Test Bank For Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications 5th Edition

Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis and Practical
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Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission
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1. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a c
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hemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theoryth
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at depression primarily involves which of the following neurotransmitters?
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d. Serotonin and norepinephrine
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One possible cause of depression is thought to involve one or more neurotransmitters.
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Serotonin and norepinephrine have been found to be important in the regulation of dep
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ression. There is no research to support that the other options play a significant role in t
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he development of depression.
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2. A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that has resulted in
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damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation does the nurse conduct to reinforce thisd
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iagnosis?
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b. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet
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Accidents or strokes that damage Brocas area may result in the inability to speak (i.e.,
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motor aphasia). Fine motor skills, blood pressure control, and muscle strength are notc
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ontrolled by the Broca area of the left frontal lobe.
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3. The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic medications are a
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lways prescribed by the doctor. The nurses answer will be based on information thatth
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e therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
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a. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area sr sr sr sr sr




b. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses
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c. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially dopamine
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d. The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic medications
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Medications used to treat psychiatric disorders operate in and around the synaptic clefta
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nd have action at the neurotransmitter level, especially in the case of schizophrenia, on
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dopamine. The Wernickes area, dendrite function, or the sensitivity of the peripheral ne
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rvous system are not relevant to either schizophrenia or psychotropic medications.
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4. A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to struggle withu
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nderstanding the anatomy and physiology of the neurologic system. The mentor woul
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d base a response on the understanding that it is:
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A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric nurses frequently usei
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Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients especially those
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Nurses must understand that many symptoms of psychiatric disorders have a neurolo
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brain trauma since dealing with the results of normal and abnormal brain function is a
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responsibility of all nurses providing all types of care tothe psychiatric patient.
5. A patient asks the nurse, My wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by herc
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hronic depression? Which response is supported by research data?
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b. There have been no research studies done on stress and disease yet.
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Research indicates that stress causes a release of corticotropin-
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releasing factors that suppress the immune system. Studies indicate that psychiatric dis
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orders such as mooddisorders are sometimes associated with decreased functioning of t
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he immune system.Research does not support a connection between many cancers and
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stress. There is a significant amount of research about stress and the body. Research ha
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s shown that there are some connections between stress and physical disease.
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6. A patient who has a parietal lobe injury is being evaluated for psychiatric rehabilitat
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ion needs. Of the aspects of functioning listed, which will the nurse identifyas a focus
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of nursing intervention?
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The parietal lobe is responsible for associating and processing sensory information tha
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t allows for functions such as following directions on a map, reading a clock, dressing
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self, keeping appointments, and distinguishing right from left. Emotional expression is
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associated with frontal lobe function. Detecting auditory stimuli is a temporal lobe fun
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ction. Receiving visual images is related to occipital lobe function.
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b. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left hand
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The cerebral hemispheres are responsible for functions such as control of muscles. The
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right hemisphere mainly controls the motor and sensory functions on the left sideof th
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e body. Damage to the right side would result in impaired function on the left side of th
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e body. The motor cortex controls voluntary motor activity. Brocas area controls moto
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r speech. Cognitive functions are attributed to the association cortex.
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The right side of the bodys motor activity is controlled by the left cerebral cortex.
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8. A patient with chronic schizophrenia had a stroke involving the hippocampus. Thep
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atient will be discharged on low doses of haloperidol. The nurse will need to individu
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alize the patients medication teaching by:
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b. Being careful to stress the importance of taking the medication as prescribed
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Providing the education at a time when the patient is emotionally calm andr
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