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Test Bank For Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology:
Neuroscientific Basis And Practical Applications 5th
Edition |Complete Solution |Graded A+ 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Chemical Neurotransmission
2 Transporters, Receptors, and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action
3 Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action
4 Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Glutamate
5 Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called
“Antipsych
6 Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid
(GABA)
7 Treatments for Mood Disorders: So-Called “Antidepressants” and “Mood Stabilizers”
8 Anxiety, Trauma, and Treatment
9 Chronic Pain and Its Treatment
10 Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness and Their Treatment: Neurotransmitter Networks for
Histamine a
11 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Treatment
12 Dementia: Causes, Symptomatic Treatments, and the Neurotransmitter Network
Acetylcholine
13 Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction
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Chapter 1 Chemical Neurotransmission
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Patient With Depression Mentions To The Nurse, My Mother Says Depression
Is A Chemical Disorder. What Does She Mean? The Nurses Response Is Based On
The Theory That Depression Primarily Involves Which Of The Following
Neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol And GABA
b. COMT And Glutamate
c. Monamine And Glycine
d. Serotonin And
Norepinephrine ANSWER: D
One Possible Cause Of Depression Is Thought To Involve One Or More Neurotransmitters. Dr
Serotonin And Norepinephrine Have Been Found To Be Important In The Regulation
Of De Pression. There Is No Research To Support That The Other Options Play A
Significant Role I N The Development Of Depression.
2. A Patient Has Experienced A Stroke (Cerebral Vascular Accident) That Has
Resulted In Damage To The Broca Area. Which Evaluation Does The Nurse
dr
Conduct To Reinforce This Diagnosis?
dr
a. Observing The Patient Pick Up A Spoon
b. Asking The Patient To Recite The Alphabet
c. Monitoring The Patients Blood Pressure
d. Comparing The Patients Grip Strength In Both
Hands ANSWER: B
Accidents Or Strokes That Damage Brocas Area May Result In The Inability To Speak (I.E., Dr
Motor Aphasia). Fine Motor Skills, Blood Pressure Control, And Muscle Strength Are Not dr
Controlled By The Broca Area Of The Left Frontal Lobe.
3. The Patient Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Asks Why Psychotropic Medications
Are Always Prescribed By The Doctor. The Nurses Answer Will Be Based On
Information That The Therapeutic Action Of Psychotropic Drugs Is The Result Of
dr
Their Effect On:
a. The Temporal Lobe; Especially Wernickes Area
b. Dendrites And Their Ability To Transmit Electrical Impulses
c. The Regulation Of Neurotransmitters Especially Dopamine
d. The Peripheral Nervous System Sensitivity To The Psychotropic Medications
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ANSWER: C
Medications Used To Treat Psychiatric Disorders Operate In And Around The
Synaptic Cleft And Have Action At The Neurotransmitter Level, Especially In The
dr
Case Of Schizophrenia, O N Dopamine. The Wernickes Area, Dendrite Function, Or
The Sensitivity Of The Peripheral Nervous System Are Not Relevant To Either
Schizophrenia Or Psychotropic Medications.
4. A Student Nurse Mutters That It Seems Entirely Unnecessary To Have To
Struggle With Understanding The Anatomy And Physiology Of The Neurologic
dr
System. The Mentor W Ould Base A Response On The Understanding That It Is:
Necessary But Generally For Psychiatric Nurses Who Focus Primarily on dr dr
A. Behavioral Interventions
A Complex Undertaking That Advance Practice Psychiatric Nurses frequently dr
B. Use In Their Practice
dr
Important Primarily For The Nursing Assessment Of Patients With Brain dr
C. Traumacaused Cognitive Symptoms
Necessary For Planning Psychiatric Care For All patients Especially Those dr dr
D. Experiencing Psychiatric Disorders
ANSW
ER: D
Nurses Must Understand That Many Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders Have A dr
Neurolo Gic Basis, Although The Symptoms Are Manifested Behaviorally. This
Understanding Fa Cilitates Effective Care Planning. The foundation of Knowledge Is dr dr
Not used Exclusively By Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses nor Is It Relevant
dr dr
For Only Behavior Therapies Or Brain Trauma Since Dealing With the results Of dr dr
Normal And Abnormal Brain Function Is A Responsibility Of All Nurses Providing
All Types Of Care To the Psychiatric Patient. dr
5. A Patient Asks The Nurse, My wife Has Breast Cancer. Could It Be Caused
dr
By Her Chronic Depression? Which response Is Supported By Research Data?
dr
a. Too Much Stress has Been Proven To Cause All Kinds Of Cancer.
dr
b. There Have Been No Research Studies Done On Stress And Disease Yet.
c. Stress Does cause The Release Of Factors That Suppress The Immune System.
dr
d. There appears To Be Little Connection Between Stress And Diseases Of
dr
The Body ANSWER: C
Research Indicates That Stress Causes A Release Of Corticotropin-
Releasing Factors That Suppress The Immune System. Studies Indicate That
Psychiatric Di Sorders Such As Mood disorders Are Sometimes Associated Withr
Decreased Functioning O F The Immune System.Research Does Not Support A
Connection Between Many Cancers A Nd Stress. There Is A Significant Amount Of
Research About Stress And The Body. Researc H Has Shown That There Are Some
Connections Between Stress And Physical Disease.
