Prefrontal cortex Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

NR 546 Midterm Exam Chlorpromazine Thiazide & Pimozide Aripiprazole Correct! Clozapine & Olanzapine Question 2 2 / 2 pts The PMHNP has prescribed chlorpromazine hydrochloride (Thorazine) for a patient with psychosis, and the patient is to continue on the oral medication after discharge from the psychiatric unit. As part of educating the patient about the medication, the PMHNP should advise him or her to avoid: exercise. Correct! sun expos...

Test Bank for Neuroscience, 6th Edition 6e by Laurie Lundy-Ekman. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 31 (Complete Chapters) 1 Introduction to Neuroscience Part 1 Overview of Neurology 2 Neuroanatomy 3 Neurologic Disorders and the Neurologic Examination 4 Neuroimaging and Neuroanatomy Atlas Part 2 Neuroscience at the Cellular Level 5 Physical and Electrical Properties of Cells in the Nervous System 6 Neural Communication: Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Transmission 7 Neur...

Final Exam: NR546 / NR 546 Advanced Pharmacology Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2024 / 2025 Update | Questions and Verified Answers | New!! – Chamberlain Q: •Mary was reprimanded by her boss for not listening during their last meeting and making careless mistakes on their current project. Mary apologizes and says she's been feeling very forgetful lately. this is an example of which ADHD symptoms? Answer: selective attetion Q: Jim is a college stude...

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 2023/ 2024 Update| Questions and Verified Answers| New!! – Chamberlain Q: What diagnosis has a diagnosis of psychosis as a feature? Answer: mania depression cognitive disorders dementia Q: What are some positive symptoms? Answer: Hallucinations Delusions Thought disorder Hostility Excitability Q: What are some Negative symptoms? Answer: Affective flattening ...

NR 546 FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Prefrontal Cortex Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Concentration Mental Fatigue Mood PFC & Amygdala Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Guilt Suicidality Worthlessness Striatum Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Physical fatigue Nucleus Accumbens Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Pleasure interests Hypothalamus Symptoms of MDD - COR...

most common mental illness in the United States - Anxiety disorders -Anxiety impacts approximately 18% of the adult population and 25% of children ages 13-17 each year Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - characterized by persistent, uncontrollable thoughts or actions that occur over an hour or more per day -one of the top 20 illness-related disabilities worldwide first line medication treatment: Generalized anxiety disorder - -SSRIs -SNRIs -Buspirone -Drug Therapy at least 12 mont...

Medications for depression – SSRIs SNRIs SDRIs TCAs MAOIs SSRIs – -Action: inhibit 5 -HT reuptake -Examples: citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline -Adverse effects: • nausea • agitation • diarrhea • headache • weight gain • sexual side effects SNRIs – -inhibit 5-HT reuptake -inhibit NE reuptake (↑ energy, focus) -increase DA in prefrontal cortex (↑ cognition) -Examples: desvenlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran, venlafaxine -Ad...

the brain begins as an embryonic structure called the - neural tube, shortly after conception it is formed in neurulation, all areas of the brain develop from here the brain is considered mature around what age - 25, the brain is not mature until our midtwenties because the prefrontal cortex (which enables executive function abilities) continues to develop until this time what is the sequence in which we learn our abilities - sensory, motor, emotional skills, executive function skills (begi...

NR 546 WEEK 7 ADHD Medication Table (Updated). Methylphenidate (D/L) (Concerta, Ritalin) -Dopamine, norepinephrine inhibitor and releaser (DNRIRe), stimulant, FDA approved for ADHD in children and adults (ages vary based on formulations), narcolepsy. Off-label for treatmentresistant depression. Enhancement DA and NE in certain areas of the brain (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, medial prefrontal cortex). Primary target symptoms: concentration, attention span, motor hyperactivity,...

NR 546 week 2 Assignment; Neurotransmitter Table (updated 2023). Neurotransmitter Table * To be completed throughout course and submitted in Week 8* Neuro transmitter Receptor Subtype Location/Function/Effects /symptoms of excess or deficit if applicable Distribution (ie: CNS/PNS, GI, vascular) Drug classes that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Specific medications that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Glutamate AMPA α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5- methyl-4- isoxazolepr...