NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 WITH|
NUR256 MENTAL EXAM 1 GALEN COLLEGE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED 2025/2026 LATEST
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
______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication
better. --ANSWER--Buspirone (BuSpar)
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, Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA --
ANSWER--sertonergic
________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. --ANSWER--Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset --
ANSWER--4-8 weeks
What're anti cholinergic side effects? --ANSWER--Dry mouth,
blurred vision, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention, and
dizziness
When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects: --
ANSWER--Blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, sinus
tachycardia, urinary retention
When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are: --ANSWER--
Decreased depression, psychomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur --
ANSWER--Drowsiness, sedation, hypotension, weight gain
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NUR256 MENTAL EXAM 1 GALEN COLLEGE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED 2025/2026 LATEST
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
______ Reduces anxiety without having strong hypnotic sedative
effects, unlike benzos. Therefore, patients tolerate this medication
better. --ANSWER--Buspirone (BuSpar)
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, Buspirone affects _________, unlike benzos affecting GABA --
ANSWER--sertonergic
________ are first line treatment options for anxiety, and anxiety
related disorders. --ANSWER--Anti-depressants
Anti-depressants require how many weeks for an anti-anxiety onset --
ANSWER--4-8 weeks
What're anti cholinergic side effects? --ANSWER--Dry mouth,
blurred vision, constipation, sinus tachycardia, urinary retention, and
dizziness
When Acetylcholine binds to receptors it has many effects: --
ANSWER--Blurred vision, dry mouth, constipation, sinus
tachycardia, urinary retention
When Dopamine binds to a receptor, the effects are: --ANSWER--
Decreased depression, psychomotor activation, anti-parkinson effect
when histamine is released in the body, the following effects occur --
ANSWER--Drowsiness, sedation, hypotension, weight gain
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