{"id":112495,"date":"2023-08-15T17:55:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=112495"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T17:55:07","slug":"nr-546-midterm-exam-2023-2024-actual-exam-questions-and-correct-detailed-answersagrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/nr-546-midterm-exam-2023-2024-actual-exam-questions-and-correct-detailed-answersagrade\/","title":{"rendered":"NR 546 MIDTERM EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NR 546 MIDTERM EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM<br>QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED<br>ANSWERS|AGRADE<br>Which medication is least associated with weight gain? &#8211; ANSWER- aripiprazole<br>Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ANSWER- mesolimbic pathway<br>Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms? &#8211; ANSWER- The<br>mesocortical pathway<br>Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal<br>symptoms (EPS) &#8211; ANSWER- nigrostriatal pathway<br>This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia. &#8211; ANSWER- The<br>tuberoinfundibular pathway<br>A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving<br>risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- tuberoinfundibular pathway<br>A 44-year-old woman is initiated on an atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of<br>schizophrenia. Regarding affinity, atypical antipsychotics demonstrate which of<br>the following most often? &#8211; ANSWER- Atypical antipsychotics have equal positive<br>symptom antipsychotic actions and low extrapyramidal symptoms.<br>is a syndrome that can be associated with several different psychiatric disorders.<br>Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, disorganized<br>behavior, and distortions of reality. This syndrome can affect a person&#8217;s cognition,<br>affective response, communication, capacity to recognize reality, and ability to<br>relate to others. &#8211; ANSWER- psychosis<br>What Diagnosis require the presence of psychosis? &#8211; ANSWER- schizophrenia<br>substance-induced psychotic disorders<br>schizophreniform disorder<br>schizoaffecive disorder<br>delusional disorder<br>brief psychotic disorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>psychotic disorder due to a medical condition<br>What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? &#8211; ANSWER- mania<br>depression<br>cognitive disorders<br>dementia<br>What are some positive symptoms? &#8211; ANSWER- Hallucinations<br>Delusions<br>Thought disorder<br>Hostility<br>Excitability<br>What are some Negative symptoms? &#8211; ANSWER- Affective flattening<br>Alogia<br>Anhedonia<br>Amotivation<br>Asociality<br>What area of the brain is associated with negative and affective symptoms? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Mesocortical and ventromedial prefrontal cortex:<br>What area of the brain is associated with cognitive symptoms? &#8211; ANSWERDorsolateral<br>What area of the brain is associated with aggressive, impulsive symptoms? &#8211;<br>ANSWER- Orbitofrontal and connections to the amygdala<br>Non-selectively blocks dopamine D2 receptors, specifically in mesolimbic<br>pathway. Improves Positive Symptoms<br>Use: Acute &amp; Chronic Schizophrenia &amp; Psychosis &#8211; ANSWER- First generation<br>antipsychotics<br>are associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking, the ability to<br>organize, personality, behavior, and emotional control. Traumatic brain injuries<br>can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling emotions, and other<br>cognitive functions &#8211; ANSWER- Frontal Lobes<br>responsible for proprioception, is the home of the somatic senses. 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