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NUR 256 Mental Health Exam
100% Solved with Verified Questions
and Correct Answers
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
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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
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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?
NUR 256 Mental Health Exam
100% Solved with Verified Questions
and Correct Answers
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
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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
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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?
