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The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. What will the nurse tell the client about the activity of the amino acid gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), benzodiazepines, and the effect on anxiety?
 
  1. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
  2. GABA increases neuronal excitability.
  3. GABA increases can be neurotoxic.
  4. GABA is an excitatory neurotransmitter.
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Rationale: GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter. When a neuron is stimulated, GABA decreases neuronal excitability. Benzodiazepines act by binding with GABA and benzodiazepine receptors to produce an antianxiety effect. An increase in GABA is not neurotoxic.
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