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NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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A nursing instructor asks a student to explain the influence of chronobiology on depression.Which of the following would the student include when responding?
- The exact location of genes leads to identifying the gene responsible for causing depression.
- A break in the corpus coliseum blocks information exchange between the right and left
- Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical
hemispheres. C) Damage to the posterior areas of the parietal lobe leads to altered discriminative sensory function.
depression. - ANSWER-D) Internal and external triggers can elicit biologic rhythm changes indicative of clinical depression.
When describing the various neurotransmitters, which of the following would the nurse identify as the primary cholinergic neurotransmitter?
- Dopamine
- Acetylcholine
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin - ANSWER-B) Acetylcholine
A group of nursing students are reviewing the various neurotransmitters. The students demonstrate understanding when they identify which of the following as a neuropeptide?
- Melatonin
- Serotonin 1 / 4
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- Glutamate
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid - ANSWER-A) Melatonin
The nurse is assessing a patient experiencing anxiety and observes increased sweating and gooseflesh. The nurse understands that these are the result of which substance?
- Acetylcholine
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin
- Histamine - ANSWER-B) Norepinephrine
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia. The nurse integrates knowledge of this disorder, identifying which neurotransmitter as being primarily involved?
- Acetylcholine
- Dopamine
- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin - ANSWER-B) Dopamine
A group of students are reviewing information about neurotransmitter subtypes. The group demonstrates understanding of the information when they identify which neurotransmitter as having muscarinic and nicotinic receptors?
- Serotonin
- Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
- Dopamine
- Acetylcholine - ANSWER-D) Acetylcholine
A nurse is involved in gathering information about the inheritance of mental disorders using population genetics. Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to be evaluating? 2 / 4
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- Concordance rates
- Occurrence in first-degree relatives
- Risk factor analysis
- Adoptions studies - ANSWER-C) Risk factor analysis
A nurse is reading a journal article about psychoneuroimmunology. Which 16. information would the nurse most likely find? Select all that apply.
- Neurotoxins role in receptor site damage
- Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
- Static activity of natural killer cells in response to stress
- Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
- Interruption in the typical circadian rhythm cycle - ANSWER-A) Neurotoxins role in receptor
- Hypothalamicpituitarythyroid axis disruption
- Hypothalamic damage leading to immune dysfunction
site damage
A patient is scheduled for a challenge test. Which of the following would the nurse include when explaining this test to the patient?
- Intravenous administration of a substance to induce symptoms
- Application of electrodes to the scalp for monitoring
- Evaluation electrical impulses recorded on graph paper
- Exposure to a flashing strobe light to elicit abnormal activity - ANSWER-A) Intravenous
administration of a substance to induce symptoms
A patient with depression tells the nurse that he is to have a test that involves the recording of an electroencephalogram (EEG) throughout the night. The 18. nurse most likely identifies this testing as which of the following?
- Sleep deprivation EEG 3 / 4
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- Polysomnography
- Evoked potentials
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging - ANSWER-B) Polysomnography
A group of nursing students are reviewing the role of serotonin in psychiatric disorders. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which disorder as being associated with its dysfunction?
- Depression
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Panic disorder
- Schizophrenia - ANSWER-D) Schizophrenia
When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes the area where the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical one. The instructor is describing which of the following?
- Soma
- Synaptic cleft
- Terminal
- Receptor - ANSWER-B) Synaptic cleft
A newly admitted patient has the diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia. Which behavior observed in the patient supports that diagnosis?
- Uses a rhyming form of speech
- Refuses to eat any unwrapped foods
- Laughs when watching a sad movie
- Maintains an immobilized state for hours - ANSWER-d. Maintains an immobilized state for
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hours