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Psychopharmacology Practice Exam: Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

University of California-RiversideNursing

A series of questions and answers related to psychopharmacology, covering various aspects of drug use, abuse, and treatment in psychiatric disorders. It includes topics such as drug mechanisms, withdrawal symptoms, side effects, and interactions. The content is structured as a practice exam, providing a quick review of key concepts in the field. It is useful for students and professionals in medicine, pharmacy, and related healthcare fields, offering a concise overview of essential knowledge in psychopharmacology. Designed to test and reinforce understanding of the pharmacological treatments used in psychiatry, making it a valuable resource for exam preparation and clinical practice. It covers a wide range of topics, from the abuse of specific drugs like fentanyl to the treatment of conditions like schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. The questions address both the physiological and psychological aspects of drug use and withdrawal, providing a comprehensive overview of the field.

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1. Anesthesiologists are most likely to abuse this drug: Fentanyl
2. is a phenomenon whereby perior intermittent (rather than
continuous) exposure to the drug results in an enhanced response to later exposure:
Sensitization
3. withdrawal symptoms include increased appetite, de-
creased heart rate, insomnia and depressed mood.: Nicotine
4. is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence decrease
dependence by decreasing physiological response to alcohol and opioids.: Naltrexone
5. is a medications that is a potent full agonist at opioid
receptors used in MAT for opioids.: Methadone
6. Schizophrenia is a disease process which is characterized by
vulnerability model.: stress
7. Tricyclic antidepressants may cause sedation, flattened waves on EKG
and retention.: T
Urinary
8. Inhibitory effect of alcohol are related to decreasing effects of .-
: glutamate
9. Pathophysiology of schizophrenia is due to excess of .: -
dopamine.
10. Large discrepancy does not increase risk of divorce.: age
11. Anti- effects accounts for the major toxicity of tricyclics.: -
cholinergic
12. Methadone withdrawal syndromes may present weeks after birth.:
neonatal
13. Clozapine an atypical antipsychotic used in treatment of schizophrenia is a D
receptor antagonist: 4
14. is the medication of choice for the treatment of psychot- ic
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  1. Anesthesiologists are most likely to abuse this drug: Fentanyl
  2. is a phenomenon whereby perior intermittent (rather than continuous) exposure to the drug results in an enhanced response to later exposure: Sensitization
  3. withdrawal symptoms include increased appetite, de- creased heart rate, insomnia and depressed mood.: Nicotine
  4. is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence decrease dependence by decreasing physiological response to alcohol and opioids.: Naltrexone
  5. is a medications that is a potent full agonist at opioid receptors used in MAT for opioids.: Methadone
  6. Schizophrenia is a disease process which is characterized by vulnerability model.: stress
  7. Tricyclic antidepressants may cause sedation, flattened waves on EKG and retention.: T Urinary
  8. Inhibitory effect of alcohol are related to decreasing effects of .- : glutamate
  9. Pathophysiology of schizophrenia is due to excess of .: - dopamine.
  10. Large discrepancy does not increase risk of divorce.: age
  11. Anti- effects accounts for the major toxicity of tricyclics.: - cholinergic
  12. Methadone withdrawal syndromes may present weeks after birth.: neonatal
  13. Clozapine an atypical antipsychotic used in treatment of schizophrenia is a D receptor antagonist: 4
  14. is the medication of choice for the treatment of psychot- ic

2 / symptoms in a patient wit delirium.: Haloperidol

  1. The is the part of the brain that has been theorized to be involved in obsessive compulsive disorder.: Basal ganglia
  2. Overwhelming natural disaster defined by he DSM-V is a stressor.: catastrophic psychological
  3. 5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) is a substance shown to be lower than average in patients exhibiting behavior.: suicidal
  4. nerve palsies is most common in alcoholic patients.: Radial
  5. Out of the following medications: Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Buspiron and Bupropion, the least effective in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder is what?: Bupropion

4 / nausea, vomiting, impaired social function, anxiety and headache.: - Caffeine

