Chapter 2, Neuroscience: Biology and Behavior Video Solutions, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Problem 1

When developing a teaching plan for a client receiving psychopharmacologic therapy, the nurse integrates knowledge that neurotransmitters fulfill which function?
a. Excitement of the receptor cell
b. Information communication within the receptor cell
c. Relay of a chemical message to the receptor cell
d. Inhibition of the receptor cell

Cody Delk

Numerade Educator

01:22

Problem 2

When reviewing the medical record of a client diagnosed with a mood disorder, the nurse would recall that which neurotransmitter is most likely implicated?
a. Dopamine
b. Norepinephrine
c. GABA
d. Histamine

Elizabeth Edge

Numerade Educator

00:52

Problem 3

The nurse implements psychotherapy based on the understanding that it can help people perform new, more adaptive behaviors despite their early learning environments. This concept is called
a. transcription.
b. translation.
c. neuroplasticity.
d. stress response.

Sarah Howell

Numerade Educator

02:31

Problem 4

Which of the following concepts would be most effective to include when educating families about the importance of exposing children to optimal learning experiences?
a. Older brains are more plastic than younger brains; therefore, learning is easier when a child is older.
b. Exposing children to experiences is important regardless of their developmental level.
c. Children exposed to rich sensory experiences and protective factors will experience fewer maladaptive responses.
d. Children's responses are psychological and mental patterns, not physiologic patterns.

Alexa Moschella

Numerade Educator

02:53

Problem 5

5. A client is scheduled to undergo a test that will record his eye movements during different stages of sleep. The nurse would prepare the client for which neuroimaging technique?
a. MRI
b. PET scan
c. Angiography
d. Polysomnography

Asma Venkitta

Numerade Educator