NR 546 psychopharmacology midterm EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

EXAM

Exam Solution
ms




NR546 Psychopharm Midterm 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURE
ms ms ms ms ms ms




D COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (11
ms ms ms ms ms ms




638)




QUESTION 1 ms




How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

inhibits and activates the amygdala
ms ms ms ms




QUESTION 2 ms




Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

speech comprehension
ms




QUESTION 3 ms




Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

hippocampus



QUESTION 4 ms




When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms



work within which specific areas?
ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

mood

,QUESTION 5 ms




Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms



secretion coupling? ms




ANSWER

voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
ms ms ms ms ms ms




QUESTION 6 ms




What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

signal transduction cascades
ms ms




QUESTION 7 ms




One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a se
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms



cond messenger.
ms




ANSWER

G protein linked systems
ms ms ms




QUESTION 8 ms




Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the following?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

chemical



QUESTION 9 ms




Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

glutamate



QUESTION 10 ms




Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms

, QUESTION 11 ms




A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-methyl-d-
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms



aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following? Correct!
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

hypofunctional



QUESTION 12 ms




Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

aripiprazole



QUESTION 13 ms




Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

mesolimbic pathway ms




QUESTION 14 ms




Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
ms ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER

The mesocortical pathway
ms ms




QUESTION 15 ms




Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal sym
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms



ptoms (EPS) ms




ANSWER

nigrostriatal pathway ms




QUESTION 16 ms




This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.
ms ms ms ms ms




ANSWER