NURS 350 Exam 1 Questions and
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Circadian rhythms - ✔✔24-hour biological process that influences
regulatory functions such as the sleep/wake cycle, body temperature,
hormonal and neurotransmitter secretions
First-generation (conventional, typical) antipsychotics - ✔✔Decrease
dopamine They are effective in the treatment of positive symptoms but not
negative symptoms (Halter 676)
Limbic system - ✔✔Part of the brain that is related to emotions (Halter 677)
Neurons - ✔✔Specialized cells in the central nervous system. Each neuron
has a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. (Halter 678)
Neurotransmitter - ✔✔Chemical substance that functions as a messenger
and is released from the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron when
stimulated by an electrical impulse. (Halter 678)
Reuptake - ✔✔The re-absorption of neurotransmitters to the pre-synaptic
cell that originally produced and secreted them after communication with re
ceptors on the post-synaptic cell. (Halter 680)
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,Decreased dopamine mainly effect - ✔✔Parkinson's disorder
Increased dopamine mainly effect - ✔✔Schizophrenia
Decreased norepinephrine and serotonin levels can mainly effects -
✔✔Depression
Increased norepinephrine mainly effects - ✔✔Mania
Increased serotonin levels can cause - ✔✔Anxiety States
Decreased GABA levels can cause - ✔✔Increased anxiety
Increased GABA levels can cause - ✔✔reduction in anxiety
Decreased acetylcholine levels cause - ✔✔Parkinson's
M Tab forms of medication - ✔✔Pill that melts as soon as it is put in mouth
Extended Release (ER) or (XR) medications - ✔✔Tables / capsules are
released slowly over a long period of time. In the body.
Sublingual Tablets - ✔✔Form of tablet that dissolves under the tongue
Meds ordered to be given intramuscular (IM) - ✔✔Type of injection that has
an immediate release
Consta, Decanoate, Sustenna Meds administered intramuscular (IM) work
by: - ✔✔slow released metabolized over 1 to 4 weeks at a time
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, The WHO defines mental health as - ✔✔a state of well-being in which each
individual is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal
stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the
community. Mental health provides people with the capacity for rational
thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and
self-esteem
Mental illness refers to all mental disorders with a - ✔✔definable diagnosis
These disorders are manifested in significant dysfunction that may be
related to - ✔✔developmental, biological, or psychological disturbances in
mental functioning
mental health continuum - ✔✔diagram containing a conceptual line used to
represent levels of mental health and mental illness that vary from person
to person and vary for a particular person over time.
What is resilience? - ✔✔The ability to adapt and cope that helps people to
face tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress.
What is the DSM 5 manual? - ✔✔Major classification systems used in the
United States; Important in terms of planning for patient care and
determining reimbursement for services rendered, DSM-5 is the dominant
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Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Circadian rhythms - ✔✔24-hour biological process that influences
regulatory functions such as the sleep/wake cycle, body temperature,
hormonal and neurotransmitter secretions
First-generation (conventional, typical) antipsychotics - ✔✔Decrease
dopamine They are effective in the treatment of positive symptoms but not
negative symptoms (Halter 676)
Limbic system - ✔✔Part of the brain that is related to emotions (Halter 677)
Neurons - ✔✔Specialized cells in the central nervous system. Each neuron
has a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. (Halter 678)
Neurotransmitter - ✔✔Chemical substance that functions as a messenger
and is released from the axon terminal of the presynaptic neuron when
stimulated by an electrical impulse. (Halter 678)
Reuptake - ✔✔The re-absorption of neurotransmitters to the pre-synaptic
cell that originally produced and secreted them after communication with re
ceptors on the post-synaptic cell. (Halter 680)
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,Decreased dopamine mainly effect - ✔✔Parkinson's disorder
Increased dopamine mainly effect - ✔✔Schizophrenia
Decreased norepinephrine and serotonin levels can mainly effects -
✔✔Depression
Increased norepinephrine mainly effects - ✔✔Mania
Increased serotonin levels can cause - ✔✔Anxiety States
Decreased GABA levels can cause - ✔✔Increased anxiety
Increased GABA levels can cause - ✔✔reduction in anxiety
Decreased acetylcholine levels cause - ✔✔Parkinson's
M Tab forms of medication - ✔✔Pill that melts as soon as it is put in mouth
Extended Release (ER) or (XR) medications - ✔✔Tables / capsules are
released slowly over a long period of time. In the body.
Sublingual Tablets - ✔✔Form of tablet that dissolves under the tongue
Meds ordered to be given intramuscular (IM) - ✔✔Type of injection that has
an immediate release
Consta, Decanoate, Sustenna Meds administered intramuscular (IM) work
by: - ✔✔slow released metabolized over 1 to 4 weeks at a time
2
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, The WHO defines mental health as - ✔✔a state of well-being in which each
individual is able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal
stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the
community. Mental health provides people with the capacity for rational
thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and
self-esteem
Mental illness refers to all mental disorders with a - ✔✔definable diagnosis
These disorders are manifested in significant dysfunction that may be
related to - ✔✔developmental, biological, or psychological disturbances in
mental functioning
mental health continuum - ✔✔diagram containing a conceptual line used to
represent levels of mental health and mental illness that vary from person
to person and vary for a particular person over time.
What is resilience? - ✔✔The ability to adapt and cope that helps people to
face tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress.
What is the DSM 5 manual? - ✔✔Major classification systems used in the
United States; Important in terms of planning for patient care and
determining reimbursement for services rendered, DSM-5 is the dominant
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