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neuroscientific basis and practical applications 5th
edition Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Neuroscientific Basis And Practical Applications 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 C Hemical Disorder. What Does She Mean? The Nurses Response Is Based On
The Theoryth At Depression Primarily Involves Which Of The Following
Neurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol And GABA
b. COMT And Glutamate
c. Monamine And Glycine
d. Serotonin And
Norepinephrine ACCULATE ANS:D
One Possible Cause Of Depression Is Thought To Involve One Or More Neurotransmitters.
Serotonin And Norepinephrine Have Been Found To Be Important In The Regulation
Of Dep Ression. There Is No Research To Support That The Other Options Play A
Significant Role In T He 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 Conduct
To Reinforce This d Iagnosis?
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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 ACCULATE ANS:B
Accidents Or Strokes That Damage Brocas Area May Result In The Inability To Speak (I.E., Sr


Motor Aphasia). Fine Motor Skills, Blood Pressure Control, And Muscle Strength Are
Notc Ontrolled By The Broca Area Of The Left Frontal Lobe.
3. The Patient Diagnosed With Schizophrenia Asks Why Psychotropic Medications
Are A Lways Prescribed By The Doctor. The Nurses Answer Will Be Based On
Information That th E Therapeutic Action Of Psychotropic Drugs Is The Result Of
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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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Medications Used To Treat Psychiatric Disorders Operate In And Around The Synaptic
Cleft a Nd Have Action At The Neurotransmitter Level, Especially In The Case Of
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Schizophrenia, On Dopamine. The Wernickes Area, Dendrite Function, Or The
Sensitivity Of The Peripheral Ne Rvous System Are Not Relevant To Either
Schizophrenia Or Psychotropic Medications.
4. A Student Nurse Mutters That It Seems Entirely Unnecessary To Have To Struggle
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5. A Patient Asks The Nurse, My wife Has Breast Cancer. Could It Be Caused
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By Herc Hronic Depression? Which response Is Supported By Research Data?
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a. Too Much Stress has Been Proven To Cause All Kinds Of Cancer.
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d. There appears To Be Little Connection Between Stress And Diseases Of
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The Body ACCULATE ANS:C
Research Indicates That Stress Causes A Release Of Corticotropin-
Releasing Factors That Suppress The Immune System. Studies Indicate That
Psychiatric Dis Orders Such As Mooddisorders Are Sometimes Associated With
Decreased Functioning Of T He Immune System.Research Does Not Support A
Connection Between Many Cancers And Stress. There Is A Significant Amount Of
Research About Stress And The Body. Research Ha S Shown That There Are Some
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6. A Patient Who Has A Parietal Lobe Injury Is Being Evaluated For Psychiatric
Rehabilitat Ion Needs. Of The Aspects Of Functioning Listed, Which Will The Nurse
Identifyas A Focus Of Nursing Intervention?
a. Expression Of Emotion
b. Detecting Auditory Stimuli
c. Receiving Visual Images
d. Processing
Associations ACCULATE
ANS:D
The Parietal Lobe Is Responsible For Associating And Processing Sensory Information Tha
T Allows For Functions Such As Following Directions On A Map, Reading A Clock,
Dressing Self, Keeping Appointments, And Distinguishing Right From Left. Emotional
Expression Is Associated With Frontal Lobe Function. Detecting Auditory Stimuli is sr


A temporal Lobe Fun Ction. Receiving Visual Images Is Related To Occipital Lobe
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Function.
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d. Cannot Use His Right Hand To shave himself Or Comb His sr sr



Own Hair ACCULATE ANS:B
The Cerebral Hemispheres Are responsible For Functions Such As Control Of Muscles. The
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Right Hemisphere Mainly Controls the Motor And Sensory Functions On The Left
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Side of Th E Body. Damage To The Right side Would Result In Impaired Function On
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The Left Side Of Th E Body. The Motor Cortex controls Voluntary Motor Activity. sr


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Association Cortex.
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8. A Patient With chronic Schizophrenia Had A Stroke Involving The Hippocampus.
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The p Atient Will be Discharged On Low Doses Of Haloperidol. The Nurse Will
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Need To Individu Alize The patients Medication Teaching By:
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