Amygdala - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?: inhibits and activates the amygdala 2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?: speech com- prehension 3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following: emotion and learning 4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?: hip- pocampus 5. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications work within which specific areas?: mood 6. Which of the...

The brain and spinal cord - Answer-Central Nervous System Links the CNS with the body's sensory receptors, muscles, and glands - Answer-Peripheral Nervous System Enables voluntary control of muscles - Answer-Somatic Nervous System Controls the glands and muscles of internal organs. Functions non-conciously - Answer-Automatic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It arouses and expends energy - Answer-Sympathetic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It calm...

NR 546 FINAL STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION Prefrontal Cortex Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Concentration Mental Fatigue Mood PFC & Amygdala Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Guilt Suicidality Worthlessness Striatum Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Physical fatigue Nucleus Accumbens Symptoms of MDD - CORRECT ANSWERS Pleasure interests Hypothalamus Symptoms of MDD - COR...

Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam Questions With Answers Latest Updated Graded A+. A-B-C data - Answer A- antecedents B- behavior C- consequences collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted behavior active treatment interaction - Answer a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed action, teaching and a certain degree of risk taking. akathisia - Answer inability to remain still, motor restlessness akinisia - Answer slowness a...

NR 546 week 2 Assignment; Neurotransmitter Table (updated 2023). Neurotransmitter Table * To be completed throughout course and submitted in Week 8* Neuro transmitter Receptor Subtype Location/Function/Effects /symptoms of excess or deficit if applicable Distribution (ie: CNS/PNS, GI, vascular) Drug classes that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Specific medications that target this neurotransmitter or receptor Glutamate AMPA α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5- methyl-4- isoxazolepr...

PSYCH EXAM 3: CHAPTER 4,5,7,10 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Amygdala ANSWER = A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion, particularly fear and aggression. Schatcher-Singer Two Factor Theory ANSWER = Theory that to experience emotion one must be physically aroused and cognitively label the arousal. James Lange Theory ANSWER = The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli. Polygraph ANSWER = A lie...

NSG 221-Mental Health Exam 1Mental Health - correct answer defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Mental Illness - correct answer disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking, such as depression, schizophrenia. Brain stem components - correct answer midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata, nuclei, locus coeruleus Midbrain - correct answer reticular activating system (motor activity, sleep, consciousnes...

WGU D203 FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2024 NEW UPDATED GUIDE;ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED AND VERIFIED 100%(EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PASS D023 IS HERE) Anatomy - The study of the body's structure Physiology - The Study of the body's functioning Levels of human body (smallest to largest) - Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organismal 11 Basic systems that make up human body - Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Digestive, U...

12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment 12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often accompany complex PTSD? - Because they help regulate intense emotional states 12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for PTSD? - Male gender 12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with - A decrease in amygdala activation 12. The interpersonal dysfunction ...

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-...