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NURS 661 Exam 1 – Neurobiology, Defense Mechanisms & Mental Health Q&A

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Ace NURS 661 Exam 1 with detailed answers on neurotransmitters, defense mechanisms, Benners’ stages, AIP theory, and psychiatric assessment.

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NURS 661 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS


Acetylcholine (ACh) - correct answer- Memory!
A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory
and also triggers muscle contraction.
Increase- anti cholinergic crisis, decrease- learning,
memory impairments.


Acting out (defense mechanism)- (immature) - correct
answer- performing an extreme behavior in order
to express thoughts or feelings the person feels incapable
of otherwise expressing


Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) - correct
answer- AIP theory holds that the brain is capable
of adapting and learning from the events in our life.
Pathology develops when this adaptive process has not
occurred or has not been completed around a traumatic
or stressful event. A theory of his brain works. Ex: EMDR
Brain is processing system where info taken in and
learned. Innate self healing quality in brain and strives to

, regulate internal environment. Pos and neg exp effect
neurophysiological harmony. Memory is stored in neural
networks and learning how memory is organized.


Advanced beginner - correct answer- Benners
stages of learning- recognizes aspects of situations and
makes judgments.


Altruism (mature defense) - correct answer-
Vicariously experiencing pleasure through doing good for
others to avoid negative feelings about oneself.


amygdala (memory) - correct answer-
emotional memories are involved here


Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) - correct answer-


Attunement - correct answer- how reactive a
person is to another's emotional needs and moods

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