NR-507 ALTERATIONS IN NEUROBIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED)

1. Bipolar Disorder Anticonvulsants Correct Answer combined with other medications to treat Bipolar disorder; may improve both mania and depression symptoms 2. Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder used to describe milder symptoms of depression that happen over longer periods of time. True False Correct Answer This statement is true. Dysthymia is a persistent depressive disorder used to describe milder symptoms of depression that happen over longer periods of time. 3. Despite the different classifications, all antidepressant medications are equally effective in reducing the major symptoms of major depressive disorder. True False Correct Answer This statement is true. Despite the different classifications, all antidepressant medications are equally effective in reducing the major symptoms of major depressive disorder. 4. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors are the most common antidepressants prescribed. True False Correct Answer This statement is true. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors are the most common antidepressants prescribed. 5. The Monoamine Deficiency Theory states that the underlying basis of depression is low levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine Correct Answer This statement is true. The Monoamine Deficiency Theory states that the underlying basis of depression is low levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. 6. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is no longer used as a treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). True False Correct Answer This statement is false. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is still used as a treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). 7. Depression Correct Answer Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is known as clinical depression where approximately 20% of females are clinically depressed compared to males at 12%. To be clinically depressed means that the symptoms experienced interfere with the individual's daily life. It leads to an overall feeling that life is not an enjoyable experience. The exact cause of MDD is unknown, but most likely due to a combination of genetic, biologic and environmental factors. 8. MDD-Genetic Factors Correct Answer Family members who have depression are three times more likely to have it themselves. This link tends to increase with how close the members are related. 9. MDD- Biological Correct Answer From a biological perspective, most medications used to treat depression focus on the neurotransmitters of the brain. Neurotransmitters are signaling molecules that are released by one neuron and received by receptors of another neuron. A message is relayed from one neuron to the next. Regulation of how many neurotransmitters are being sent at any given time plays a significant role in the development of the symptoms of depression since they are involved in the regulation of many brain functions like mood, attention, sleep, appetite and cognition 10. MDD-Neurotransmitters Correct Answer The three major neurotransmitters that are involved in the development of depression are serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. These are significant because medications that cause there to be more of these neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft (the space between the neurons) are shown to be effective antidepressants. 11. Monoamine Deficiency Theory Correct Answer the underlying basis of depression is low levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. These are known as monoamines because they have one amine group. In addition, it is thought that each of these may have an impact on certain sets of symptoms of depression 12. Serotonin Correct Answer Obsessions and compulsions Some theories believe it also regulates the other neurotransmitters. 13. Norepinephrine Correct Answer Anxiety and attention 14. Dopamine Cor