Herzing University Madison Mental Health - Exam 2 Questions Answered Correctly Latest
Update 2026
T or F
Psychiatric illness is related to a number of factors (e.g., genetics, neurodevelopmental factors,
drugs, infection, psychosocial experience). - Answers T
Psychiatric illness results in an ???? - Answers alteration in neurotransmitters or their function.
These ______ are the targets of psychotropic drugs. - Answers alertations
All mental activity has its ______ in the brain - Answers locus
it is presumed that mental disorders arise from ________ alterations - Answers physiologic
The primary goals of the nurse are to? (2 things) - Answers 1. Understand
2. Apply
1.Monitor the outside world
2.Maintain homeostasis (BP, body fluid composition, temp)
3.Regulation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hormones (Hypothalamus and pituitary)
These are functions of the ____. - Answers brain
4.Coordination of musculoskeletal system
5.Control of biological drives and behavior—appetite, sex, anger
6.Cycle of sleep and wakefulness
These are functions of the _____. - Answers brain
7.Circadian rhythms
8.Conscious mental activity—cognition and problem solving
9.Memory
,These are functions of the ____. - Answers brain
10. Social skills
11. Language
These are functions of the _____. - Answers brain
1. Regulates internal organs
2. Responsible for vital functions
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
3. Reticular activating system (RAS) regulates sleep/wakefulness
4. Initial processing center for sensory information that is sent to the cerebral cortex
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
5. Mesolimbic pathways project into the limbic system, modulates emotional value of sensory
information
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
Limbic cortex is responsible for? - Answers mood
hippocampus is responsible for? - Answers memory
amydala is responsible for? - Answers emotions like fear and anxiety
hypothalmus is responsible for? - Answers limbic output
Regulates emotion and memory. - Answers Limbic system
Reward Center. - Answers Limbic system
Directly connects lower and higher brain functions. - Answers Limbic system
Influences emotional response, visceral responses to emotions, motivation, mood, and
sensations of pain and pleasure. - Answers Limbic system
, Plays role in addiction, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia. - Answers Limbic
system
Curved sheet of cortex folded in the medial temporal lobe - Answers Hippocampus
Shown to be underdeveloped in schizophrenia and atrophied in recurrent depression and PTSD.
- Answers Hippocampus
Exercise, as well as SSRIs, have been shown to help this regenerate - Answers Hippocampus
Interacts with the prefrontal areas in memory and learning - Answers Hippocampus
This is an important in psychiatry because of it's connection to the endocrine system. - Answers
Hypothalamus
This sends out releasing factors that direct the anterior pituitary to send out its hormones to the
target glands. (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and corticotropin-releasing hormone) -
Answers Hypothalamus
The adrenal glands and the thyroid gland have been implicated in mood disorders. - Answers
Hypothalamus
help to control voluntary motor movements - Answers Basal Ganglia
Multiple psychotropic medications can affect this area and cause movement disorders known
as extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - Answers Basal Ganglia
Damage may cause problems controlling speech, movement, and posture - Answers Basal
Ganglia
A person may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement when this is impaired -
Answers Basal Ganglia
There may also be problems with memory and other thought processes when this is impaired -
Answers Basal Ganglia
1.Movement changes, such as involuntary or slowed movements
2.Increased muscle tone
3.Muscle spasms and muscle rigidity
Symptoms of damaged ______. - Answers Basal Ganglia
Memory loss
Update 2026
T or F
Psychiatric illness is related to a number of factors (e.g., genetics, neurodevelopmental factors,
drugs, infection, psychosocial experience). - Answers T
Psychiatric illness results in an ???? - Answers alteration in neurotransmitters or their function.
These ______ are the targets of psychotropic drugs. - Answers alertations
All mental activity has its ______ in the brain - Answers locus
it is presumed that mental disorders arise from ________ alterations - Answers physiologic
The primary goals of the nurse are to? (2 things) - Answers 1. Understand
2. Apply
1.Monitor the outside world
2.Maintain homeostasis (BP, body fluid composition, temp)
3.Regulation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hormones (Hypothalamus and pituitary)
These are functions of the ____. - Answers brain
4.Coordination of musculoskeletal system
5.Control of biological drives and behavior—appetite, sex, anger
6.Cycle of sleep and wakefulness
These are functions of the _____. - Answers brain
7.Circadian rhythms
8.Conscious mental activity—cognition and problem solving
9.Memory
,These are functions of the ____. - Answers brain
10. Social skills
11. Language
These are functions of the _____. - Answers brain
1. Regulates internal organs
2. Responsible for vital functions
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
3. Reticular activating system (RAS) regulates sleep/wakefulness
4. Initial processing center for sensory information that is sent to the cerebral cortex
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
5. Mesolimbic pathways project into the limbic system, modulates emotional value of sensory
information
These are functions of the _______. - Answers brain stem
Limbic cortex is responsible for? - Answers mood
hippocampus is responsible for? - Answers memory
amydala is responsible for? - Answers emotions like fear and anxiety
hypothalmus is responsible for? - Answers limbic output
Regulates emotion and memory. - Answers Limbic system
Reward Center. - Answers Limbic system
Directly connects lower and higher brain functions. - Answers Limbic system
Influences emotional response, visceral responses to emotions, motivation, mood, and
sensations of pain and pleasure. - Answers Limbic system
, Plays role in addiction, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia. - Answers Limbic
system
Curved sheet of cortex folded in the medial temporal lobe - Answers Hippocampus
Shown to be underdeveloped in schizophrenia and atrophied in recurrent depression and PTSD.
- Answers Hippocampus
Exercise, as well as SSRIs, have been shown to help this regenerate - Answers Hippocampus
Interacts with the prefrontal areas in memory and learning - Answers Hippocampus
This is an important in psychiatry because of it's connection to the endocrine system. - Answers
Hypothalamus
This sends out releasing factors that direct the anterior pituitary to send out its hormones to the
target glands. (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and corticotropin-releasing hormone) -
Answers Hypothalamus
The adrenal glands and the thyroid gland have been implicated in mood disorders. - Answers
Hypothalamus
help to control voluntary motor movements - Answers Basal Ganglia
Multiple psychotropic medications can affect this area and cause movement disorders known
as extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) - Answers Basal Ganglia
Damage may cause problems controlling speech, movement, and posture - Answers Basal
Ganglia
A person may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement when this is impaired -
Answers Basal Ganglia
There may also be problems with memory and other thought processes when this is impaired -
Answers Basal Ganglia
1.Movement changes, such as involuntary or slowed movements
2.Increased muscle tone
3.Muscle spasms and muscle rigidity
Symptoms of damaged ______. - Answers Basal Ganglia
Memory loss
