Nur 234 Exam #1 Chap 1-5 2024 Study Guide (A+ Guaranteed).

Thalmus correct answers activity, sensation, emotion Hypothalmus correct answers temperature regulation, appetite, endocrine function, sexual drive, impulsive behavior (anger, rage, excitement) Hippocampus and Amygdala correct answers emotional arousal, memory Dopamine correct answers Controls complex movements, motivation, cognition, regulates emotional response Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) correct answers Causes changes in attention, learning and memory, sleep and wakefulness, mood Epinephrine (adrenaline) correct answers controls fight or flight response Serotonin correct answers Controls food intake, sleep and wakefulness, temperature, pain control, sexual behaviors, regulation of emotion Histamine correct answers Controls alertness, gastric secretions, cardiac stimulation, peripheral allergic responses Acetylcholine correct answers Controls sleep and wakefulness, signals muscles to become alert Neuropeptides correct answers Enhance, prolong, inhibit, or limit the effects of principal neurotransmitters Glutamate correct answers Results in neurotoxicity if levels are too high Gaba-aminobutyric acid (GABA) correct answers Modulates other neurotransmitter Id correct answers born with it Ego correct answers Forms between the ages of 18-36 months Superego correct answers Forms during latency (5-11, or 13 yo) Compensation correct answers Overachievement in one area to offset real or perceived deficiencies in another area Conversion correct answers Expression of an emotional conflict through the development of physical symptoms, usually sensorimotor in nature