Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Test Bank

Stahl’s jjjEssential jjjPsychopharmacology jjj5th jjjEdition jjjTest jjjBank m Stahl's jjjEssential jjjPsychopharmacology Neuroscientific jjjBasis jjjand j jjPractical jjjApplications jjj5th j jjEdition jj jTestbank/Study jjjGuide Chapter jjj1 jjjChemical j j jneurotransmission MULTIPLE jjjCHOICE 1. A jjjpatient jjjwith jjjdepression jjjmentions jjjto jjjthe jjjnurse, jjjMy jjjmother jjjsays jjjdepression jjjis jjja jjjchemical jjjdisorder. jjjWhat jjjdoes jjjshe jj jmean? jjjThe jjjnurses jjjresponse jjjis jjjbased j jjon jjjthe jjjtheory that jjjdepression jjjprimarily jjjinvolves jjjwhich jjjof j j jthe jjjfollowing jjjneurotransmitters? a. Cortisol jjjand jjjGABA b. COMT jjjand jjjglutamate c. Monamine jjjand jjjglycine d. Serotonin jjjand j j jnorepinephrine jjjANS: jjjD One jjjpossible jjjcause jjjof jj jdepression jjjis jjjthought jjjto jjjinvolve jjjone j jjor jj jmore jj jneurotransmitters. Serotonin j jjand j jjnorepinephrine jjjhave j j jbeen jjjfound j jjto jjjbe jj jimportant jjjin jjjthe jjjregulation jjjof jjjdepression. j jjThere jjjis jjjno jjjresearch jj jto jjjsupport jjjthat jjjthe jjjother jj joptions jjjplay j jja jjjsignificant jjjrole jjjin jjjthe jjjdevelopment jjjof jjjdepression. 2. A jjjpatient jjjhas jjjexperienced jjja jjjstroke jjj(cerebral jjjvascular jjjaccident) jjjthat jjjhas jjjresulted jjjin jjjdamage jjjto jjjthe jjjBroca jjjarea. jjjWhich jjjevaluation jjjdoes jjjthe jjjnurse jjjconduct jjjto jjjreinforce jjjthis jjjdiagnosis? a. Observing jjjthe jjjpatient jjjpick jjjup jjja jjjspoon b. Asking jjjthe jjjpatient jjjto jjjrecite jjjthe jjjalphabet c. Monitoring jjjthe jjjpatients jjjblood jjjpressure d. Comparing jjjthe jjjpatients jjjgrip jjjstrength j jjin jj jboth j jjhands jjjANS: jjjB Accidents jjjor jjjstrokes jjjthat jjjdamage jjjBrocas jjjarea jjjmay jjjresult jjjin jjjthe jjjinability jjjto jjjspeak jjj(i.e., motor jjjaphasia). jjjFine jj jmotor j jjskills, jjjblood jjjpressure jj jcontrol, jjjand jjjmuscle j j jstrength jjjare jjjnot jjjcontrolled jjjby jjjthe jjjBroca jjjarea jjjof jjjthe jjjleft jjjfrontal jjjlobe. 3. The jjjpatient jjjdiagnosed jjjwith jjjschizophrenia jjjasks jjjwhy jjjpsychotropic jjjmedications jjjare jjjalways jjjprescribed jj jby jjjthe jjjdoctor. jjjThe jjjnurses jjjanswer j j jwill jjjbe jjjbased j jjon jjjinformation jjjthat the jjjtherapeutic jjjaction jjjof jj jpsychotropic jjjdrugs jjjis jjjthe jjjresult jjjof j jjtheir j jjeffect jjjon: a. The jjjtemporal jjjlobe; jjjespecially jjjWernickes jjjarea b. Dendrites jjjand jjjtheir jjjability jjjto jjjtransmit jjjelectrical jjjimpulses c. The j j jregulation jjjof jjjneurotransmitters jjjespecially jjjdopamine d. The jjjperipheral j j jnervous j j jsystem jjjsensitivity j j jto j j jthe jjjpsychotropic jjjmedications m ANS: jjjC Medications j jjused jjjto jjjtreat jjjpsychiatric j j jdisorders jjjoperate j jjin jjjand j jjaround jj jthe j jjsynaptic jjjcleft jjjand jjjhave jjjaction jjjat jjjthe jjjneurotransmitter jjjlevel, jjjespecially jjjin jjjthe jjjcase jjjof jjjschizophrenia, jjjon jjjdopamine. jjjThe jjjWernickes jjjarea, jjjdendrite jjjfunction, jjjor jjjthe jjjsensitivity jjjof jjjthe jjjperipheral jjjnervous jjjsystem jjjare jjjnot jjjrelevant jjjto jjjeither jjjschizophrenia jjjor jjjpsychotropic jjjmedications. 