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Test Bank For Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology:
Neuroscientific Basis And Practical Applications 5th
Edition |Complete Solution |Graded A+ 2026
Page 1 of 147
, [Document title]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Chemical Neurotransmission
2 Transporters, Receptors, and Enzymes as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action
3 Ion Channels as Targets of Psychopharmacological Drug Action
4 Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and
Glutamate
5 Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called
“Antipsych
6 Mood Disorders and the Neurotransmitter Networks Norepinephrine and γ-Aminobutyric Acid
(GABA)
7 Treatments for Mood Disorders: So-Called “Antidepressants” and “Mood Stabilizers”
8 Anxiety, Trauma, and Treatment
9 Chronic Pain and Its Treatment
10 Disorders of Sleep and Wakefulness and Their Treatment: Neurotransmitter Networks for
Histamine a
11 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Its Treatment
12 Dementia: Causes, Symptomatic Treatments, and the Neurotransmitter Network
Acetylcholine
13 Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction
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Cations 5th Edition Testbank/Study Guide
Chapter 1 Chemical Neurotransmission
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A Patient With Depression Mentions To The Nurse, My Mother Says Depression
Is A Chemical Disorder. What Does She Mean? The Nurses Response Is Based On
The Theory That Depression Primarily Involves Which Of The Following
Neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol And GABA
b. COMT And Glutamate
c. Monamine And Glycine
d. Serotonin And
Norepinephrine ANSWER: D
One Possible Cause Of Depression Is Thought To Involve One Or More Neurotransmitters. Dr
Serotonin And Norepinephrine Have Been Found To Be Important In The Regulation
Of De Pression. There Is No Research To Support That The Other Options Play A
Significant Role I N The Development Of Depression.
2. A Patient Has Experienced A Stroke (Cerebral Vascular Accident) That Has
Resulted In Damage To The Broca Area. Which Evaluation Does The Nurse
dr
Conduct To Reinforce This Diagnosis?
dr
a. Observing The Patient Pick Up A Spoon
b. Asking The Patient To Recite The Alphabet
c. Monitoring The Patients Blood Pressure
d. Comparing The Patients Grip Strength In Both
Hands ANSWER: B
Accidents Or Strokes That Damage Brocas Area May Result In The Inability To Speak (I.E., Dr
Motor Aphasia). Fine Motor Skills, Blood Pressure Control, And Muscle Strength Are Not dr
Controlled By The Broca Area Of The Left Frontal Lobe.
3. The Patient Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Asks Why Psychotropic Medications
Are Always Prescribed By The Doctor. The Nurses Answer Will Be Based On
Information That The Therapeutic Action Of Psychotropic Drugs Is The Result Of
dr
Their Effect On:
a. The Temporal Lobe; Especially Wernickes Area
b. Dendrites And Their Ability To Transmit Electrical Impulses
c. The Regulation Of Neurotransmitters Especially Dopamine
d. The Peripheral Nervous System Sensitivity To The Psychotropic Medications
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dr dr dr dr dr dr dr
Applications 5th Edition Testbank/Study Guide
dr dr dr dr
ANSWER: C
Medications Used To Treat Psychiatric Disorders Operate In And Around The
Synaptic Cleft And Have Action At The Neurotransmitter Level, Especially In The
dr
Case Of Schizophrenia, O N Dopamine. The Wernickes Area, Dendrite Function, Or
The Sensitivity Of The Peripheral Nervous System Are Not Relevant To Either
Schizophrenia Or Psychotropic Medications.
4. A Student Nurse Mutters That It Seems Entirely Unnecessary To Have To
Struggle With Understanding The Anatomy And Physiology Of The Neurologic
dr
System. The Mentor W Ould Base A Response On The Understanding That It Is:
Necessary But Generally For Psychiatric Nurses Who Focus Primarily on dr dr
A. Behavioral Interventions
A Complex Undertaking That Advance Practice Psychiatric Nurses frequently dr
B. Use In Their Practice
dr
Important Primarily For The Nursing Assessment Of Patients With Brain dr
C. Traumacaused Cognitive Symptoms
Necessary For Planning Psychiatric Care For All patients Especially Those dr dr
D. Experiencing Psychiatric Disorders
ANSW
ER: D
Nurses Must Understand That Many Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders Have A dr
Neurolo Gic Basis, Although The Symptoms Are Manifested Behaviorally. This
Understanding Fa Cilitates Effective Care Planning. The foundation of Knowledge Is dr dr
Not used Exclusively By Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses nor Is It Relevant
dr dr
For Only Behavior Therapies Or Brain Trauma Since Dealing With the results Of dr dr
Normal And Abnormal Brain Function Is A Responsibility Of All Nurses Providing
All Types Of Care To the Psychiatric Patient. dr
5. A Patient Asks The Nurse, My wife Has Breast Cancer. Could It Be Caused
dr
By Her Chronic Depression? Which response Is Supported By Research Data?
dr
a. Too Much Stress has Been Proven To Cause All Kinds Of Cancer.
dr
b. There Have Been No Research Studies Done On Stress And Disease Yet.
c. Stress Does cause The Release Of Factors That Suppress The Immune System.
dr
d. There appears To Be Little Connection Between Stress And Diseases Of
dr
The Body ANSWER: C
Research Indicates That Stress Causes A Release Of Corticotropin-
Releasing Factors That Suppress The Immune System. Studies Indicate That
Psychiatric Di Sorders Such As Mood disorders Are Sometimes Associated Withr
Decreased Functioning O F The Immune System.Research Does Not Support A
Connection Between Many Cancers A Nd Stress. There Is A Significant Amount Of
Research About Stress And The Body. Researc H Has Shown That There Are Some
Connections Between Stress And Physical Disease.
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