Week 7 Final Exam: NR546 / NR-546
(Latest 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the PMHNP | Questions and Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Why should anxiety be considered as an alternative diagnosis when patients present with symptoms of ADHD?
Answer:
Anxiety and ADHD are regulated by the same loop- the CSTC loop. When this loop malfunctions, selective and sustained attention are affected, and anxiety symptoms can present. It's important to differentiate between symptoms of anxiety and symptoms of ADHD
Question:
•True or false: symptoms of ADHD are caused by a deficiency in NE and DA
Answer:
•False: it's not as issue of deficiency as much as NE and DA acting out of tune which causes inefficient information processing in the PFC
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Question:
•When do symptoms of ADHD usually become noticeable?
Answer:
6-7 years of age
Question:
Selective attention is hypothesized to have what area of the PFC malfunctioning
Answer:
dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
Question:
•What might adults who struggle with executive functioning difficulties and disorganization also experience?
Answer:
•Adults may experience occupational stress or anxiety
Question:
Impulsive symptoms is hypothesized to have what area of the PFC malfunctioning
Answer:
orbitofrontal cortex 2 / 3
Question:
Hyperactive symptoms is hypothesized to have what area of the PFC malfunctioning
Answer:
prefrontal motor cortex
Question:
What are the forms of inattention in ADHD
Answer:
Selective attention
Sustained attention
Problems solving
Question:
What area of the brain has malfunction when a pt exhibits symptoms of inattention in ADHD
Answer:
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
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