4. A jjjstudent jjjnurse j jjmutters jjjthat jjjit jjjseems jjjentirely jjjunnecessary jjjto jj jhave jjjto jjjstruggle jjjwith jjjunderstanding jjjthe jjjanatomy jjjand jjjphysiology jjjof jjjthe jjjneurologic jjjsystem. jjjThe jjjmentor jjjwould jjjbase jjja jjjresponse jjjon jjjthe jjjunderstanding jjjthat jjjit jjjis: Necessary jjjbut jjjgenerally jjjfor j j jpsychiatric j j jnurses jjjwho jjjfocus jjjprimarily jjjon a. b. c. d. ANS: j j jD behavioral j j jinterventions A jjjcomplex jjjundertaking jjjthat jjjadvance jjjpractice jjjpsychiatric jjjnurses jjjfrequently jjjuse jjjin jjjtheir jjjpractice Important jjjprimarily j jjfor jjjthe jjjnursing j jjassessment j j jof j j jpatients jjjwith jjjbrain jjjtraumacaused jjjcognitive jjjsymptoms Necessary jjjfor jjjplanning jjjpsychiatric jjjcare jjjfor jjjall jjjpatients jjjespecially j jjthose jjjexperiencing jjjpsychiatric jjjdisorders Nurses jjjmust jjjunderstand jjjthat jjjmany jjjsymptoms jjjof jjjpsychiatric jjjdisorders jjjhave jjja jjjneurologic jjjbasis, jjjalthough jjjthe jjjsymptoms jjjare jjjmanifested jjjbehaviorally. jjjThis jjjunderstanding jjjfacilitates jjjeffective jjjcare jjjplanning. jjjThe j j jfoundation jjjof jjjknowledge jjjis j j jnot jjjused jjjexclusively jjjby jjjadvanced jjjpractice jjjpsychiatric jjjnurses jjjnor jjjis jjjit jjjrelevant jjjfor jjjonly jjjbehavior jjjtherapies jjjor jjjbrain jjjtrauma jjjsince jjjdealing jjjwith jjjthe jjjresults jjjof jjjnormal jjjand jjjabnormal jjjbrain jj jfunction jjjis jjja jjjresponsibility jj jof jjjall jjjnurses jjjproviding jjjall jjjtypes jjjof jj jcare jj jto jjjthe jjjpsychiatric jjjpatient. 5. A jjjpatient jjjasks jjjthe jjjnurse, jjjMy jjjwife jjjhas jjjbreast jjjcancer. jjjCould jjjit jjjbe jjjcaused jjjby jjjher jjjchronic jjjdepression? jjjWhich jjjresponse jjjis jjjsupported jjjby jjjresearch jjjdata? a. Too jjjmuch jjjstress jjjhas jjjbeen jjjproven jjjto jjjcause jjjall jjjkinds jjjof jjjcancer. b. There jjjhave jjjbeen jjjno jjjresearch jjjstudies jjjdone jjjon jjjstress jjjand jjjdisease jjjyet. c. Stress jjjdoes jjjcause j jjthe j jjrelease jjjof jjjfactors jjjthat jjjsuppress jjjthe jjjimmune jjjsystem. d. There jjjappears jjjto jjjbe jj jlittle jjjconnection jjjbetween jjjstress jjjand jjjdiseases jjjof jjjthe jjjbody jjjANS: jjjC Research jjjindicates jjjthat jjjstress jjjcauses jjja jjjrelease jjjof jjjcorticotropin -releasing jjjfactors jjjthat suppress jjjthe jjjimmune j jjsystem. jjjStudies jjjindicate jjjthat jjjpsychiatric jjjdisorders jjjsuch jjjas jjjmood jjjdisorders jjjare j j jsometimes jjjassociated jjjwith j jjdecreased j j jfunctioning j j jof jjjthe jjjimmune j jjsystem. jjjResearch jjjdoes jjjnot jjjsupport jjja jjjconnection jjjbetween jjjmany jjjcancers jjjand jjjstress. jjjThere jjjis jjja jjjsignificant jjjamount jjjof jjjresearch jjjabout jjjstress jjjand jjjthe jjjbody. jjjResearch jjjhas jjjshown jjjthat jjjthere jjjare jjjsome jjjconnections jjjbetween jjjstress jjjand jjjphysical