can affect
almost every neuron in the brain. I'm quite the firecracker.
You'll find me working hard all over the brain affecting energy,
memory, learning, and neural plasticity. I also work to relay
sensory information and regulate spinal and motor reflexes.
Correct Answer glutamate
amino acid that acts as the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter, and
decrease neuroexcitability across the brain. This
neurotransmitter help people relax, destress, and get some sleep
Correct Answer Gaba
and involved in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals,
and smell recognition. It identifies "what" things are - object
, identification. It contains the limbic system, amygdala, and
hippocampus. Correct Answer Temporal Lobe
are associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking,
the ability to organize, personality, behavior, and emotional
control. Traumatic brain injuries can result in personality
changes, difficulty controlling emotions, and other cognitive
functions Correct Answer Frontal Lobes
Are associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking.
the ability to organize, personality, behavior, and emotional
control. Traumatic brain injuries can result in personality
changes, difficulty controlling emotions, and other cognitive
functions. Correct Answer Frontal Lobes
are chemicals released by neurons to send communication across
synaptic clefts to other neurons. Many psychiatric disorders and
client symptoms occur from an excess, deficiency, or imbalance
of this because it can impact human emotion and behavior.
Correct Answer Neurotransmitters
are FDA approved for short-term anxiety treatment and are used
alone or as an adjunct to antidepressants. They bind to serotonin
and dopamine receptors in the brain and increase norepinephrine
metabolism in the brain. Correct Answer Buspirone `Buspar'
are used for the treatment of all anxiety disorders. They act by
preventing the reuptake of 5-HT by synapses in the brain.
Correct Answer SSRI
