NRNP 6675-15 Week 6 Midterm Exam 2023
(100% Correct Answers)
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
Select all that applyAge
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
2. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by
blocking which of the following receptors?
GABA type receptors
Serotonin receptors
Dopamine receptors
NMDA type receptors
3. 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?
, Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
4. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth,
tongue, jaw is known as which of the following?
Akathisia
Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
5. 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
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
(100% Correct Answers)
1. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
Select all that applyAge
Rapid dose escalation
Parental route of administration
Higher potency typical antipsychotics
2. Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by
blocking which of the following receptors?
GABA type receptors
Serotonin receptors
Dopamine receptors
NMDA type receptors
3. 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?
, Substance intoxication
Substance withdrawal
Substance use disorder
Any of the above
4. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth,
tongue, jaw is known as which of the following?
Akathisia
Dystonia
Tardive dyskinesia
Extrapyramidal side effects
5. 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
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
