NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
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
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
, NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
________ 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
______ 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)
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 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
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
, NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
________ 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
______ 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)
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
