Reward pathway Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR 546 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Questions AND Answers Update A+ What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? - Answer-- allergy status -prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint -state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - Answer-No. The client has been court-...

NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Quiz 1 Exam Questions and Answers 2024. The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: - ANSWER Psychopharmacology The study of what the body does to drugs: - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics The study of what the drugs does to the body: - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: - ANSWER First Pass Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450) Increase serum levels of other drugs that are sub...

CMN 554- Unit 3 Review Test. -Major neurotransmitters involved in developing substance abuse/dependence: opioid, catecholamine (particularly dopamine), GABA -Dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area project to the cortical and limbic regions, especially the nucleus accumbens. -This pathway probably involved in sensation of reward -May be major mediator of the effects of substances (amphetamine & cocaine) -Locus ceruleus mediates effects of opiates and the opioids -These pathways ...

NURS 660 Psychopharmacology Exam 1 Review 2023. Know the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, where they originate from, and what medications treat these symptoms. Positive symptoms:  psychosis, hallucinations, delusions  Mesolimbic origin  Medications: D2 antagonists Negative symptoms:  more related to mood disturbance, apathy, anhedonia, neuroleptic dysphoria, cognitive blunting  Mesocortical/prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, reward circuit origins ...

ISSA Final Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2023 For a skinfold body composition assessment, what sites are used for the three-site body density method for females? - Correct answer-Triceps, suprailiac, thigh The PACER test is a fitness assessment used for what special population? - Correct answer-Youth What is the term for blood circulation within the heart and lungs? - Correct answerPulmonary circulation What does the S in SMART goals stand for? - Correct answer-specific Which term descr...

MH701 Exam 3 Modules 6-8. Examinable questions and answers. Rated A+ Document Content and Description Below MH701 Exam 3 Modules 6-8. Examinable questions and answers. Rated A+What 2 parts of the brain are affected by drug use? - Ans-1) Limbic system Lizard brain 2) Cortex (Prefrontal) Wizard brain Wha t are the parts of the reward pathway in the brain? - Ans-1)the ventral tegmental area (VTA), 2)the nucleus accumbens, and 3) the prefrontal cortex. What is the neurotranmitter involved with add...

C177 Lecture 2 Reward Pathways

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. Pathways in schizophrenia  Brain imaging shows cerebral atrophy and enlarged fluid filled ventricles, as well as shrinkage in prefrontal cortex, temporal, basal ganglia, and limbic regions like hippocampus.  Five dopamine pathways in the brain. The neuroanatomy of dopamine neuronal pathways in the brain can explain the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as the therapeutic effects and side effects of antipsychotic drugs. Know different pathways in th...

How many dopamine pathways in the brain? - Answer - 5 but only 4 associated with schizophrenia Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway controls - Answer - motor function and movement (part of EP NS) Nigrostriatal Dopamine Pathway dopamine excess - Answer - Hyperkinetic movements such as tics/dyskinesias mesolimbic dopamine pathway controls - Answer - Pleasure, reward, euphoria of drug abuse and reinforcing behavior Mesolimbic dopamine pathway excess - Answer - delusions and hallucinations - p...

mesocortical pathway – executive function: attention, focus, depression nigrostriatal pathway – from substantia nigra (brainstem) to striatum (muscles): Parkinson's mesolimbic pathway – projects to nucleus accumbens (part of limbic system). Pleasure, reward, positive symptoms of schizophrenia: Addiction, gambling Tuberoinfundibular pathway – regulation of prolactin (acts on pituitary). Hypersexuality in mania Dopamine – produced in substania nigra and VTA. D2 & D4 receptors ...