Hormonal Influences in Psychopharmacology: Endocrine Pathways by Melissa Kalensky, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE

Name: Hormonal Influences in Psychopharmacology: Endocrine Pathways
Uploaded: 2025-12-05
Duration: 7 min 43 s
Description: The lecture Hormonal Influences in Psychopharmacology: Endocrine Pathways by Melissa Kalensky, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE is from the course Psychopharmacology (APRN).

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The lecture Hormonal Influences in Psychopharmacology: Endocrine Pathways by Melissa Kalensky, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE is from the course Psychopharmacology (APRN).

Included Quiz Questions

Which statement best describes how hormones typically act in the body compared with neurotransmitters?

Hormones generally produce gradual changes over days to weeks and broadcast widely like TV signals.
Hormones typically cause immediate changes within seconds and act only at a single synapse.
Hormones move only within the brain and never affect organs outside the central nervous system.
Hormones always function identically to traditional neurotransmitters at neuronal synapses.
Hormones act in a purely one-way fashion and do not participate in feedback regulation.

When a patient presents with new-onset psychosis, what should the mental health provider do?

Broaden the differential diagnosis to include medical causes and consider a full medical workup.
Start long-acting antipsychotics immediately without further diagnostic evaluation.
Assume psychosis is almost always due to one of a few psychiatric disorders.
Delay any medical assessment until several psychotropic medication trials have failed.
Rely solely on textbook diagnostic criteria without considering endocrine conditions.

Which three hormone pathways are highlighted as primary for psychiatric practice?

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, and sex hormone pathways.
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, insulin-glucagon axis, and growth hormone pathways.
Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, pancreatic beta-cell axis, and prolactin pathways.
Sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis, melatonin-pineal axis, and parathyroid pathways.
Insulin signaling pathway, leptin-adipose pathway, and vitamin D-calcium axis.