ExamI1:INURSI661/INURS661I(New
Update)IPsychiatricIMentalIHealthI
DiagnosisIandIManagementIGuideIwithIQsI
&IAs|I100%ICorrect|IGradeIAI(Verified
IAnswers)-IMaryville
QUESTION
AcetylcholineI(ACh)
Answer:
OccursIinIcholinergicItractsIextendingIfromItheIlimbicIstructuresItoItheIcortex,IandIaIdecreaseI
inIconcentrationIisIassociatedIwithImemoryIandIcognitiveIimpairments.IAlsoIregulatesImood,I
mania,IandIsexualIaggression.IAnIincreaseIisIassociatedIwithIdepression
DecreaseIisIassociatedIwithImemory,IcognitiveIimpairments,IParkinsonism
QUESTION
Cortisol
Answer:
MobilizesIenergyIstores,IstimulatesItheIreleaseIofIglucose,IpotentiatesItheIreleaseIofIadrenaline
,IincreaseIcardiovascularItone,IandIinhibitsIgrowth,Iimmune,IandIinflammatoryIresponses
QUESTION
Dopamine
Answer:
ProducedIinItheIsubstantiaInigraIandIotherIareasIinItheIbrainstem;IitIisIaIkeyINTIforImotorIact
ion,IintegrationIofIemotionsIandIthoughts,IandIdecision-
making;IitIstimulatesItheIHPAIaxisItoIreleaseIhormones;IandIactsIasItheIrewardIsystem.
,ElevatedIlevelsImayIchangeImood,IincreaseImotorIbehavior,IandIdisturbIfrontalIlobeIfunctionin
g,IresultingIinIdepression,ImemoryIimpairment,IandIapathy.IParkinson'sIdiseaseIandIdepression
IhaveIbeenIlinkedIwithIdecreasedIlevelsIofIdopamineIandIanIincreaseIisIlinkedIwithIschizophr
eniaIandImania
QUESTION
Gamma-aminobutyricIacidI(GABA)
Answer:
ThisIinhibitoryINTIisIfoundIinImostIneuronsIinItheICNS.IItIisIinvolvedIinIpostsynapticIinhibiti
onIwhenIbenzodiazepinesIareIgivenIforIanxiety,IwhichIfurtherIdecreasesItheIfiringIofItheIneuro
ns.IItIplaysIaIroleIinIinhibition;IreducesIaggression,Iexcitation,IandIanxiety;IhasIanticonvulsant
IandImuscleIrelaxingIproperties;IimpairsIcognitionIandIpsychomotorIfunctioning.IAIdecreaseIis
IassociatedIwithIanxietyIdisorders,Ischizophrenia,IandImania
QUESTION
Glutamate
Answer:
IsIfoundIinIallIcells,IandIitsImajorIreceptor,IN-methyl-d-
aspartateI(NMDA),IhelpsItoIregulateIbrainIdevelopment.ITooImuchIisItoxicItoIneurons
QUESTION
ActingIoutI(immature)
Answer:
AvoidingIconsciousIexperienceIofItheIemotionIthroughIimpulsiveIactionI(e.g.,IinsteadIofIfeelin
gIsad,IaIpersonIgetsIdrunk)
QUESTION
,DenialI(immature)
Answer:
AvoidingItheIrealityIofIpainfulIrealityIbyIignoringIorIrefusingItoIacknowledgeIrealityI(e.g.,IaI
manIwithIschizophreniaIdeniesIthatIheIisIillIandIdoesInotItakeIhisImedication)
InvolvesIblockingIexternalIeventsIfromIawareness.IIfIsomeIsituationIisIjustItooImuchItoIhandle
,ItheIpersonIjustIrefusesItoIexperienceIit.
Ex:ISmokersImayIrefuseItoIadmitItoIthemselvesIthatIsmokingIisIbadIforItheirIhealth
QUESTION
HypochondriaI(immature)
Answer:
ExaggeratingIanIillnessIarisingIfromIunacceptableIfeelingsI(e.g.,IangerIandIhostilityIareItransfo
rmedIintoIpainIandIsomaticIcomplaints)
QUESTION
SomatizationI(immature)
Answer:
ConvertingIemotionIintoIbodilyIsymptomsI(e.g.,IinsteadIofIgettingIangry,ItheIpersonIgetsIaIhea
dache)
QUESTION
ProjectionI(immature)
Answer:
PerceivingIandIreactingItoIunacceptableIfeelingsIandIimpulsesIasIifItheyIwereIoutsideItheIselfI
(e.g.,IinsteadIofItheIpersonIfeelingIanger,IangerIisIexperiencedIasIcomingIfromIothersItowardIt
heIpersonIwhoIisIdoingIthis,IasIduringIparanoidIdelusions)
ToIdisownIcertainIunacceptableIaspectsIofIselfIbyIascribingIthemItoIotherIpeopleIorItheIenviro
nment.I
, Ex:IblamingIothersIforIproblemsIwithinItheIselfIorIbelievingIothersIdoInotIlikeIyouIwhenIyouI
actuallyIhaveIstrongInegativeIfeelingsItowardIthem
QUESTION
IntrojectionI(immature)
Answer:
InternalizingItheIqualitiesIofItheIotherI(e.g.,IidentificationIwithItheIaggressorIthroughIwhichIth
eIpersonIbecomesIaggressiveItoIgainIcontrol)
ToIuncriticallyIacceptIothers'IbeliefsIandIstandardIwithoutIdiscriminatingIandIassimilatingIwhat
IbelongsItoIselfIandIeliminatingIwhatIdoesInot.
Ex:I"beIaIgoodIgirl,"I"don'tIbeIangry,"IandI"boysIdon'tIcry"
QUESTION
SplittingI(immature)
Answer:
InabilityItoIintegrateIpositiveIwithInegativeIaspectsIofIoneselfIandIthenIprojectingIthisIontoIoth
erIpeopleIorIsituationsI(e.g.,IaIwomanItellsIherIhusbandIsheIlovesIhimIoneIdayIandIhatesIhimI
theInextIday,IevenIthoughInothingIhasIchangedItoIwarrantIthis)
QUESTION
RegressionI(immature)
Answer:
AvoidingIemotionalIpainIthroughIreturningItoIanIearlierIlevelIofIdevelopmentI(e.g.,IaIchildIbeg
insIwettingItheIbedIafterIaIsiblingIisIborn)
AImovementIbackIinIpsychologicalItimeIwhenIoneIisIfacedIwithIstress
Ex:IaIchildImayIbeginItoIsuckItheirIthumbIagainIorIwetItheIbedIwhenItheyIneedItoIspendItime
IinItheIhospital
