Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Psychopharmacology Test Results, Exercises of Nursing

A list of 15 multiple-choice questions and their correct answers related to the use of medications for psychiatric disorders. The questions cover topics such as neurotransmitters, anxiolytics, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, MAOIs, and SSRIs. The document could be useful as study notes or a summary for students of psychology, pharmacology, or medicine who are studying the effects of medications on the brain and behavior.

Typology: Exercises

2022/2023

Available from 06/08/2023

Topacademik1
Topacademik1 🇺🇸

4

(2)

181 documents

1 / 3

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Test Results
Psychopharmacology: Medications for the Mind
17
Correc
t
3
Incorrect
Correct answers are shown below
1.Neurotransmitters are released from a neuron into a:
(Correct) Synapse
2. After binding to a neuroreceptor, neurotransmitters undergo:
(Correct) Enzymatic breakdown or reuptake
3. Anxiolytics, antidepressants, and other psychiatric medications act
PRIMARILY as neurotransmitter:
(Correct) Agonists or antagonists
4.
The therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines is mediated by
which neurotransmitter?
(Correct) GABA
pf3

Partial preview of the text

Download Psychopharmacology Test Results and more Exercises Nursing in PDF only on Docsity!

Test Results

Psychopharmacology: Medications for the Mind

Correc t

Incorrect

Correct answers are shown below

1.Neurotransmitters are released from a neuron into a: (Correct) Synapse

  1. After binding to a neuroreceptor, neurotransmitters undergo: (Correct) Enzymatic breakdown or reuptake
  2. Anxiolytics, antidepressants, and other psychiatric medications act PRIMARILY as neurotransmitter: (Correct) Agonists or antagonists
  3. The therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines is mediated by which neurotransmitter? (Correct) GABA
  1. Which of the following are adverse effects of benzodiazepines? (Correct) Sedation and dependence
  2. Withdrawal from a benzodiazepine must be done: (Correct) Slowly
  3. Antidepressants may increase the risk of suicide in: (Correct) Adolescents and young adults
  4. MAOIs work by inhibition of: (Correct) Monoamine oxidase
  5. Monoamine oxidase B is an enzyme that breaks down: (Correct) Dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin 10.Monoamine oxidase A is an enzyme that breaks down: (Correct) Dietary amines like tryptamine
  6. Common adverse effects of MAOIs are: (Correct) Dizziness and orthostatic hypotension 12.Switching to or from an MAOI to another antidepressant, there should be: (Correct) A tapering period and a two-week waiting period
  7. The basic mechanism of action of the SSRIs is: (Correct) Preventing the reuptake of serotonin 14.Common adverse effects of the SSRIs include: (Correct) Sexual dysfunction and weight gain
  8. The SSRIs may cause: (Correct) QT prolongation and torsade’s de pointes