NSG 552- PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: -
ANS Psychopharmacology
The study of what the body does to drugs: - ANS Pharmacokinetics
The study of what the drugs does to the body: - ANS Pharmacodynamics
Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: - ANS First Pass
Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450)
Increase serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: - ANS Enzyme
inhibitors will slow down metabolism causing toxic levels
Decreases serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: - ANS Enzyme
inducers cause fast metabolism and create subtherapeutic drug levels
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,Part of the brain that regulates powerful emotions such as fear, rage, sexual desires: -
ANS Amygdala
The relay station for sensory information: - ANS Thalamus
Essential for maintaining homeostasis, controls basic needs such as sleep- wake cycles: -
ANS Hypothalamus
This lobe is involved in executive functioning, high order planning, speech and motivation: -
ANS Frontal Lobe/ Prefrontal cortex
Derived from Tryptophan and made in the Ralphe Nuclei: - ANS Serotonin
Made in the Locus Ceruleus and involved in the noradrenergic pathways: -
ANS Norepinephrine
90% of serotonin receptors are found in the: - ANS GI tract
Produced in the V.T.A. (Reward Pathway) and involved in the four major pathways: -
ANS Dopamine
Dopamine inhibits prolactin in this pathway: - ANS Tuberoinfundibular
Increase dopamine in this pathway is associated with positive symptoms: - ANS Mesolimbic
Pathway
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, Decrease dopamine in this pathway is associated with negative symptoms: -
ANS Mesocortical Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway produces motor symptoms: - ANS Nigrostriatal Pathway
Main inhibitory neurotransmitter that induces calmness and relaxation: - ANS Gamma-
aminobutyric acid (GABA), Off switch
Main excitatory neurotransmitter: - ANS Glutamate, On Switch
Major organ that breaks down drugs in the body: - ANS Liver
Electrolyte imbalance commonly associated with psychotropic medication use: -
ANS Hyponatremia
The time needed to clear 50% if drugs from the plasma: - ANS Half-life
The process of becoming desensitized and less responsive to a particular medication dose
overtime necessitating an increase: - ANS Tolerance
A ration describing toxic dose to effective dose: - ANS Therapeutic Index
A chemical that binds to a receptor to produce a biologic response: - ANS Agonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not fully activate the receptor: - ANS Partial
Agonist
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: -
ANS Psychopharmacology
The study of what the body does to drugs: - ANS Pharmacokinetics
The study of what the drugs does to the body: - ANS Pharmacodynamics
Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: - ANS First Pass
Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450)
Increase serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: - ANS Enzyme
inhibitors will slow down metabolism causing toxic levels
Decreases serum levels of other drugs that are substrates of that enzyme: - ANS Enzyme
inducers cause fast metabolism and create subtherapeutic drug levels
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,Part of the brain that regulates powerful emotions such as fear, rage, sexual desires: -
ANS Amygdala
The relay station for sensory information: - ANS Thalamus
Essential for maintaining homeostasis, controls basic needs such as sleep- wake cycles: -
ANS Hypothalamus
This lobe is involved in executive functioning, high order planning, speech and motivation: -
ANS Frontal Lobe/ Prefrontal cortex
Derived from Tryptophan and made in the Ralphe Nuclei: - ANS Serotonin
Made in the Locus Ceruleus and involved in the noradrenergic pathways: -
ANS Norepinephrine
90% of serotonin receptors are found in the: - ANS GI tract
Produced in the V.T.A. (Reward Pathway) and involved in the four major pathways: -
ANS Dopamine
Dopamine inhibits prolactin in this pathway: - ANS Tuberoinfundibular
Increase dopamine in this pathway is associated with positive symptoms: - ANS Mesolimbic
Pathway
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, Decrease dopamine in this pathway is associated with negative symptoms: -
ANS Mesocortical Pathway
Decrease dopamine in this pathway produces motor symptoms: - ANS Nigrostriatal Pathway
Main inhibitory neurotransmitter that induces calmness and relaxation: - ANS Gamma-
aminobutyric acid (GABA), Off switch
Main excitatory neurotransmitter: - ANS Glutamate, On Switch
Major organ that breaks down drugs in the body: - ANS Liver
Electrolyte imbalance commonly associated with psychotropic medication use: -
ANS Hyponatremia
The time needed to clear 50% if drugs from the plasma: - ANS Half-life
The process of becoming desensitized and less responsive to a particular medication dose
overtime necessitating an increase: - ANS Tolerance
A ration describing toxic dose to effective dose: - ANS Therapeutic Index
A chemical that binds to a receptor to produce a biologic response: - ANS Agonist
A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not fully activate the receptor: - ANS Partial
Agonist
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