Short Answer AssessmentNURS 6630N- Approaches to Treatment

Short Answer Assessment Assignment One of the duties of the psychiatric nurse practitioner is to prescribe medications to treat psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric nurse practitioners are clinically prepared to treat mental health problems. Treatment options for patient will consider its effects on the brain because the most human part of the body is the brain (Myslinski, n.d). One of the most common treatment approaches is usually pharmacological intervention. This assignment will focus on answering short answer questions related to neuron, central nervous system and neuroplasticity. 1.The anatomy of the basic unit of the nervous system: The neuron is the basic unit of the nervous system that is functional. It transmits the information to muscle, nerve and gland cells that contain the cell body, dendrite and axon. The cell body of the neuron has the nucleus and cytoplasm which is the where the axon extends from branches until it reaches the terminal ends. The dendrites receives signals from other neurons, synapses formed by axon ends of other neurons cover the dendrites and are responsible for neuron-neuron communication (Liao et al, 2020). Electrical signals in the neuron are transmitted via axons 2.Answer the following (listing is acceptable for these questions): What are the major components that make up the subcortical structures? Subcortical structures comprises the diencephalon, pituitary gland, certain limbic structures, the basal ganglia. These structures lie deep below the cortex and may have many diverse function. Which component plays a role in learning, memory, and addiction?