Test Bank For Varcarolis' Essentials of Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing, 5th Edition By Chyllia D Fosbre
mental health - ANSWER the successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age
appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms
suicide, adolescent, substance - ANSWER healthy people 2020 aims to assist
mentally ill patients by preventing ___________, focusing on ________________
Health, and ____________ abuse.
PCP - ANSWER because of mental illness being on the rise, mental health
evaluations are now routine at every _____ environment
DSM-5 - ANSWER the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for
classifying psychological disorders.
prefrontal cortex - ANSWER part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning,
and language. regulates emotions and emotional response.
limbic system - ANSWER part of the brain located below the cerebral hemispheres;
associated with emotions and drives, learning and memory.
Amygdala - ANSWER A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion,
particularly fear and aggression. acts as a safety monitor and processes emotion
hypothalamus - ANSWER A structure in the brain that regulates hormone release
to the body
cingulate cortex - ANSWER portion of the brain associated with judgement and
emotional responses to pain
thalamus - ANSWER portion of the brain that acts as the main processor and
distributer of sensory info
hippocampus - ANSWER A portion of the brain located in the limbic system that
helps process explicit memories for storage. acts as the brains search engine for
memories
pituitary gland - ANSWER a portion of the brain that acts as the endocrine system's
chief hormone releaser.
basal ganglia - ANSWER a portion of the brain responsible for planning of
movement and all cognitive function
, brain stem - ANSWER a portion of the brain that controls function to the spinal cord
and regulates the body's vital signs
neuron - ANSWER a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
dendrites - ANSWER Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive
information.
axons - ANSWER a part of a neuron that carries impulses away from the cell body
myelin sheath - ANSWER A layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of
many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the
impulse hops from one node to the next.
Schwann cells - ANSWER Supporting cells of the peripheral nervous system
responsible for the formation of myelin.
synaptic terminal - ANSWER A bulb at the end of an axon in which neurotransmitter
molecules are stored and released.
synapse - ANSWER the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and
the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER Chemicals that transmit information from one neuron
to another. Act as messengers.
reuptake - ANSWER the process of neurotransmitter reabsorption by the cell that
originally produced and secreted it
neuronal - ANSWER blocking the neurotransmitter reuptake process allows more of
the neurotransmitter to be available for _______________ transmission.
monoamines - ANSWER chemicals formed by a change in certain amino acids;
includes norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin
Norepinephrine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter involved in arousal, as well as in
learning and mood regulation. works in the sympathetic nervous system to trigger
flight or flight responses
depression, ADHD - ANSWER what conditions can low levels of norepinephrine
cause?
mania, anxiety, schizophrenia - ANSWER what conditions can a high level of
norepinephrine cause?
dopamine - ANSWER a neurotransmitter that regulates motor behavior, motivation,
pleasure, and emotional arousal as well as the release of prolactin
depression, Parkinson's - ANSWER what conditions can a low level of dopamine
cause?
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