Decreased gaba levels - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nura 2100 Psych Test 1 Questions and Answers what are the levels of anxiety? - Answer-mild: awareness heightened moderate: awareness narrows severe: focused narrow awareness panic: unable to function interpersonal relations - Answer-impulses and striving need to be understood in terms of interpersonal situations. anxiety and defense mechanisms - Answer-coping styles that protect a person from unwanted anxiety transference - Answer-displacement of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors o...

NURS 350 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Circadian rhythms - Answer- 24-hour biological process that influences regulatory functions such as the sleep/wake cycle, body temperature, hormonal and neurotransmitter secretions First-generation (conventional, typical) antipsychotics - Answer- Decrease dopamine They are effective in the treatment of positive symptoms but not negative symptoms (Halter 676) Limbic system - Answer- Part of the brain that is related to emotions (Halter 677) ...

ANCC Domain 1: Scientific Foundation (40 questions with rationales) As a PMHNP, you are aware of antipsychotic medication side effects. Which of the following side effects of antipsychotic medicati ons has an insidious, delayed-onset typically 1 to 2 years after initiation of the medication? a. Dry mouth b. Tardive dyskinesia c. Sedation d. Weight gain In evaluating a 4-year-old, one would expect which of the following delays in Asperger's Disorder? a. Language development b. Cognitive developm...

1. Which of the following data is most accurate in determining a treatment plan for a patient who presents with depression?: The patient states that they are experiencing feelings of sadness, insomnia, and lack of appetite 2. Informed Consent: clients have the right to receive enough information to make decisions about their treatment. They must also be informed about the potential risks associated with medication. Clients have the right to refuse treatment and cannot be forcibly medicated in n...

NUR 256 MENTAL HEALTH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING | 100% Verified. What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Dopamine --CORRECT ANSWER-- decrease: Parkinson's disease, depression increase: Schizophrenia, mania What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of Norepinephrine -- CORRECT ANSWER-- decrease: depression increase: mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia What illnesses are associated with the decrease/increase of se...

Family Medicine Rotation: Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct | Graded A What condition do you suspect in a patient who has episodes of mass eating followed by self-induced vomiting or intense exercise? Bulimia What is the key difference between binge eating and bulimia nervosa? There is no weight loss effort in the binge eater Which of the eating disorders is often associated with erosion of the tooth enamel? Bulimia due to the frequent...

CNUR 304 MedicationsNeurotransmitters - correct answer Chemical is released in response to an electrical impulse (neuroscience). They send messages across the space between nerve cells. Serotonin - correct answer Related to feelings- mood, sleep, appetite ↓levels in depression ↑anxiety Norepinephrine - correct answer Related to fight/flight response ↑fear, panic (anxiety) ↓in depression GABA - correct answer Important for balancing the excitation in the brain ↓ levels in ...

NR511 Final Exam ( Version 1), NR 511 Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care, Chamberlain NR 511 Week 8 Final Exam (Version 2, 100 Q/A) / NR511 Week 8 Final Exam (Newest): Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care Practicum: Chamberlain | 100 % VERIFIED ANSWERSNR 511 Week 8 Final Exam / NR511 Week 8 Final Exam (Latest): Differential Diagnosis and Primary Care Practicum: Chamberlain Question1. The most cost-effective screening test for determining HIV status is which of the following? a. Wes...

Lithium - Answer Action: alters cation transport in the nerve and muscle indication: euphoric mania, rapid cycling, maintenance therapy CKD, AE: GI effects, tremor, polyuria Pearls: monitor plasma levels, reduce dose w/renal failure, use caution w/ concurrent diuretics, use to protect against suicide Lamotrigine (Lamictal) - Answer Action: affects sodium channel ion transport and enhances the effect of GABA indications: maintenance, monotherapy for bipolar disorder AE: benign rash, G...

Frontal Lobe - Plan & execute goals ´Decision making; our connection with other people ´Insight ´Motivation ´Social judgment (empathy and what we should and shouldn't do) ´Voluntary motor starts in frontal lobe (learning to wait and patience) ´Being patient, being goal directed ´What makes us human, aka the executive level thoughts and processes Changes related to Schizophrenia, Depression, Addiction are related to which area of the brain? A. Frontal Lobe B. Occipital Lobe ...