  1. In the US % of adults are abstinent for life.: 34

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SBIRT) is a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach for early iden- tification and intervention with patients whose patterns of alcohol and/or drug use put their health at risk.: Screening Brief Intervention Referral to Treatment

  1. Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic associated with superior efficacy with regards to its use in schizophrenia. Clozapine is also associated with a rare but potentially fatal adverse acute condition involving a severe and dangerous leukopenia (lowered white blood cell count), most commonly of neutrophils, and thus causing a neutropenia in the circulating blood.: agranu- locytosis
  2. There is a high correlation between alcohol use and attempts.- : suicide
  3. Abstinence is the most important variable in the prognosis of alcoholic : cardiomyopathy
  4. From 1990 until 2004 total worldwide spread over 120 countries, drug injectors have increased from 5 million to __________________________ million.: 13.
  5. is concerned with design and analysis research and mea- surement of human characteristics.: Psychometrics
  6. training is not included in a behavioral training program for patients with psychiatric disorders.: Assertiveness
  7. pathway is one of the main dopamine pathways of the brain, it runs from the ventral tegmental area to the cerebral cortex. It forms extensive connections with the frontal lobes, and is thought to be important to a wide range of functions, such as motivation, emotion, and executive functions.: Mesocortical
  8. syndrome present classically with the clinical triad of confusion, ataxia and nystagmus: Wernicke Korsakoff
  9. Trazodone can cause spontaneous which is Painful persist- ing penile erection.: priapism
  10. Barbiturate toxicity can cause depression.: respiratory
  11. A potentially serious adverse reaction with the use of clonidine is rebound

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  1. Naltrexone antagonizes or interferes with the reinforcement of receptor.: mu opioid
  2. Baclofen work as a (B) receptor agonist.: GABA
  3. Tranylcypromine is used to treat depression in people who have not been helped by other medications. Tranylcypromine is in a class of medications called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and is contraindicated with foods containing .: tyramine
  4. Stages of change theory, social learning theory, and health belief model are all theoretical models.: behavioral modification
  5. It takes days to reach optimal response with lithium therapy.: 14
  6. is a neurotransmitter which has not been linked to addiction related adaptions.: Vasopressin
  7. According to the American Association of Health and Disability, al- most 20% overweight adult and roughly 30% of obese adults also have a .: disability.
  8. may actually worsen during the early phase of treat- ment with an antidepressant in a depressed patient.: Suicidal ideation
  9. The rate of illicit drug use is highest in and popula- tion.: single male
  10. billion dollars is the global monetary value of the illicit drug trade.: 411
  11. % of people who successfully commit suicide have a history of previous attempts.: 60
  12. Alterations in mental status distinguishes from other stages of alcohol withdrawal.: delirium tremens
  13. Desensitization, Hypnosis and Cognitive behavioral therapy are all non pharmacologic techniques appropriate in the treatment of .: - phobias
  14. is a psychedelic hallucinogen obtained from the small, spineless cactus Peyote (Lophophora williamsi), the San Pedro cactus, Peru- vian torch cactus, and other drug containing cacti.: Mescaline

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  1. Tranylcypromine, Phenelzine and Isocarboxazid are examples of what drugs?: MAOIs
  2. The (MAST)_is one of the most wide- ly used measures for assessing alcohol abuse. The measure is a 25-item questionnaire designed to provide a rapid and effective screening for lifetime alcohol- related problems and alcoholism.: Michigan alcohol screening test

10 / Depression

  1. Normal occurs directly after the loss of a loved one, usually resolves within 1 year and varies with cultural norm. Abnormal behav- ioral may be associated with suicidality.: bereavement

