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NSG527/NSG 527 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 UPDATE)
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ,THEORIES AND ADVANCED
CLINICAL MODALITIES REVIEW | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |GRADED A+
Acetylcholine .......ANSWER......involved in voluntary movement,
learning, memory, and sleep?
acetylcholine .......ANSWER......Too much ___?_____is associated
with depression, and too little in the hippocampus has been
associated with dementia.
Dopamine .......ANSWER......correlated with movement, attention,
and learning?
Dopamine .......ANSWER......Too much__________?has been
associated with schizophrenia, and too little_________? is
associated with some forms of depression as well as the muscular
rigidity and tremors found in Parkinson's disease.
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Norepinephrine .......ANSWER......associated with eating,
alertness?
Norepinephrine .......ANSWER......Too little _______? has been
associated with depression, while an excess has been associated
with schizophrenia.
Epinephrine .......ANSWER......involved in energy, and glucose
metabolism?
Serotonin .......ANSWER......plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite,
and impulsive and aggressive behavior?
serotonin .......ANSWER......Too little_______? is associated with
depression and some anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Some antidepressant medications increase
the availability of _________? at the receptor sites
GABA .......ANSWER......inhibits excitation and anxiety?
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GABA .......ANSWER......Too little ______?is associated with
anxiety and anxiety disorders. Some antianxiety medication
increases _____?at the receptor sites.
Endorphins .......ANSWER......involved in pain relief and feelings
of pleasure and contentedness?
Frontal Lobe .......ANSWER......• Executive functioning and
personality
• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
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Parietal lobe .......ANSWER......• Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
Temporal lobe .......ANSWER......• Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and
processing of auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
Occipital lobe .......ANSWER......• Vision
• Visual memory
NSG527/NSG 527 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 UPDATE)
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ,THEORIES AND ADVANCED
CLINICAL MODALITIES REVIEW | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |GRADED A+
Acetylcholine .......ANSWER......involved in voluntary movement,
learning, memory, and sleep?
acetylcholine .......ANSWER......Too much ___?_____is associated
with depression, and too little in the hippocampus has been
associated with dementia.
Dopamine .......ANSWER......correlated with movement, attention,
and learning?
Dopamine .......ANSWER......Too much__________?has been
associated with schizophrenia, and too little_________? is
associated with some forms of depression as well as the muscular
rigidity and tremors found in Parkinson's disease.
,Page 2 of 70
Norepinephrine .......ANSWER......associated with eating,
alertness?
Norepinephrine .......ANSWER......Too little _______? has been
associated with depression, while an excess has been associated
with schizophrenia.
Epinephrine .......ANSWER......involved in energy, and glucose
metabolism?
Serotonin .......ANSWER......plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite,
and impulsive and aggressive behavior?
serotonin .......ANSWER......Too little_______? is associated with
depression and some anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-
compulsive disorder. Some antidepressant medications increase
the availability of _________? at the receptor sites
GABA .......ANSWER......inhibits excitation and anxiety?
,Page 3 of 70
GABA .......ANSWER......Too little ______?is associated with
anxiety and anxiety disorders. Some antianxiety medication
increases _____?at the receptor sites.
Endorphins .......ANSWER......involved in pain relief and feelings
of pleasure and contentedness?
Frontal Lobe .......ANSWER......• Executive functioning and
personality
• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
, Page 4 of 70
Parietal lobe .......ANSWER......• Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
Temporal lobe .......ANSWER......• Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and
processing of auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
Occipital lobe .......ANSWER......• Vision
• Visual memory
