Townsend Chapter 4-1
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8e
Instructor ETB
Chapter 4. Concepts of Psychobiology
Multiple Choice
1. A depressed client states, “I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I have no contro
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Townsend Chapter 4-1
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8e
Instructor ETB
Chapter 4. Concepts of Psychobiology
Multiple Choice
1. A depressed client states, “I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I have no control
over my behavior. Medications are my only hope to feel normal again.” Which nursing
response is appropriate?
A. “Medications are one way to address chemical imbalances. Environmental and
interpersonal factors can also have an impact on biological factors.”
B. “Because biological factors are the sole cause of depression, medications will improve
your mood.”
C. “Environmental factors have been shown to exert the most influence in the
development of depression.”
D. “Researchers have been unable to demonstrate a link between nature (biology and
genetics) and nurture (environment).”
2. A client diagnosed with major depressive disorder asks, “What part of my brain
controls my emotions?” Which nursing response is appropriate?
A. “The occipital lobe governs perceptions, judging them as positive or negative.”
B. “The parietal lobe has been linked to depression.”
C. “The medulla regulates key biological and psychological activities.”
D. “The limbic system is largely responsible for one’s emotional state.”
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3. Which part of the nervous system should a nurse identify as playing a major role
during stressful situations?
A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Somatic nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system
4. Which client statement reflects an understanding of the effect of circadian rhythms on
a person’s ability to function?
A. “When I dream about my mother’s horrible train accident, I become hysterical.”
B. “I get really irritable during my menstrual cycle.”
C. “I’m a morning person. I get my best work done in the a.m.”
D. “Every February, I tend to experience periods of sadness.”
5. Which types of adoption studies should a nurse recognize as providing useful
information for the psychiatric community?
A. Studies in which children with mentally ill biological parents are raised by adoptive
parents who were mentally healthy
B. Studies in which children with mentally healthy biological parents are raised by
adoptive parents who were mentally ill
C. Studies in which monozygotic twins from mentally ill parents were raised separately
by different adoptive parents
D. Studies in which monozygotic twins were raised together by mentally ill biological
parents
E. All of the above
6. Six months after her husband and children were killed in a car accident, a client is
diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should recognize that this situation validates
which study perspective?
A. The study of neuroendocrinology
B. The study of psychoimmunology
C. The study of diagnostic technology
D. The study of neurophysiology
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