Psy 313 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are 2 different ways glutamate may be recycled? - Answer - It can be transported back into the cell by re-uptake transporters where it is stored into a synaptic vesicle. - Alternatively, it may be transported into a nearby glia cell where it is going to be broken down back to glutamine. The latter is later carried back to the neuron where it is synthesized back to glutamate and packaged into a synaptic vesicle. Which of these is the main excitatory neurotransmitters? - Answer Glutam...

Cadence drinks coffee every morning to help her wake up. Cadence's use of caffeine is considered instrumental because she _____. - Answer is addressing a specific purpose. Tom drinks alcohol to feel its intoxicating effects. Tom's use of alcohol is considered recreational because he _____. - Answer uses alcohol entirely to experience its effects Charlene misuses cough syrup containing codeine. What is meant by the term misuse? - Answer Charlene uses cough syrup for recreational pur...

What is psychopharmacology? - Answer The study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system and on behavior. Define Drugs according to Pharmocologists - Answer an exogenous (from outside the body) chemical not necessary for normal cellular functioning that significantly alters functions of certain cells of the body when taken in relatively low doses. excludes essential nutrients Define Drug effect - Answer changes a drug produces in an animal's physiological processes and behavio...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by specific s/s resultin...

What are 2 different ways glutamate may be recycled? - Answer - It can be transported back into the cell by re-uptake transporters where it is stored into a synaptic vesicle. - Alternatively, it may be transported into a nearby glia cell where it is going to be broken down back to glutamine. The latter is later carried back to the neuron where it is synthesized back to glutamate and packaged into a synaptic vesicle. Which of these is the main excitatory neurotransmitters? - Answer Glutam...

1. TQM: Total Quali- ty Management 2. Customer De- fined Quality 3. Conformance to specification 4. Example of Con- formance to specification is an integrated organizational effort designed to improve quality at every level. TQM is about meeting quality expectations as defined by the customer. measures how well the product or service meets the targets and tolerances determined by its designers. The wait for hotel room service may be specified as 20 minutes, but there may be an acceptable delay...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by speci...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by speci...

What are 2 different ways glutamate may be recycled? - Answer - - It can be transported back into the cell by re-uptake transporters where it is stored into a synaptic vesicle. - Alternatively, it may be transported into a nearby glia cell where it is going to be broken down back to glutamine. The latter is later carried back to the neuron where it is synthesized back to glutamate and packaged into a synaptic vesicle. Which of these is the main excitatory neurotransmitters? - Answer - Glutam...

1. Nurses who make the best communicators a. Develop critical thinking skills. b. Like different kinds of people. c. Learn effective psychomotor skills. d. Maintain perceptual biases. ANS: A Nurses who develop critical thinking skills make the best communicators. Just liking people does not make an effective communicator because it is important to apply critical thinking standards to ensure sound effective communication. Just learning psychomotor skills does not ensure that the nurse will ...