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Test Bank - Stahl-s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th Edition Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications (Stephen M. Stahl, 2021), All Chapters 1-13(2024).pdf
Chapter j1 jChemical jneurotransmission
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. A jpatient jwith jdepression jmentions jto jthe jnurse, jMy jmother jsays jdepression jis
ja jchemical jdisorder. jWhat jdoes jshe jmean? jThe jnurses jresponse jis jbased jon jthe
jtheoryjthat jdepression jprimarily jinvolves jwhich jof jthe jfollowing
jneurotransmitters?
a. Cortisol jand jGABA
b. COMT jand jglutamate
c. Monamine jand jglycine
d. Serotonin jand
jnorepinephrinejANS: jD
One jpossible jcause jof jdepression jis jthought jto jinvolve jone jor jmore jneurotransmitters.
Serotonin jand jnorepinephrine jhave jbeen jfound jto jbe jimportant jin jthe jregulation
jof jdepression. jThere jis jno jresearch jto jsupport jthat jthe jother joptions jplay ja
jsignificantjrole jin jthe jdevelopment jof jdepression.
2. A jpatient jhas jexperienced ja jstroke j(cerebral jvascular jaccident) jthat jhas jresulted
jin jdamage jto jthe jBroca jarea. jWhich jevaluation jdoes jthe jnurse jconduct jto jreinforce
jthis jdiagnosis?
a. Observing jthe jpatient jpick jup ja jspoon
b. Asking jthe jpatient jto jrecite jthe jalphabet
c. Monitoring jthe jpatients jblood jpressure
d. Comparing jthe jpatients jgrip jstrength jin jboth
jhandsjANS: jB
Accidents jor jstrokes jthat jdamage jBrocas jarea jmay jresult jin jthe jinability jto jspeak j(i.e.,
motor japhasia). jFine jmotor jskills, jblood jpressure jcontrol, jand jmuscle jstrength jare
jnotjcontrolled jby jthe jBroca jarea jof jthe jleft jfrontal jlobe.
3. The jpatient jdiagnosed jwith jschizophrenia jasks jwhy jpsychotropic jmedications
jare jalways jprescribed jby jthe jdoctor. jThe jnurses janswer jwill jbe jbased jon
jinformation jthatjthe jtherapeutic jaction jof jpsychotropic jdrugs jis jthe jresult jof jtheir
jeffect jon:
a. The jtemporal jlobe; jespecially jWernickes jarea
b. Dendrites jand jtheir jability jto jtransmit jelectrical jimpulses
c. The jregulation jof jneurotransmitters jespecially jdopamine
d. The jperipheral jnervous jsystem jsensitivity jto jthe jpsychotropic jmedications
,ANS: jC
Medications jused jto jtreat jpsychiatric jdisorders joperate jin jand jaround jthe jsynaptic
jcleftjand jhave jaction jat jthe jneurotransmitter jlevel, jespecially jin jthe jcase jof
jschizophrenia, jon jdopamine. jThe jWernickes jarea, jdendrite jfunction, jor jthe
jsensitivity jof jthe jperipheral jnervous jsystem jare jnot jrelevant jto jeither jschizophrenia
jor jpsychotropic jmedications.
4. A jstudent jnurse jmutters jthat jit jseems jentirely junnecessary jto jhave jto jstruggle
jwithjunderstanding jthe janatomy jand jphysiology jof jthe jneurologic jsystem. jThe
jmentor jwould jbase ja jresponse jon jthe junderstanding jthat jit jis:
Necessary jbut jgenerally jfor jpsychiatric jnurses jwho jfocus jprimarily jon
a. behavioral jinterventions
A jcomplex jundertaking jthat jadvance jpractice jpsychiatric jnurses jfrequently
b. jusejin jtheir jpractice
Important jprimarily jfor jthe jnursing jassessment jof jpatients jwith
c. jbrainjtraumacaused jcognitive jsymptoms
a. Too jmuch jstress jhas jbeen jproven jto jcause jall jkinds jof jcancer.
b. There jhave jbeen jno jresearch jstudies jdone jon jstress jand jdisease jyet.
