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Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications TESTBANK/STUDY GUIDE Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses respon...

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Chapter pr1 prChemical prneurotransmission
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prdepression pris pra prchemical prdisorder. prWhat prdoes prshe prmean? prThe prnurses
prresponse pris prbased pron prthe prtheoryptr hat prdepression prprimarily prinvolves prwhich
prof prthe prfollowing prneurotransmitters?

a. Cortisol prand prGABA
b. COMT prand prglutamate
c. Monamine prand prglycine
d. Serotonin prand prnorepinephrine
ANS: prD
One prpossible prcause prof prdepression pris prthought prto prinvolve prone pror prmore
prneurotransmitters.pS r erotonin prand prnorepinephrine prhave prbeen prfound prto prbe
primportant prin prthe prregulation prof prdepression. prThere pris prno prresearch prto prsupport
prthat prthe prother proptions prplay pra prsignificant prrole prin prthe prdevelopment prof
prdepression.
2. A prpatient prhas prexperienced pra prstroke pr(cerebral prvascular praccident) prthat prhas
prresulted prin prdamage prto prthe prBroca prarea. prWhich prevaluation prdoes prthe prnurse
prconduct prto prreinforce prthisprdiagnosis?

a. Observing prthe prpatient prpick prup pra prspoon
b. Asking prthe prpatient prto prrecite prthe pralphabet
c. Monitoring prthe prpatients prblood prpressure
d. Comparing prthe prpatients prgrip prstrength prin prboth prhands
ANS: prB
Accidents pror prstrokes prthat prdamage prBrocas prarea prmay prresult prin prthe prinability
prto prspeak pr(i.e., prmotor praphasia). prFine prmotor prskills, prblood prpressure prcontrol,
prand prmuscle prstrength prare prnot pc r ontrolled prby prthe prBroca prarea prof prthe prleft
prfrontal prlobe.
3. The prpatient prdiagnosed prwith prschizophrenia prasks prwhy prpsychotropic
prmedications prare pralways prprescribed prby prthe prdoctor. prThe prnurses pranswer prwill
prbe prbased pron prinformation prthatprthe prtherapeutic praction prof prpsychotropic prdrugs pris
prthe prresult prof prtheir preffect pron:

a. The prtemporal prlobe; prespecially prWernickes prarea
b. Dendrites prand prtheir prability prto prtransmit prelectrical primpulses
c. The prregulation prof prneurotransmitters prespecially prdopamine
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,d. The prperipheral prnervous prsystem prsensitivity prto prthe prpsychotropic prmedications




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Medications prused prto prtreat prpsychiatric prdisorders properate prin prand praround prthe
prsynaptic prcleftprand prhave praction prat prthe prneurotransmitter prlevel, prespecially prin prthe
prcase prof prschizophrenia, pron prdopamine. prThe prWernickes prarea, prdendrite prfunction,
pror prthe prsensitivity prof prthe prperipheral prnervous prsystem prare prnot prrelevant prto
preither prschizophrenia pror prpsychotropic prmedications.
4. A prstudent prnurse prmutters prthat prit prseems prentirely prunnecessary prto prhave prto
prstruggle prwithprunderstanding prthe pranatomy prand prphysiology prof prthe prneurologic
prsystem. prThe prmentor prwould prbase pra prresponse pron prthe prunderstanding prthat prit
pris:

Necessary prbut prgenerally prfor prpsychiatric prnurses prwho prfocus
a. prprimarily pronpbr ehavioral printerventions

A prcomplex prundertaking prthat pradvance prpractice prpsychiatric prnurses
b. prfrequently pruseprin prtheir prpractice

Important prprimarily prfor prthe prnursing prassessment prof prpatients prwith prbrain
c. ptr raumacaused prcognitive prsymptoms

Necessary prfor prplanning prpsychiatric prcare prfor prall prpatients prespecially prthose
d. per xperiencing prpsychiatric prdisorders

ANS: prD
Nurses prmust prunderstand prthat prmany prsymptoms prof prpsychiatric prdisorders prhave
pra prneurologic prbasis, pralthough prthe prsymptoms prare prmanifested prbehaviorally.
prThis prunderstanding prfacilitates preffective prcare prplanning. prThe prfoundation prof
prknowledge pris prnotpu r sed prexclusively prby pradvanced prpractice prpsychiatric prnurses
prnor pris prit prrelevant prfor pronly prbehavior prtherapies pror prbrain prtrauma prsince
prdealing prwith prthe prresults prof prnormal prand prabnormal prbrain prfunction pris pra
prresponsibility prof prall prnurses prproviding prall prtypes prof prcare prtoprthe prpsychiatric
prpatient.
5. A prpatient prasks prthe prnurse, prMy prwife prhas prbreast prcancer. prCould prit prbe
prcaused prby prherprchronic prdepression? prWhich prresponse pris prsupported prby
prresearch prdata?

a. Too prmuch prstress prhas prbeen prproven prto prcause prall prkinds prof prcancer.
b. There prhave prbeen prno prresearch prstudies prdone pron prstress prand prdisease pryet.
c. Stress prdoes prcause prthe prrelease prof prfactors prthat prsuppress prthe primmune
prsystem.

d. There prappears prto prbe prlittle prconnection prbetween prstress prand prdiseases prof prthe
prbody

ANS: prC
Research prindicates prthat prstress prcauses pra prrelease prof prcorticotropin-releasing
prfactors prthat prsuppress prthe primmune prsystem. prStudies prindicate prthat prpsychiatric
prdisorders prsuch pras prmoodprdisorders prare prsometimes prassociated prwith prdecreased
prfunctioning prof prthe primmune prsystem.prResearch prdoes prnot prsupport pra prconnection


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prbetween prmany prcancers prand prstress. prThere pris pra prsignificant pramount prof
prresearch prabout prstress prand prthe prbody. prResearch prhas prshown prthat prthere prare
prsome prconnections prbetween prstress prand prphysical prdisease.




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