NUR 256 Mental Health Exam 2 |
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• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Norepinephrine . Answer: decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin .
Answer: decrease: depression
No increases
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA .
Answer: decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and
Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate .
Answer: decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's
disease
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
acetylcholine . Answer: decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
• _____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS
for "resting and digesting" . Answer: Acetylcholine
• _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory .
Answer: Glucamate
, • ________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and
anxiety. may play a role in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and
muscle relaxing properties. may impair cognition and psychomotor
functioning . Answer: GABA
• ______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain
perception, and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and
sexual behavior . Answer: Serotonin
• _______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates
"fight or flight" . Answer: Norepinephrine
• Agonist . Answer: Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally
found in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
• Antagonist . Answer: Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters,
thereby obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
• _______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety,
hypnotic, anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle
relaxant properties . Answer: Benzodiazepines
• ______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better.
. Answer: Buspirone (BuSpar)
• Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA .
Answer: sertonergic
• ________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. . Answer: Anti-depressants
• Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset .
Answer: 4-8 weeks
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Questions and Accurate Answers |
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• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Norepinephrine . Answer: decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin .
Answer: decrease: depression
No increases
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA .
Answer: decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and
Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate .
Answer: decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's
disease
• What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
acetylcholine . Answer: decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
• _____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS
for "resting and digesting" . Answer: Acetylcholine
• _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory .
Answer: Glucamate
, • ________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and
anxiety. may play a role in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and
muscle relaxing properties. may impair cognition and psychomotor
functioning . Answer: GABA
• ______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain
perception, and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and
sexual behavior . Answer: Serotonin
• _______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates
"fight or flight" . Answer: Norepinephrine
• Agonist . Answer: Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally
found in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
• Antagonist . Answer: Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters,
thereby obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
• _______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety,
hypnotic, anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle
relaxant properties . Answer: Benzodiazepines
• ______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better.
. Answer: Buspirone (BuSpar)
• Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA .
Answer: sertonergic
• ________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. . Answer: Anti-depressants
• Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset .
Answer: 4-8 weeks
