Nicotine is an agonist of nicotinic cholinergic receptors. Which of the following would be a consequence of exposure to nicotine? Checkmark all that apply   increased activity in the parasympathetic nervous system increased activity in the sympathetic nervous system increased stimulation by motor neurons decreased stimulation by motor neurons decreased activity in the parasympathetic nervous system decreased activity in the sympathetic nervous system

Serotonin (5-HT) abnormalities has been implicated as a possible biological factor underlying anxiety due to its ability to inhibit Serotonin Cells Hippocampus Periaqueductal gray matter Periventricular Amygdala from threats while it can also mediate

Susan Watts, a 30-year-old female client, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was treated with paliperidone (Invega) 9 mg PO every day and benztropine (Cogentin) 1 mg PO2× a day. The client arrives at the clinic and is exhibiting the following symptoms. She is repeating what is said to her (echolalia) and is telling you that the sirens are loud and the paramedics are working hard to save the man. She yells over at the paramedics, she sees and tells them they are doing a great job. She has a flat affect and is bouncing her knees up and down as she sits staring at the wall where she is seeing and hearing the hallucination. Her husband is with her and stated he is worried about his wife because she has not bathed, washed, or combed her hair for 2 days now. She has not gone to work for the past week. He stated that she keeps failing to take her medications even with reminding. The client’s husband asks the LPN/LVN if there is any way the drug therapy could be managed differently so his…

Discuss how benzodiazepines affect the balance between the excitation and inhibition in the brain, taking into consideration their mechanism of action.