c. Stress jdoes jcause jthe jrelease jof jfactors jthat jsuppress jthe jimmune jsystem.
d. There jappears jto jbe jlittle jconnection jbetween jstress jand jdiseases jof jthe
jbodyjANS: jC
Research jindicates jthat jstress jcauses ja jrelease jof jcorticotropin-releasing jfactors jthat
suppress jthe jimmune jsystem. jStudies jindicate jthat jpsychiatric jdisorders jsuch jas jmood
jdisorders jare jsometimes jassociated jwith jdecreased jfunctioning jof jthe jimmune
jsystem.jResearch jdoes jnot jsupport ja jconnection jbetween jmany jcancers jand jstress.
jThere jis ja jsignificant jamount jof jresearch jabout jstress jand jthe jbody. jResearch jhas
jshown jthat jthere jare jsome jconnections jbetween jstress jand jphysical jdisease.
, 6. A jpatient jwho jhas ja jparietal jlobe jinjury jis jbeing jevaluated jfor jpsychiatric
jrehabilitation jneeds. jOf jthe jaspects jof jfunctioning jlisted, jwhich jwill jthe jnurse
jidentifyjas ja jfocus jof jnursing jintervention?
a. Expression jof jemotion
b. Detecting jauditory jstimuli
c. Receiving jvisual jimages
d. Processing
jassociationsjANS: jD
The jparietal jlobe jis jresponsible jfor jassociating jand jprocessing jsensory jinformation
that jallows jfor jfunctions jsuch jas jfollowing jdirections jon ja jmap, jreading ja jclock,
jdressing jself, jkeeping jappointments, jand jdistinguishing jright jfrom jleft. jEmotional
jexpression jis jassociated jwith jfrontal jlobe jfunction. jDetecting jauditory jstimuli jis ja
jtemporal jlobe jfunction. jReceiving jvisual jimages jis jrelated jto joccipital jlobe jfunction.
7. At jadmission, jthe jnurse jlearns jthat jsome jtime jago jthe jpatient jhad jan jinfarct jin
jthejright jcerebral jcortex. jDuring jassessment, jthe jnurse jwould jexpect jto jfind jthat
jthe jpatient:
a. Demonstrates jmajor jdeficiencies jin jspeech
b. Is junable jto jeffectively jhold ja jspoon jin jthe jleft jhand
c. Has jdifficulty jexplaining jhow jto jgo jabout jusing jthe jtelephone
d. Cannot juse jhis jright jhand jto jshave jhimself jor jcomb jhis jown
jhairjANS: jB
The jcerebral jhemispheres jare jresponsible jfor jfunctions jsuch jas jcontrol jof jmuscles.
The jright jhemisphere jmainly jcontrols jthe jmotor jand jsensory jfunctions jon jthe jleft
jsidejof jthe jbody. jDamage jto jthe jright jside jwould jresult jin jimpaired jfunction jon jthe
jleft jside jof jthe jbody. jThe jmotor jcortex jcontrols jvoluntary jmotor jactivity. jBrocas
jarea jcontrols jmotor jspeech. jCognitive jfunctions jare jattributed jto jthe jassociation
jcortex.
The jright jside jof jthe jbodys jmotor jactivity jis jcontrolled jby jthe jleft jcerebral jcortex.
8. A jpatient jwith jchronic jschizophrenia jhad ja jstroke jinvolving jthe jhippocampus.
jThejpatient jwill jbe jdischarged jon jlow jdoses jof jhaloperidol. jThe jnurse jwill jneed jto
jindividualize jthe jpatients jmedication jteaching jby:
a. Including jthe jpatients jcaregiver jin jthe jeducation
b. Being jcareful jto jstress jthe jimportance jof jtaking jthe jmedication jas
jprescribedjProviding jthe jeducation jat ja jtime jwhen jthe jpatient jis
jemotionally jcalm jand
c. relaxed
Encouraging jthe jpatient jto jcrush jor jdissolve jthe jmedication jto jhelp
d. jwithjswallowing
ANS: jA
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