PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 TOTAL QUESTIONS FULLY RESOLVED

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE
SOLUTION 2026 TOTAL QUESTIONS FULLY
RESOLVED

◉ Zolpidem belongs to which of the following class of drugs: ✖
Mood stabilizers
Hypnotics
Antipsychotics
Antidepressants. Answer: Hypnotics


◉ Tricyclic antidepressants act by blocking:
Cholinergic receptors
GABA receptors
Reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine
Dopaminergic receptors. Answer: Reuptake of serotonin and
norepinephrine


◉ Pharmacokinetics refers to:
The adverse effects caused by a drug on the body
Action of drug on the body

, The processes of absorption, transport, distribution, metabolism
and excretion
Selective action of the drug on the receptors. Answer: The processes
of absorption, transport, distribution, metabolism and excretion


◉ Which is NOT a long acting antipsychotic drug?
Fluphenazine deconate
Haloperidol deconate
Pimozide
Zuclopenthixol deconate. Answer: Pimozide


◉ Extrapyramidal symptoms include all, except:
Tardive dyskinesia
Agnosia
Dytonia
Psuedoparkinsonism. Answer: Agnosia


◉ "Psuedoparkinsonism" is a term used to refer:
Parkinsonism with depression
Drug-induced parkinsonism
Post-encephalitic parkinsonism
Post head injury parkinsonism. Answer: Drug-induced parkinsonism