Varcarolis: Foundations Of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Chap 14 Depressive Disorders 17 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

glutamate {Ans: this neurotransmitter increases the ability of nerve fiber to transmit information; a lack of this interferes with normal neuron transmission in areas affective mood, attention and cognition}anhedonia (inability to feel happy) and 5/8 of the other symptoms {Ans: What entails a true diagnosis of depression?}hypersomnia {Ans: excessive exhaustion and sleep as many as 12-16 hours per day}serotonin {Ans: this neurotransmitter is an important regulator of sleep, appetite, and libido.}Norepinephrine {Ans: this neurotransmitter modulates attention and behavior, is stimulated by stressful situations, and can be depleted or imbalanced}dysrhythmic disorders {Ans: occurs when feelings of depression persist consistently for at least two years may be present in children, adolescents, and adults onset of this is usually in teen years in which, when they become adults, will express that they've always felt this way}the diathesis stress model {Ans: physiological vulnerabilities such as genetic predispositions, biochemical makeup, and personality structure PLUS the life events that impact individual vulnerabilities explains why two persons exposed to relatively similar events may respond differently explains how early life trauma may result in long-term hyperactivity of CNS corticotropin-releasing factor and norepinephrine systems causing a neurotoxic effect on the hippocampus leading