COMPLETE:KAPLAN AND SADOCK’SSYNOPSIS OFPSYCHIATRY 11THEDITION SADOCK TEST BANK|ALLCHAPTERS INCLUDEDChapter 1: Neural SciencesTestBankMULTIPLECHOICE1.A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a chemicaldisorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theory that depressionprimarilyinvolveswhichofthefollowing neurotransmitters?1.CortisolandGABA2.COMTandglutamate3.Monamineandglycine4.Serotoninandnorepinephrine2.A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that has resulted indamage to the Broca area. Which evaluation does the nurse conduct to reinforce thisdiagnosis?1.Observingthepatientpickupaspoon2.Askingthepatienttorecitethealphabet3.Monitoringthepatientsbloodpressure4.Comparingthepatientsgripstrengthinbothhands3.The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic medications are alwaysprescribedbythe doctor.Thenursesanswerwillbebasedoninformationthatthetherapeuticaction ofpsychotropicdrugsis theresultoftheireffecton:1.Thetemporallobe;especiallyWernickesarea2.Dendritesandtheirabilitytotransmitelectricalimpulses3.Theregulationofneurotransmittersespeciallydopamine4.Theperipheralnervoussystemsensitivitytothepsychotropicmedications4.A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to struggle withunderstandingtheanatomyandphysiologyofthe neurologicsystem.Thementorwouldbasearesponseontheunderstandingthatitis:1.Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus primarily on behavioralinterventionsPreview Mode
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