NURS 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 2 LATEST 2024 -2025 COMPLETE EXAM 10
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1. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine: de-
crease: Parkinson's disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
2. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine-
: decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
3. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin: de-
crease: depression
No increases
4. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA: decrease:
anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
5. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate: de-
crease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
6. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine: -
decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
7. _____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS for "rest-
ing and digesting": Acetylcholine
8. _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory: Glucamate
9. ________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and anxi-
ety. may play a role in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing
properties. may impair cognition and psychomotor functioning: GABA
10. ______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain perception,
and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and sexual behavior: -
Serotonin
11. _______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight
or flight": Norepinephrine
12. Agonist: Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found in the brain by binding to and stimulating
the receptor site
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13. Antagonist: Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters, thereby obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
14. _______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety, hypnotic,
anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle relaxant properties-
: Benzodiazepines
15. ______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative effects,
unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better.: Buspirone
(BuSpar)
16. Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA: sertonergic
17. ________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety related
disorders.: Anti-depressants
18. Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset: 4-8 weeks
19. What're anti cholinergic side effects?: Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, sinus tachycar-
dia, urinary retention, and dizziness
20. When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects:: Blurred vision, dry
mouth, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention
21. When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are:: Decreased depression, psy-
chomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
22. when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur: Drowsiness,
sedation, hypotension, weight gain
23. When Serotonin is released in the body, the following effects occur:: Reduced
depression, reduced suicidal behavior, anti-psychotic effects, hypotension, ejaculatory disfunction
24. When norepinephrine is released in the body, the following effects occur:-
: Reduced depression, tremors, tachycardia, ED
25. What class does these meds belong to?
Fluexotine, sertraline, parozetine, citalopram, escitalopram, and fluvoxamine-
: SSRIs
26. What would you teach your patient about SSRIs: Decreased dopamine may lead to low
libido
27. Mirtazapine (remeron) is a medication that belongs to __________ &
___________ specific class of anti-depressants: Norepinephrine and serotonin
28. SE of Mirtazapine (remeron): sedation, appetite stimulation, and weight gain.
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1. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine: de-
crease: Parkinson's disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
2. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine-
: decrease: depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
3. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of serotonin: de-
crease: depression
No increases
4. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of GABA: decrease:
anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
5. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Glucamate: de-
crease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease
6. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of acetylcholine: -
decrease: Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
7. _____________ plays a role in learning, and memory. Stimulates ANS for "rest-
ing and digesting": Acetylcholine
8. _________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and memory: Glucamate
9. ________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression, excitation, and anxi-
ety. may play a role in pain perception, has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing
properties. may impair cognition and psychomotor functioning: GABA
10. ______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states, pain perception,
and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in aggression, and sexual behavior: -
Serotonin
11. _______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal. Stimulates "fight
or flight": Norepinephrine
12. Agonist: Mimics the effects of neurotransmitters naturally found in the brain by binding to and stimulating
the receptor site
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13. Antagonist: Blocks the action of the neurotransmitters, thereby obstructing the neurotransmitter's action
14. _______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety, hypnotic,
anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and muscle relaxant properties-
: Benzodiazepines
15. ______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative effects,
unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication better.: Buspirone
(BuSpar)
16. Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA: sertonergic
17. ________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety related
disorders.: Anti-depressants
18. Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset: 4-8 weeks
19. What're anti cholinergic side effects?: Dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation, sinus tachycar-
dia, urinary retention, and dizziness
20. When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects:: Blurred vision, dry
mouth, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention
21. When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are:: Decreased depression, psy-
chomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
22. when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur: Drowsiness,
sedation, hypotension, weight gain
23. When Serotonin is released in the body, the following effects occur:: Reduced
depression, reduced suicidal behavior, anti-psychotic effects, hypotension, ejaculatory disfunction
24. When norepinephrine is released in the body, the following effects occur:-
: Reduced depression, tremors, tachycardia, ED
25. What class does these meds belong to?
Fluexotine, sertraline, parozetine, citalopram, escitalopram, and fluvoxamine-
: SSRIs
26. What would you teach your patient about SSRIs: Decreased dopamine may lead to low
libido
27. Mirtazapine (remeron) is a medication that belongs to __________ &
___________ specific class of anti-depressants: Norepinephrine and serotonin
28. SE of Mirtazapine (remeron): sedation, appetite stimulation, and weight gain.
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