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What 2 parts of the brain are affected by drug use? - Answer- 1) Limbic system Lizard brain 2) Cortex (Prefrontal) Wizard brain What are the parts of the reward pathway in the brain? - Answer- 1)the ventral tegmental area (VTA), 2)the nucleus accumbens, and 3) the prefrontal cortex. What is the neurotranmitter involved with addiction? - Answer- All drugs that can lead to addiction increase dopamine (DA) in ventral striatum, also called the nucleus accumbens. Psychological dependenc...

MH701 Final Exam Questions and Answers

MH701 Final Exam with complete solutions

Exam 2: MH701/ MH 701 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Psychopharmacologic/Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- FNU Q: Goals of pharmacological treatment for mood disorders: Answer: 1. Should be directed toward several goals. First, the patient's safety must be guaranteed. 2. a complete diagnostic evaluation of the patient is necessary. 3. A treatment plan that addresses not only the immediate symptoms but also the patien...

How is the amygdala part of the brain involved in anxiety? * Amygdala is in the center of the brain near the hippocampus. * The amygdala rates the importance of an emotional event and activates the hippocampus accordingly. * Determines whether there will be a fear response and initiates your flight or flight response that helps you respond to a perceived threat. * When this response remains switched on and there is no danger, or gets switched on too easily, that is when it becomes an anxie...

MH701 Exam 3 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 Addiction is characterized by what? - ANSWER impulsive drug craving, seeking & use that persists even in the face of negative consequences. What parts of the brain are involved in the reward pathway? - ANSWER the ventral tegmental area (VTA), nucleus accumbens & pre-frontal cortex. When activated by a rewarding stimuli, information travels from the VTA to the nucleus accumbens and then up to the prefrontal cortex. All drugs that lead t...

MH701 - Exam 1 - Big Set

Exam 3: MH701/ MH 701 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Psychopharmacologic/Neuroscience Foundations of Mental Health Care Exam Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- FNU Q: What are some substances that can cause addiction? Answer: Stimulants, nicotine, alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, opioid, marijuana, hallucinogens and club drugs. Q: Addiction is characterized by: Answer: compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of negative consequence...

MH701 Exam 3

MH701 - Exam 1 - Big Set