Psychotic Disorders no. 4107

Psychotic Disorders no. 4107

QUESTION: One of the causes of schizophrenia involves an overstimulation of what neurotransmitter?

✓O a.) Dopamine
✘O b.) Epinephrine
✘O c.) Norepinephrine
✘O d.) Serotonin

RATIONALE

RATIONALE: Studies of the role of neurotransmitters in schizophrenia have shown that the disease results (at least in part) from an overactive dopamine system in the brain. Excessive dopamine activity may be responsible for such symptoms as hallucinations, agitation, delusional thinking, and grandiosity <font face="LWWSYM">:</font> forms of hyperactivity that have been linked to excessive dopamine activity. Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin are neurotransmitters, but they're not implicated in schizophrenia.
NURSING PROCESS STEP: Assessment
CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Physiological integrity
CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: Physiological adaptation
COGNITIVE LEVEL: Knowledge