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NUR 256 Mental Health Exam Galen College Actual
Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions And
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) |Newest
Version!!!
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
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase
of GABA - Answer-decrease: anxiety disorders,
schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
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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,
has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may
impair cognition and psychomotor functioning - Answer-
GABA
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______ 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 Galen College Actual
Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions And
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) |Newest
Version!!!
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
What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase
of GABA - Answer-decrease: anxiety disorders,
schizophrenia, mania, and Huntington's disease
Increase: reduction of anxiety
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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,
has anticonvulsant and muscle relaxing properties. may
impair cognition and psychomotor functioning - Answer-
GABA
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______ 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
