NUR 162 Psych Module 1-4 (UNIT TEST 1)
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Mental./ Heath./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔the./ state./ of./ being./ comfortable./ with./ yourself,./ with./
others,./ and./ with./ your./ surroundings
mental./ illness./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ disorder./ that./ affects./ a./ person's./ thoughts,./
emotions,./ and./ behaviors
Factors./ that./ affect./ Mental./ Health/Illness./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔1.Individual(Personal./
Factors)
2.Interpersonal./ (Relationships)
3.Social/Cultural./ (Community)
DSM-5./ (Diagnostic./ and./ Statistical./ Manual./ of./ Mental./ Disorders)./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔
describes./ all./ mental./ disorders,./ outlining./ specific./ diagnostic./ criteria./ for./ each./ based./ on./
clinical./ experience./ and./ research.
DSM-5./ Purpose./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔1../ Provide./ standardized./ nomenclature./ and./
language./ for./ all./ mental./ health./ professionals.
2../ To./ present./ defining./ characteristics./ or./ symptoms./ that./ differentiate./ specific./
diagnostics.
3../ To./ assist./ in./ identifying./ the./ underlying./ causes./ of./ disorders.
Nerotransmitters./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔chemical./ substances./ manufactured./ in./ the./
neuron./ that./ aids./ in./ the./ transmission./ of./ information./ throughout./ the./ body../ They./ can./
either./ excite./ or./ stimulate./ an./ action./ in./ the./ cell./ or./ inhibit./ (stop./ an./ action).
, Dopamine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ associated./ with./ complex./
movement,motivation,./ cognition,regulation./ in./ emotional./ responses../ (Excitatory)
Norepinephrine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ involved./ in./ attention,./
learning,./ memory,./ sleep./ and./ wakefulness./ and./ mood./ regulation../ (Excitatory)
Epinephrine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Neurotransmitter./ secreted./ by./ the./ adrenal./ medulla./ in./
response./ to./ stress../ Also./ known./ as./ adrenaline../ Controls./ the./ fight./ or./ flight./ response../
(Excitatory)
Serotonin./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ that./ controls./ food./ intake,./ sleep,./
and./ wakefulness,./ temperature,./ pain./ control,./ sexual./ behaviors,./ regulation./ of./ emotions../
(Inhibitory)
Acetylcholine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Controls./ sleep./ and./ wakefulness./ cycles;./ signals./
muscles./ to./ become./ alert../ (Excitatory./ or./ Inhibitory)
GABA./ (gamma-aminobutyric./ acid)./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Modulates./ other./
neurotransmitters../ (Inhibitory)./ Benzodiazepines./ increase./ the./ function./ of./ GABA.
Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Are./ used./ to./ treat./ the./ symptoms./ of./ psychosis./
such./ as./ delusions./ and./ hallucinations../ They./ block./ the./ receptors./ of./ the./
neurotransmitter./ dopamine.
First./ Generation./ Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔work./ by./ blocking./ dopamine./
receptors../ (Thorazine,./ Haldol)
Second./ Generation./ Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔inhibit./ the./ reuptake./ of./
serotonin./ (Risperidone,./ Seroquel)./ Side./ Effects./ include./ Weight./ Gain-increased./
appetite,./ binge./ eating,./ carb./ craving./ and./ increased./ risk./ of./ diabetes.
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
./ ./ ./
Mental./ Heath./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔the./ state./ of./ being./ comfortable./ with./ yourself,./ with./
others,./ and./ with./ your./ surroundings
mental./ illness./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a./ disorder./ that./ affects./ a./ person's./ thoughts,./
emotions,./ and./ behaviors
Factors./ that./ affect./ Mental./ Health/Illness./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔1.Individual(Personal./
Factors)
2.Interpersonal./ (Relationships)
3.Social/Cultural./ (Community)
DSM-5./ (Diagnostic./ and./ Statistical./ Manual./ of./ Mental./ Disorders)./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔
describes./ all./ mental./ disorders,./ outlining./ specific./ diagnostic./ criteria./ for./ each./ based./ on./
clinical./ experience./ and./ research.
DSM-5./ Purpose./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔1../ Provide./ standardized./ nomenclature./ and./
language./ for./ all./ mental./ health./ professionals.
2../ To./ present./ defining./ characteristics./ or./ symptoms./ that./ differentiate./ specific./
diagnostics.
3../ To./ assist./ in./ identifying./ the./ underlying./ causes./ of./ disorders.
Nerotransmitters./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔chemical./ substances./ manufactured./ in./ the./
neuron./ that./ aids./ in./ the./ transmission./ of./ information./ throughout./ the./ body../ They./ can./
either./ excite./ or./ stimulate./ an./ action./ in./ the./ cell./ or./ inhibit./ (stop./ an./ action).
, Dopamine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ associated./ with./ complex./
movement,motivation,./ cognition,regulation./ in./ emotional./ responses../ (Excitatory)
Norepinephrine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ involved./ in./ attention,./
learning,./ memory,./ sleep./ and./ wakefulness./ and./ mood./ regulation../ (Excitatory)
Epinephrine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Neurotransmitter./ secreted./ by./ the./ adrenal./ medulla./ in./
response./ to./ stress../ Also./ known./ as./ adrenaline../ Controls./ the./ fight./ or./ flight./ response../
(Excitatory)
Serotonin./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔A./ neurotransmitter./ that./ controls./ food./ intake,./ sleep,./
and./ wakefulness,./ temperature,./ pain./ control,./ sexual./ behaviors,./ regulation./ of./ emotions../
(Inhibitory)
Acetylcholine./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Controls./ sleep./ and./ wakefulness./ cycles;./ signals./
muscles./ to./ become./ alert../ (Excitatory./ or./ Inhibitory)
GABA./ (gamma-aminobutyric./ acid)./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Modulates./ other./
neurotransmitters../ (Inhibitory)./ Benzodiazepines./ increase./ the./ function./ of./ GABA.
Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔Are./ used./ to./ treat./ the./ symptoms./ of./ psychosis./
such./ as./ delusions./ and./ hallucinations../ They./ block./ the./ receptors./ of./ the./
neurotransmitter./ dopamine.
First./ Generation./ Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔work./ by./ blocking./ dopamine./
receptors../ (Thorazine,./ Haldol)
Second./ Generation./ Antipsychotics./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔inhibit./ the./ reuptake./ of./
serotonin./ (Risperidone,./ Seroquel)./ Side./ Effects./ include./ Weight./ Gain-increased./
appetite,./ binge./ eating,./ carb./ craving./ and./ increased./ risk./ of./ diabetes.
