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Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR546 Weekly Quizzes week
1-7 review
Course: NR546/NR 546 Advanced
Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology
, NR546 Weekly Quizzes week 1-7 review
Week 1 Quiz
The amygdala is associated with anxiety and perception of odors.
The hippocampus is involved in memory and anxiety. The amygdala is associated with
anxiety and perception of odors. The prefrontal cortex is associated with executive
function. The thalamus is associated with motor command processing.
The client’s cognitive status can result in an ethical concern if the client is unable to self-
determine care or is a danger to self or others. Ability to pay is not an ethical issue.
Basal ganglia are a group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements. Basal
ganglia are also involved in cognition and emotion.
Limbic system is associated with emotion and
Learning hippocampi are associated with long
Term memory
Wernicke's area is associated with speech comprehension. Review activity
The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is concerned with higher level functioning. The
VLPFC is involved with motor inhibition the IFG contains Broca's area which is associated with
speech production understanding grammar. Pliska Ch. 8
The OFC is involved in decision making and social behavior with a focus on punishment and
rewards. The OFC inhibits and activates the amygdala and is activated when a risk assessment
is required. Some behaviors associated with the OFC include sex, sugar, pain, social
humiliation, money, rewards, fame, and aggression. The amygdala will identify a threat and
then the OFC will determine the risk or benefit of an action based on past experience. Pliska
Ch. 8, p.158
At this time, 20 % of the world’s population is suffering from a neurologic and/or psychiatric
disorder.
Chamberlain College of Nursing
NR546 Weekly Quizzes week
1-7 review
Course: NR546/NR 546 Advanced
Pharmacology: Psychopharmacology
, NR546 Weekly Quizzes week 1-7 review
Week 1 Quiz
The amygdala is associated with anxiety and perception of odors.
The hippocampus is involved in memory and anxiety. The amygdala is associated with
anxiety and perception of odors. The prefrontal cortex is associated with executive
function. The thalamus is associated with motor command processing.
The client’s cognitive status can result in an ethical concern if the client is unable to self-
determine care or is a danger to self or others. Ability to pay is not an ethical issue.
Basal ganglia are a group of structures involved in voluntary motor movements. Basal
ganglia are also involved in cognition and emotion.
Limbic system is associated with emotion and
Learning hippocampi are associated with long
Term memory
Wernicke's area is associated with speech comprehension. Review activity
The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is concerned with higher level functioning. The
VLPFC is involved with motor inhibition the IFG contains Broca's area which is associated with
speech production understanding grammar. Pliska Ch. 8
The OFC is involved in decision making and social behavior with a focus on punishment and
rewards. The OFC inhibits and activates the amygdala and is activated when a risk assessment
is required. Some behaviors associated with the OFC include sex, sugar, pain, social
humiliation, money, rewards, fame, and aggression. The amygdala will identify a threat and
then the OFC will determine the risk or benefit of an action based on past experience. Pliska
Ch. 8, p.158
At this time, 20 % of the world’s population is suffering from a neurologic and/or psychiatric
disorder.
