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    NR546 Psychopharm NR546 Psychopharm NR546 Psychopharm NR546 Psychopharm NR546 Psychopharm Midterm exam 2023 REAL Midterm exam 2023 REAL Midterm exam 2023 REAL Midterm exam 2023 REAL Midterm exam 2023 REAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS EXAM 100 QUESTIONS EXAM 100 QUESTIONS EXAM 100 QUESTIONS EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT AND CORRECT AND CORRECT AND CORRECT AND CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE ANSWERS|AGRADE ANSWERS|AGRADE ANSWERS|AGRADE ANSWERS|AGRADE How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) a ffect the amygdala? - ANSWER inhibits and activates the amygdala W is nicke's are a is ass ociated with w hich of the following ? - ANS WER speech comprehension The limbic sy stem is associated with which of the following - ANSWER emotion and learning W hi ch brain structure is most associated with long term memory ? - ANSWER hippocampus W hen prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications work within which spec ific areas? - ANS W IS mood W hi give f the following are involv ed in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-secretion coupling? - ANSWER voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels W hat system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy? - ANSWER signal transduction cascades One of the signal trans duction cascades, pass the message from a fir st receptor to a second messenger. - ANS W IS G protein linked systems Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the following? - ANSWER chemical W hi ch of the follow ing is an ex citatory neurotransmitter? - ANSWER glutamate W hi ch statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition ? - ANSWER antagonist effect - drug binds to r eceptor, but does not activ ate 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! - ANS W ER hypofunctional W hi ch m edication is least associated w ith weight gain? - ANS W ER aripiprazole W hi ch dopamine pathw ay is associate d with positive symptoms of schizophrenia? - ANSWER mesolimbic pathway W hi ch pathway is associated w ith negative symptoms? - ANSWER T he mesocortical

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    pathway Is part of the ex trapyramidal nervous sy stem and associat ed with extrapy ramidal symptoms (EPS) - ANS W ER nig rostriatal pathway This pathw ay is associated with hyperprolactinemia. - ANS WER The tuberoinfundibular pathway A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associat ed w ith 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 following most often? - ANSW ER Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms. is a syndrome that can be associated with sev eral diff erent psy chiatric disorders. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganiz ed 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. - ANS W ER psychosis W hat Diag nosis require the presence of psychosis? - ANS W ER schizop hrenia substance-induced psychotic disorders schizophreniform disor der schizoaffecive disorder delusional disorder brief psychotic disor der psychotic disorder due to a medical condition W hat diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? - ANSWER mania depression

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