jjjdisease. m 6. A jjjpatient jjjwho jjjhas jjja jjjparietal jjjlobe jjjinjury jjjis jjjbeing jjjevaluated jjjfor jjjpsychiatric jjjrehabilitation jjjneeds. jjjOf jjjthe jjjaspects jjjof jjjfunctioning jjjlisted, jjjwhich jjjwill jjjthe jjjnurse j jjidentify jjjas jjja jjjfocus jjjof jjjnursing jjjintervention? a. Expression jjjof jjjemotion b. Detecting jjjauditory jjjstimuli c. Receiving jjjvisual jjjimages d. Processing jjjassociations jjjANS: jjjD The jjjparietal j jjlobe jjjis jjjresponsible jjjfor jjjassociating jjjand jjjprocessing jjjsensory j jjinformation that jjjallows jjjfor jjjfunctions jjjsuch jjjas jjjfollowing jjjdirections jjjon jjja jjjmap, jjjreading jjja jjjclock, jjjdressing jjjself, jjjkeeping jjjappointments, jjjand jjjdistinguishing jjjright jjjfrom jjjleft. jjjEmotional jjjexpression jjjis jjjassociated jjjwith jjjfrontal jjjlobe jjjfunction. jjjDetecting jjjauditory jjjstimuli jjjis jjja jjjtemporal jjjlobe jjjfunction. jjjReceiving jjjvisual jj jimages jj jis jjjrelated jjjto jjjoccipital jjjlobe jj jfunction. 7. At jjjadmission, jjjthe jjjnurse jjjlearns jjjthat jjjsome jjjtime jjjago jjjthe jjjpatient jjjhad jjjan jjjinfarct j jjin jjjthe jjjright jjjcerebral jjjcortex. jjjDuring jjjassessment, jjjthe jjjnurse jjjwould jjjexpect jjjto jjjfind jjjthat jjjthe jjjpatient: a. Demonstrates jj jmajor jjjdeficiencies jjjin jjjspeech b. Is jjjunable jjjto jjjeffectively jjjhold jjja jjjspoon jjjin jjjthe jjjleft jjjhand c. Has j jjdifficulty jjjexplaining jjjhow jjjto jjjgo jjjabout jjjusing jjjthe jjjtelephone d. Cannot jjjuse jjjhis jjjright jjjhand jjjto jjjshave jjjhimself jjjor jjjcomb jjjhis jjjown jjjhair jjjANS: jjjB The jjjcerebral j jjhemispheres jjjare jj jresponsible j j jfor jjjfunctions j jjsuch jjjas jjjcontrol jjjof jjjmuscles. The jjjright jjjhemisphere jjjmainly jj jcontrols jjjthe jjjmotor j jjand jjjsensory jjjfunctions jjjon jjjthe jjjleft jjjside jjjof jjjthe jjjbody. jjjDamage jjjto jjjthe jjjright jjjside jjjwould jjjresult jjjin jjjimpaired jjjfunction jjjon jjjthe jjjleft jjjside jjjof jjjthe jjjbody. jjjThe jjjmotor jjjcortex jjjcontrols jjjvoluntary jjjmotor jjjactivity. jjjBrocas jjjarea jjjcontrols jjjmotor jj jspeech. jjjCognitive jjjfunctions jjjare jjjattributed j jjto jjjthe jjjassociation jjjcortex. The jjjright jjjside jjjof jjjthe jjjbodys jjjmotor jjjactivity jjjis jjjcontrolled jjjby jjjthe jjjleft jjjcerebral jjjcortex. 8. A j jjpatient jjjwith jjjchronic jjjschizophrenia j jjhad j jja j j jstroke j jjinvolving jjjthe jjjhippocampus. jjjThe jjjpatient jjjwill jjjbe jjjdischarged jjjon jjjlow jjjdoses jjjof jjjhaloperidol. jjjThe jjjnurse jjjwill jjjneed jjjto jjjindividualize jjjthe jjjpatients jjjmedication jjjteaching jjjby: a. Including j jjthe jjjpatients jjjcaregiver jjjin jjjthe jjjeducation b. Being jjjcareful jjjto jjjstress j jjthe jjjimportance jjjof jj jtaking j jjthe jjjmedication jjjas jj jprescribed jjjProviding jjjthe jjjeducation jjjat jjja jjjtime jjjwhen jjjthe jjjpatient jjjis jjjemotionally jjjcalm jjjand c. d. ANS: j j jA relaxed Encouraging jjjthe jjjpatient jjjto jj jcrush jjjor jjjdissolve jjjthe jjjmedication jjjto jjjhelp jjjwith jjjswallowing