PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE RATIONALES(PASSED).
70% - correct answer - ______ of patients have return of
panic symptoms if medication is stopped
Acamprosate - correct answer - _______________ is a
medication
recently approved for maintenance of abstinence from
alcohol. It is thought to
reduce craving by its action on the glutamate and GABA
neurotransmitter systems
acetylcholine - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications block ____________ receptors and thereby
affect the
parasympathetic nervous system which leads to dry
membranes , blurred vision , intestinal slowing , difficulty
urinating, sedation, and sexual dysfunction
acetylcholine receptors - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications block ____________ and thereby affect the
,parasympathetic nervous system which leads to dry
membranes (especially mouth and
eyes), blurred vision (especially near vision), intestinal
slowing (constipation), difficulty
urinating, sedation, and sexual dysfunction.
activation - correct answer - A decrease in serotonin
may impact the locus coeruleus by making it more
disinhibited and more sensitive to ___________.
alpha-2 agonists - correct answer - Experimental
treatments with acute administration of
__________________
which dampen activation of noradrenergic cells in the
locus coeruleus,
are producing promising results reducing the brain
damage caused by excessive glutamate and cortisol seen
post-trauma
alpha-adrenergic - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications produce an ____________ blockade, which
leads to
orthostatic hypotension.
, alpha-adrenergic - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications produce an _______________ blockade, which
leads to
orthostatic hypotension.
amygdala - correct answer - Acquired fears appear to
be mediated primarily by the ___________.
anterior hippocampi - correct answer - MRI scans have
shown the presence of smaller ___________________
schizophrenic subjects, which correlates with cognitive
impairment
Antidepressants, benzodiazepines,
α-2 adrenergic agonists,
anticonvulsants - correct answer - What medications
can be used to treat hyperarousal seen in PTSD?
antihistamines - correct answer - these drugs work by
blocking histamine receptors in the CNS
Antiparkinsonian - correct answer - In schizophrenia,
______________ medications
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
ACCURATE RATIONALES(PASSED).
70% - correct answer - ______ of patients have return of
panic symptoms if medication is stopped
Acamprosate - correct answer - _______________ is a
medication
recently approved for maintenance of abstinence from
alcohol. It is thought to
reduce craving by its action on the glutamate and GABA
neurotransmitter systems
acetylcholine - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications block ____________ receptors and thereby
affect the
parasympathetic nervous system which leads to dry
membranes , blurred vision , intestinal slowing , difficulty
urinating, sedation, and sexual dysfunction
acetylcholine receptors - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications block ____________ and thereby affect the
,parasympathetic nervous system which leads to dry
membranes (especially mouth and
eyes), blurred vision (especially near vision), intestinal
slowing (constipation), difficulty
urinating, sedation, and sexual dysfunction.
activation - correct answer - A decrease in serotonin
may impact the locus coeruleus by making it more
disinhibited and more sensitive to ___________.
alpha-2 agonists - correct answer - Experimental
treatments with acute administration of
__________________
which dampen activation of noradrenergic cells in the
locus coeruleus,
are producing promising results reducing the brain
damage caused by excessive glutamate and cortisol seen
post-trauma
alpha-adrenergic - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications produce an ____________ blockade, which
leads to
orthostatic hypotension.
, alpha-adrenergic - correct answer - Antipsychotic
medications produce an _______________ blockade, which
leads to
orthostatic hypotension.
amygdala - correct answer - Acquired fears appear to
be mediated primarily by the ___________.
anterior hippocampi - correct answer - MRI scans have
shown the presence of smaller ___________________
schizophrenic subjects, which correlates with cognitive
impairment
Antidepressants, benzodiazepines,
α-2 adrenergic agonists,
anticonvulsants - correct answer - What medications
can be used to treat hyperarousal seen in PTSD?
antihistamines - correct answer - these drugs work by
blocking histamine receptors in the CNS
Antiparkinsonian - correct answer - In schizophrenia,
______________ medications
