NURS 5357 NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM 2 | QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
All of the following are true about the monoamine hypothesis except? Answer
- It explains the delay in response seen with depression treatments
Postmortem studies in depressed patients have found all of the following
except? Answer - Reduced neurons in the hypothalamus
Antidepressants may decrease depressive symptoms and improve neuronal
survival through which of the following effects? Answer - Decrease
glucocorticoids and increase BDNF.
Goals for effective treatment of depression include all of the following except?
Answer - Awaken the prefrontal cortex
Which of the following interventions has not been shown to increase BDNF in
animal models? Answer - Cognitive behavioral therapy
Possible culprits in the etiology of depression include all of the following
except? Answer - Insufficient limbic activity
One plausible explanation for antidepressant effectiveness is: Answer -
Restoring access to the DNA
AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
All of the following are true about the monoamine hypothesis except? Answer
- It explains the delay in response seen with depression treatments
Postmortem studies in depressed patients have found all of the following
except? Answer - Reduced neurons in the hypothalamus
Antidepressants may decrease depressive symptoms and improve neuronal
survival through which of the following effects? Answer - Decrease
glucocorticoids and increase BDNF.
Goals for effective treatment of depression include all of the following except?
Answer - Awaken the prefrontal cortex
Which of the following interventions has not been shown to increase BDNF in
animal models? Answer - Cognitive behavioral therapy
Possible culprits in the etiology of depression include all of the following
except? Answer - Insufficient limbic activity
One plausible explanation for antidepressant effectiveness is: Answer -
Restoring access to the DNA
