NURS 3554 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Medulla Oblongata, Pineal Gland, Pituitary Gland
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Psychotropic meds alter neurotransmitters in our brain. Psychiatric illness is related to a number of factors (e. g. , genetics, neurodevelopmental. Psychiatric illness results in an alteration in neurotransmitters. These alterations are the targets of psychotropic drugs. All mental activity has its locus in the brain. The primary goals of psychiatric mental health nursing is to: Understand the biological basis of both normal and abnormal brain functions. Apply this understanding to the care of individuals treated with psychotropic factors, drugs, infection, psychosocial experience). drugs. Repeated dopamine like this from drugs causes addition. Pons, medulla oblongata (rewatch video on pp) Regulation of autonomic nervous system (ans) and hormones. Note reduced brain activity in frontal lobes of twin with schizophrenia. Things happening in brain of these individuals with mental illness. Researchers still don"t know the exact etiology in the brain. Neurotransmitters (monoamines) can affect fine motor schizophrenia. Blocking dopamine will improve what you will see hallucinations etc will get better.
