NUR 256 Mental health Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: depression
No increases
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
_____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS for "resting and
digesting" - CORRECT ANSWER - Acetylcholine
, _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory - CORRECT
ANSWER - Glucamate
________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and anxiety. may play a role
in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may impair cognition and
psychomotor functioning - CORRECT ANSWER - GABA
______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain perception, and hormonal
activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and sexual behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -
Serotonin
_______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight or flight" -
CORRECT ANSWER - Norepinephrine
Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found
in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters, thereby
obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
_______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety, hypnotic, anti-convulsant,
amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle relaxant properties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Benzodiazepines
______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative effects, unlike benzos.
Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better. - CORRECT ANSWER - Buspirone
(BuSpar)
Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA - CORRECT ANSWER -
sertonergic
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: depression
No increases
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine - CORRECT
ANSWER - decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
_____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS for "resting and
digesting" - CORRECT ANSWER - Acetylcholine
, _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory - CORRECT
ANSWER - Glucamate
________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and anxiety. may play a role
in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may impair cognition and
psychomotor functioning - CORRECT ANSWER - GABA
______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain perception, and hormonal
activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and sexual behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -
Serotonin
_______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight or flight" -
CORRECT ANSWER - Norepinephrine
Agonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found
in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist - CORRECT ANSWER - Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters, thereby
obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
_______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety, hypnotic, anti-convulsant,
amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle relaxant properties - CORRECT ANSWER -
Benzodiazepines
______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative effects, unlike benzos.
Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better. - CORRECT ANSWER - Buspirone
(BuSpar)
Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA - CORRECT ANSWER -
sertonergic
