PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS ELABORATED ANSWERS

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
ELABORATED ANSWERS

◉ Which of the following is a direct pharmacological antagonist?
Morphine
Methadone
Disufiram
Naltrexone. Answer: Naltrexone


◉ Which of the following drug is indicated in refractory
schizophrenia?
Haloperidol
Thioridazine
Lithium
Clozapine. Answer: Clozapine


◉ Which of the following is an antagonist of benzodiazepines:
Flupenthixol
Naloxone
Flumazenil

,N-acetyl cystine. Answer: Flumazenil


◉ The antipsychotic properties of Chlorpromazine was proposed by:


Delay and Deniker
Egaz Moniz
John Cade
John Cade. Answer: Delay and Deniker


◉ Which of the following is a tricyclic antidepressant?
Paroxetine
Venlafaxine
Amitryptylline
Escitalopram. Answer: Amitryptylline


◉ Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation and urinary retention are
side effects due to blockade of:
Muscarinic-cholinergic
5HT1 serotoninergic receptors
H1 histaminic receptors
Dopaminergic receptors. Answer: Muscarinic-cholinergic

, ◉ The first psychotropic drug introduced in the treatment of
depression was:
Clorpromazine
Dothipin
Imipramine
Lithium. Answer: Imipramine


◉ A drug which is commonly associated with orthostatic
hypotension is:
Chlorpromazine
Lithium
Buproprion
Fluoxamine. Answer: Chlorpromazine


◉ Benzodiazepines primarily act on:
Dopamine receptors
GABA-A receptors
5HT receptors
Mu receptors. Answer: GABA-A receptors


◉ Zolpidem belongs to which of the following class of drugs: ✖
Mood stabilizers