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NUR 384 Behavioral Health Exam 1
Questions and Answers
Neuroimaging suggests what about schizophrenia? - Ans:✔✔-There is decreased activity in the frontal
lobe of the brain. (Forebrain)
What are the 3 divisions of the brain? - Ans:✔✔-1) Forebrain (cerebrum and diencephalon)
2) Midbrain (mesencephalon)
3) Hindbrain (pons, medulla, cerebellum)
Function of the frontal lobe? - Ans:✔✔-reasoning, planning, part of speech and voluntary BODY
movement, emotions, problem solving
Function of the parietal lobe - Ans:✔✔-receives and integrates sensory information (touch, pressure,
taste, pain).
Function of the temporal lobe - Ans:✔✔-hearing and smell
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Function of the thalamus - Ans:✔✔-Sensory relay station (for every sensation but smell). Involved in
temporarily blocking minor sensations, so that an individual can concentrate on one important event
when necessary.
Limbic system includes what structures? - Ans:✔✔-Hypothalamus, thalamus, amygdala, and more. The
limbic system is considered the "emotional brain" due to its association with feelings of fear, anger, rage,
love, joy, and hope.
In which two neurological conditions is acetylcholine decreased? - Ans:✔✔-Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Acetylcholine controls MOTOR behavior and MEMORY
What is norepinephrine metabolized by when it is not returned to presynaptic clefts for storage? -
Ans:✔✔-Monoamine oxidase enzymes (MAO) and COMT enzymes.
Nor responsible for the fight or flight response in the ANS.
What disorders is Nor associated with? - Ans:✔✔-Anxiety/mania disorders, depressive disorders, and
schizophrenia.
What disorders are associated with dopamine? - Ans:✔✔-Schizophrenia/mania (INCREASED)
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and Parkinson's/depression (DECREASED levels)
Dopamine regulates movements, emotions, and decision making ability.
How do benzodiazepines exert calming effects in the body? - Ans:✔✔-Their influence on GABA, an
inhibitory amino acid that prevents postsynaptic excitation.
function of hypothalamus - Ans:✔✔-body temperature, sleep, appetite, emotions, control of the
pituitary gland (ANS control).
Dopamine function - Ans:✔✔-influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
Serotonin function - Ans:✔✔-Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
What is the definition of mental health? - Ans:✔✔-the successful adaptation to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are AGE-
appropriate and congruent with local and CULTURAL norms
Bereavement overload - Ans:✔✔-An accumulation of grief that occurs when an individual experiences
many losses over a short period of time and is unable to resolve one before another is experienced. This
phenomenon is common among the ELDERLY.
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NUR 384 Behavioral Health Exam 1
Questions and Answers
Neuroimaging suggests what about schizophrenia? - Ans:✔✔-There is decreased activity in the frontal
lobe of the brain. (Forebrain)
What are the 3 divisions of the brain? - Ans:✔✔-1) Forebrain (cerebrum and diencephalon)
2) Midbrain (mesencephalon)
3) Hindbrain (pons, medulla, cerebellum)
Function of the frontal lobe? - Ans:✔✔-reasoning, planning, part of speech and voluntary BODY
movement, emotions, problem solving
Function of the parietal lobe - Ans:✔✔-receives and integrates sensory information (touch, pressure,
taste, pain).
Function of the temporal lobe - Ans:✔✔-hearing and smell
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Function of the thalamus - Ans:✔✔-Sensory relay station (for every sensation but smell). Involved in
temporarily blocking minor sensations, so that an individual can concentrate on one important event
when necessary.
Limbic system includes what structures? - Ans:✔✔-Hypothalamus, thalamus, amygdala, and more. The
limbic system is considered the "emotional brain" due to its association with feelings of fear, anger, rage,
love, joy, and hope.
In which two neurological conditions is acetylcholine decreased? - Ans:✔✔-Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Acetylcholine controls MOTOR behavior and MEMORY
What is norepinephrine metabolized by when it is not returned to presynaptic clefts for storage? -
Ans:✔✔-Monoamine oxidase enzymes (MAO) and COMT enzymes.
Nor responsible for the fight or flight response in the ANS.
What disorders is Nor associated with? - Ans:✔✔-Anxiety/mania disorders, depressive disorders, and
schizophrenia.
What disorders are associated with dopamine? - Ans:✔✔-Schizophrenia/mania (INCREASED)
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and Parkinson's/depression (DECREASED levels)
Dopamine regulates movements, emotions, and decision making ability.
How do benzodiazepines exert calming effects in the body? - Ans:✔✔-Their influence on GABA, an
inhibitory amino acid that prevents postsynaptic excitation.
function of hypothalamus - Ans:✔✔-body temperature, sleep, appetite, emotions, control of the
pituitary gland (ANS control).
Dopamine function - Ans:✔✔-influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion
Serotonin function - Ans:✔✔-Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
What is the definition of mental health? - Ans:✔✔-the successful adaptation to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are AGE-
appropriate and congruent with local and CULTURAL norms
Bereavement overload - Ans:✔✔-An accumulation of grief that occurs when an individual experiences
many losses over a short period of time and is unable to resolve one before another is experienced. This
phenomenon is common among the ELDERLY.
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