NURS 256 MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM 2 LATEST 2024 -2025
COMPLETE EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|
ALREADY GRADED A+
Too much dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER-schizophrenia, Mania
too little dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER-Parkinson's disease
•Pleasure neurotransmitter
•Involved in fine motor muscle movement, emotions, thought, pleasure, motivation, Decision
making - CORRECT ANSWER-Dopamine
•Affects mood, attention, arousal
•Fight or Flight Response - CORRECT ANSWER-norepinephrine
Too much Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-anxiety, schizophrenia, mania
too little epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-depression
Too little GABA - CORRECT ANSWER-anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, Huntington's
, Too much GABA - CORRECT ANSWER-reduction of anxiety
Excitatory, plays a role in learning and memory - CORRECT ANSWER-Glutamate
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER-how meds move through the body (absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Pharmacogenetics - CORRECT ANSWER-different genetics can lead to different responses to
meds
-Carbamazepine (tegetol) asian decent, steven johnson's syndrome
•Promote GABA
•Risk for abuse and dependence
•Inhibit Neurons = useful as anticonvulsant
•Alone - Rarely inhibit the brain to respiratory depression
•Combined w/other CNS depressants (alcohol, TCAs, opiates) can lead to life-threatening CNS
depression
•Interfere with motor ability, attention, judgement - CORRECT ANSWER-Benzodiazepines
•Reduces anxiety w/o strong sedative effect
•No risk for addiction or dependence
•Scheduled not PRN
•Not a CNS depressant - CORRECT ANSWER-buspirone
•Old Tricyclic antidepressant
EXAM 2 LATEST 2024 -2025
COMPLETE EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|
ALREADY GRADED A+
Too much dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER-schizophrenia, Mania
too little dopamine - CORRECT ANSWER-Parkinson's disease
•Pleasure neurotransmitter
•Involved in fine motor muscle movement, emotions, thought, pleasure, motivation, Decision
making - CORRECT ANSWER-Dopamine
•Affects mood, attention, arousal
•Fight or Flight Response - CORRECT ANSWER-norepinephrine
Too much Norepinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-anxiety, schizophrenia, mania
too little epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER-depression
Too little GABA - CORRECT ANSWER-anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, Huntington's
, Too much GABA - CORRECT ANSWER-reduction of anxiety
Excitatory, plays a role in learning and memory - CORRECT ANSWER-Glutamate
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER-how meds move through the body (absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion)
Pharmacogenetics - CORRECT ANSWER-different genetics can lead to different responses to
meds
-Carbamazepine (tegetol) asian decent, steven johnson's syndrome
•Promote GABA
•Risk for abuse and dependence
•Inhibit Neurons = useful as anticonvulsant
•Alone - Rarely inhibit the brain to respiratory depression
•Combined w/other CNS depressants (alcohol, TCAs, opiates) can lead to life-threatening CNS
depression
•Interfere with motor ability, attention, judgement - CORRECT ANSWER-Benzodiazepines
•Reduces anxiety w/o strong sedative effect
•No risk for addiction or dependence
•Scheduled not PRN
•Not a CNS depressant - CORRECT ANSWER-buspirone
•Old Tricyclic antidepressant