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  1. is rapidly diminishing response to successive doses of a drug, rendering it less effective. The effect is common with drugs acting on the nervous system.: Tachyphylaxis
  2. Parkinson disease is not treated with why type of drugs?: Antipsychotic
  3. The most prominent endocrine side effects of antipsychotics is increase in secretion.: prolactin
  4. This antiepileptic drug is most likely to cause oral contraceptive failure.: - Topiramate
  5. Electroconvulsive therapy is absolutely contraindicated in the presence of space which are tumors or abscesses present within the cranium or skull. These lesions put pressure on the adjacent brain tissue causing its damage.: occupying lesion
  6. use makes beta blockers less effective due to opposing effects on the cardiovascular system, and beta blockers may paradoxically worsen the cardiac effects during substance intoxication.: Cocaine
  7. In a patient with Amphetamines overdose, they can be treated by .: urinary acidification
  8. is a psychotropic agent that is associated with the highest incidence of extrapyramidal side effects.: Haloperidol
  9. This adverse effect of lithium therapy is most suggestive of toxic blood levels.: Tinnitus
  10. Fluctuating is more a feature of an organic disorder and not depression.: sensorium
  11. antipsychotics are classed as typical antipsychotics. Typical antipsychotics (also called first-generation antipsychotics) are com- monly associated with extrapyramidal side effects (these are drug-induced movement disorders and include dystonia, Parkinson's-like symptoms, rest- lessness, rigidity, tardive dyskinesia, tremor, and other unwanted movements) and tend to be less effective than atypical antipsychotics at helping symptoms such as lack of motivation and social withdrawal.: Phenothiazine
  12. Agitation, muscle rigidity, myoclonus and diaphoresis are commonly seen in syndrome, which is often caused by medications, es- pecially certain

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  1. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) work by increasing the neurotrans- mitters and : epinephrine norepinephrine
  2. Carphologia (or carphology) is a lint-picking behavior that is often a symp- tom of a delirious state. Often seen in or semiconscious pa- tients, carphologia describes the actions of picking or grasping at imaginary objects, as well as the patient's own clothes or bed linens.: delirious
  3. In schizophrenic patients who are planning pregnancy, if possible the patient should using the drug before trying to conceive.: stop
  4. Benztropine is used along with other medications to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD; a disorder of the nervous system that causes difficulties with movement, muscle control, and balance) and tremors caused by other medical problems or medications. This drug can cause , the occurrence of intestinal blockage in the absence of an actual physical obstruction. This type of blockage is caused by a malfunction in the nerves and muscles in the intestine that impairs digestive movement.: paralytic ileus
  5. The ASI or Addiction Severity Index Test which is composed of questions is a semi-structured interview designed to address seven potential problem areas in substance-abusing patients: medical status, employment and support, drug use, alcohol use, legal status, family/social status, and psychiatric status.: 200
  6. Using Myers Briggs, the preference of measuring information and how it is processed by or .: sensing intuition
  7. Methadone has the longest - .: half life
  8. Those who use IV drugs are often seen with septic arthritis of the joint.: sternoclavicular
  9. In Chlorpromazine overdose, epinephrine has no effect because chlorpro- mazine acts as an - blocking agent.: alpha adrenergic
  10. In group session a patient says, "You're like my parents. You pay attention to everyone else but me.", this behavior is called .: transference
  11. In Cocaine addiction an anticonvulsant drug that may ease

14 / agitation during recovery by reducing activity in the central nervous system: Topiramate

  1. In Cocaine addiction This drug helps to restore feelings of wellbeing by promoting the release of the neurotransmitter GABA.: Gabapentin
  2. In Cocaine addiction may be used to increase the re- lease of GABA.: Baclofen

16 / atrophy. A typical pattern of liver enzyme suspected is Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) than alanine aminotransferase (ALT): - greater

  1. Methylphenidate is in a class of medications called central nervous sys- tem (CNS) stimulants. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural

17 / substances in the brain and is most similar to the illicit drug categorized as : amphetamine

  1. is a substance that is associated with a fatal withdrawal syndrome.: Phenobarbital
  2. Behavioral and issues at school age are significant side effects expected in infants born with a history of maternal drug exposure.: - academic
  3. A movement disorder characterized by excessive voluntary movements is known as what?: Akathisia
  4. This SSRI is known to increase the half-life of alprazolam.: Fluvoxamine
  5. Hydrocodone is eliminated from the body through the .: Kid- neys.
  6. Most neonates develop seizures secondary to drug withdrawal 24 to hours after birth.: 72
  7. The presence of differentiates bipolar disorder from unipolar disorder.: mania