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NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 2025/2026 WITH
ALL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS (EXPERT VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED
PASS TOP-RATED A+.
NUR 256
Prepare for NUR 256 Mental Health Exam 2025/2026 with confidence.
It includes exam-style questions and case-based scenarios aligning with
core nursing concepts and NCLEX standards. Ideal for nursing
students studying psychiatric and behavioral health.
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Dopamine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: Parkinson's
disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Norepinephrine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease:
depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
serotonin ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: depression
No increases
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What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
GABA ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: anxiety
disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Glucamate ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in
Alzheimer's disease
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
acetylcholine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease:
Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
_____________ plays a role in learning, and memory.
Stimulates ANS for "resting and digesting" ...... ANSWER
....... Acetylcholine
_________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and
memory ...... ANSWER ....... Glucamate
________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression,
excitation, and anxiety. may play a role in pain perception,
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has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may
impair cognition and psychomotor functioning ......
ANSWER ....... GABA
______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states,
pain perception, and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in
aggression, and sexual behavior ...... ANSWER .......
Serotonin
_______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal.
Stimulates "fight or flight" ...... ANSWER .......
Norepinephrine
Agonist ...... ANSWER ....... Mimics the effects of
neurotransmitters naturally found in the brain by binding
to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist ...... ANSWER ....... Blocks the action of
the neurotransmitters, thereby obstructing the
neurotransmitter's action
_______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety,
hypnotic, anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and
muscle relaxant properties ...... ANSWER .......
Benzodiazepines
NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 2025/2026 WITH
ALL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS (EXPERT VERIFIED) FOR GUARANTEED
PASS TOP-RATED A+.
NUR 256
Prepare for NUR 256 Mental Health Exam 2025/2026 with confidence.
It includes exam-style questions and case-based scenarios aligning with
core nursing concepts and NCLEX standards. Ideal for nursing
students studying psychiatric and behavioral health.
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Dopamine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: Parkinson's
disease, depression
increase: Schizophrenia, mania
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Norepinephrine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease:
depression
increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
serotonin ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: depression
No increases
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What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
GABA ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: anxiety
disorders, schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
Glucamate ...... ANSWER ....... decrease: psychosis
increase: neurotoxic (if prolonged) neurodegeneration in
Alzheimer's disease
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of
acetylcholine ...... ANSWER ....... decrease:
Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's
increase: depression
_____________ plays a role in learning, and memory.
Stimulates ANS for "resting and digesting" ...... ANSWER
....... Acetylcholine
_________ excitatory, AMPA plats a role in learning and
memory ...... ANSWER ....... Glucamate
________ plays a role in inhibition, reduces aggression,
excitation, and anxiety. may play a role in pain perception,
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has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may
impair cognition and psychomotor functioning ......
ANSWER ....... GABA
______ Plays a role in sleep regulation, hunger, mood states,
pain perception, and hormonal activity. Also plays a role in
aggression, and sexual behavior ...... ANSWER .......
Serotonin
_______ level in brain affects mood attention, and arousal.
Stimulates "fight or flight" ...... ANSWER .......
Norepinephrine
Agonist ...... ANSWER ....... Mimics the effects of
neurotransmitters naturally found in the brain by binding
to and stimulating the receptor site
Antagonist ...... ANSWER ....... Blocks the action of
the neurotransmitters, thereby obstructing the
neurotransmitter's action
_______ promotes the activity of GABA, possess antianxiety,
hypnotic, anti-convulsant, amnestic (loss of memory), and
muscle relaxant properties ...... ANSWER .......
Benzodiazepines
