NRNP 6675-15 WEEK 6 LATEST FALL
MIDTERM EXAM 2026 RETAKE
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply
Age
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the
following effects?
Reduces negative symptoms
Increases extra pyramidal symptoms
(EPS) Causes prolactinemia
Reduces positive symptoms
3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the
following receptors?
GABA type
receptorsSerotonin
1
,receptors
2
,Dopamine receptors
NMDA type receptors
A type of schizophrenia in which the individual has a marked disturbance in motor function and may
involve stupor, negativism, rigidity, excitement or posturing or mutism is
Residual Type
Catatonic Type
Disorganized Type
Undifferentiated Type
A patient who presents with the inability to remain still, with motor restlessness, would be assessed to have
which of the following?
Dystonia
Akathisi
a
Akinesia
Tardive dyskinesia
A method of therapy used to treat individuals with substance abuse based on the fundamental principle of
a psychology that reinforced behaviors are likely to be ......... is known as which of the following?
Exposure therapy
Contingency management
Motivational interviewing
Cognitive behavioral therapy
4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and symptoms resulting
from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?
3
, Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue, jaw is known
as which of the following?
Akathisi
a
Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month, without prominent
hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional syste.....
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophreniform disorder
4
MIDTERM EXAM 2026 RETAKE
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply
Age
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
2. Antipsychotic medications provide D2 blockade in the mesocortical pathway causing which of the
following effects?
Reduces negative symptoms
Increases extra pyramidal symptoms
(EPS) Causes prolactinemia
Reduces positive symptoms
3. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the
following receptors?
GABA type
receptorsSerotonin
1
,receptors
2
,Dopamine receptors
NMDA type receptors
A type of schizophrenia in which the individual has a marked disturbance in motor function and may
involve stupor, negativism, rigidity, excitement or posturing or mutism is
Residual Type
Catatonic Type
Disorganized Type
Undifferentiated Type
A patient who presents with the inability to remain still, with motor restlessness, would be assessed to have
which of the following?
Dystonia
Akathisi
a
Akinesia
Tardive dyskinesia
A method of therapy used to treat individuals with substance abuse based on the fundamental principle of
a psychology that reinforced behaviors are likely to be ......... is known as which of the following?
Exposure therapy
Contingency management
Motivational interviewing
Cognitive behavioral therapy
4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and symptoms resulting
from recent ingestion or exposure to a substance is known as which of the following?
3
, Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth, tongue, jaw is known
as which of the following?
Akathisi
a
Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary, lasting at least one month, without prominent
hallucinations, with functional impairment that relates to the delusional syste.....
Schizophrenia
Delusional disorder
Brief psychotic disorder
Schizophreniform disorder
4
