Nur256 Mental Exam 1 Galen College
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine
--ANSWER--decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression increase:
Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine --
ANSWER--decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin -
-ANSWER--decrease: depression
No increases
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA --
ANSWER--decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and
Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate
--ANSWER--decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
,What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine --
ANSWER--decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's,
Parkinson's
increase:
depression
plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates
ANS for "resting and digesting" --ANSWER--Acetylcholine
excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory --
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 --
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 --ANSWER--Serotonin
level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight
or flight" --ANSWER--Norepinephrine
Agonist --ANSWER--Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found
,in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist --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 --ANSWER--Benzodiazepines
Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better. -
-ANSWER--Buspirone (BuSpar)
Buspirone affects , unlike benzos affecting GABA --
ANSWER--sertonergic
are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. --ANSWER--Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset --
ANSWER--4-8 weeks
What're anti cholinergic side effects? --ANSWER--Dry mouth, blurred
vision, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention, and dizziness
, When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects: --
ANSWER--Blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, sinus
tachycardia, urinary retention
When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are: --ANSWER-- Decreased
depression, psychomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur --
ANSWER--Drowsiness, sedation, hypotension, weight gain
When Serotonin is released in the body, the following effects occur: --
ANSWER--Reduced depression, reduced suicidal behavior, anti- psychotic
effects, hypotension, ejaculatory disfunction
When norepinephrine is released in the body, the following effects occur: --
ANSWER--Reduced depression, tremors, tachycardia, ED
What class does these meds belong to?
Fluexotine, sertraline, parozetine, citalopram, escitalopram, and fluvoxamine --
ANSWER--SSRIs
What would you teach your patient about SSRIs --ANSWER-- Decreased
dopamine may lead to low libido
Mirtazapine (remeron) is a medication that belongs to
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine
--ANSWER--decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression increase:
Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine --
ANSWER--decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin -
-ANSWER--decrease: depression
No increases
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA --
ANSWER--decrease: anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and
Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate
--ANSWER--decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
,What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine --
ANSWER--decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's,
Parkinson's
increase:
depression
plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates
ANS for "resting and digesting" --ANSWER--Acetylcholine
excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory --
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 --
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 --ANSWER--Serotonin
level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight
or flight" --ANSWER--Norepinephrine
Agonist --ANSWER--Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found
,in the brain by binding to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist --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 --ANSWER--Benzodiazepines
Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better. -
-ANSWER--Buspirone (BuSpar)
Buspirone affects , unlike benzos affecting GABA --
ANSWER--sertonergic
are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. --ANSWER--Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset --
ANSWER--4-8 weeks
What're anti cholinergic side effects? --ANSWER--Dry mouth, blurred
vision, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention, and dizziness
, When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects: --
ANSWER--Blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, sinus
tachycardia, urinary retention
When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are: --ANSWER-- Decreased
depression, psychomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur --
ANSWER--Drowsiness, sedation, hypotension, weight gain
When Serotonin is released in the body, the following effects occur: --
ANSWER--Reduced depression, reduced suicidal behavior, anti- psychotic
effects, hypotension, ejaculatory disfunction
When norepinephrine is released in the body, the following effects occur: --
ANSWER--Reduced depression, tremors, tachycardia, ED
What class does these meds belong to?
Fluexotine, sertraline, parozetine, citalopram, escitalopram, and fluvoxamine --
ANSWER--SSRIs
What would you teach your patient about SSRIs --ANSWER-- Decreased
dopamine may lead to low libido
Mirtazapine (remeron) is a medication that belongs to
