NRNP 6675 Week 6 Midterm Exam Solutions 100 Correct

1. Whichofthefollowingareriskfactorsforneurolepticmalignantsyndrome?
Select all that apply
• Age
• Rapid dose escalation//
• Parental route of administration//
• Higher potency typical antipsychotics//
2. Antipsychotic medicationsprovideD2blockadeinthemesocorticalpathway
causing which of the following effects?
• Reduces negative symptoms
• Increases extra pyramidal symptoms(EPS
• Causes prolactinemia
• Reduces positive symptoms
3. Phencyclidine(PCP) and Ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by
blocking which of the following receptors?
• GABA type receptors
• Serotonin receptors
• Dopamine receptors
• NMDA type receptors//
4. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome characterized by specific signs and
symptoms resulting from recentingestionor exposure to a substance is known
as which of the following?
• Substance intoxication
• Substance withdrawal
• Substance use disorder//
• Any of the above
5. Abnormal involuntary movements in a rhythmic pattern affecting face, mouth,
tongue, jaw is known as which of the following?
• Akathisia
• Dystonia
• Tardive dyskinesia//
• Extra pyramidal side effects
6. A deeply held belief despite evidence to the contrary ,lasting at least one
month, without prominent hallucinations, with functional impairment that
relates to the delusional system
• Schizophrenia
• Delusional disorder//
• Brief psychotic disorder
• Schizophreniform disorder
7. Which of the following is true about preoccupation with castration?
• This can be serious and life-threatening if castration Is carried out
without medical supervision.//
• This is consistent with Transvestic Disorder
• This is consistent with other specified paraphilic disorder
• This is consistent with sexual masochism disorder