The nurse recognizes the action of psychotherapeutic medications is mediated by which processes?

Question

Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Some neurotransmitters are stimulatory.
2. The electrical impulse causes the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
3. Some neurotransmitters are inhibitory.
4. The electrical impulse inhibits the neurotransmitter from being released.
5. The electrical impulse at the synapse activates a receptor.

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Some neurotransmitters, such as glutamate, are primarily stimulatory.
Rationale 2: In some cases, the electrical impulse causes the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter that suppresses neuronal conduction.
Rationale 3: Some neurotransmitters, such as gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), inhibit neuronal activity.
Rationale 4: In some cases, the electrical impulse inhibits the neurotransmitter from being released.
Rationale 5: The electrical impulse at the synapse releases a neurotransmitter that then moves across a physical space to activate a receptor on the neuron on the opposite side (postsynaptic).
Global Rationale: Some neurotransmitters, such as glutamate, are primarily stimulatory. In some cases, the electrical impulse causes the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter that suppresses neuronal conduction. Some neurotransmitters, such as gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), inhibit neuronal activity. In some cases, the electrical impulse inhibits the neurotransmitter from being released. The electrical impulse at the synapse releases a neurotransmitter that then moves across a physical space to activate a receptor on the neuron on the opposite side (postsynaptic).