NUR 1212 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS

NUR 1212 EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Neurotransmitters

Act very quickly, but does not last long.

Acetocholine (Ach)

first neurotransmitter to be identified; released at neuromuscular junctions; synthesized from

acetic acid and choline by the enzyme family cholinesterase; enables muscle action, learning and

memory

- Thinking & comprehending

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Eating, sleeping, aggression - antiepileptics used to repress this.

Dopamine (DA)

Controls movements, attention, pleasure, & reward.

- Ex: Parkinson's disease pts have tremors b/c lack of dopamine, mostly muscle movement

control.

Serotonin

Controls eating, sleeping, mood, pain, depression, and coping w/ stress

Endorphins

Pain suppression, pleasurable feelings, & appetite

Ideas of reference

, Delusions (believing that events have been deliberately contrived for them.

Associated looseness

Jumbled thoughts

Agnosia

Loss of sensory recognition of objects

Aphasia

Loss of language ability

Alogia

Inability to speak d/t mental defect or concussion.

Apraxia

Loss of purposeful movement

Anomia

Can't remember words

Avolition

Lack of interest or engagement

Apathy

Feeling drained unable to start or follow through

Anhedonia