Author Question: Biological studies of suicide victims show an imbalance of which neurotransmitter system? a. ... (Read 38 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Biological studies of suicide victims show an imbalance of which neurotransmitter system?

a. Serotonin
b. Epinephrine
c. Norepinephrine
d. Dopamine

Question 2

An adult female client is exhibiting behavior that the nurse interprets as anger toward another client. What is the nurse's best action?

a. Continue to monitor the client's behavior and document it as anger directed toward another client.
b. Talk with the client about the observations made, and ask whether she was displaying anger toward the other client.
c. Ask the other client if she felt that the client was angry with her.
d. Ask the client to write in a journal the emotions she was feeling at that time.

beccamahon · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Researchers have demonstrated that when certain chemicals in the brain (neurotransmitters) are not in balance, people have difficulty regulating their moods. Irregularities in a certain neurotransmitter pattern, called the serotonin system, have been found in depressed and suicidal persons

Answer to Question 2

B
Asking the client is an effective way of understanding the meaning of her behavior and is one of the principles of mental health care. Documentation of the nurse's interpretations without clarification would not be appropriate, nor would involving another client by asking for her interpretation of the situation. Asking the client to write in a journal is fine, but not in this circumstance.