Nr546 Week 5 Questions And Answers
Latest Update 2026
Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder - Answer Selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs)
Serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs)
Miscellaneous antidepressants
Monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitors
Adjunct: antipsychotics
Pharmacologic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder - Answer Lithium
Anticonvulsants
Second generation antipsychotics
,Mood disorders: role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP)
is to: - Answer determine the malfunctioning brain circuit responsible for the
client's presenting symptoms and select the appropriate medication that targets
the associated neurotransmitter(s)
Mood disorders manifest across a spectrum from: - Answer mania to major
depressive disorder (MDD)
Unipolar depression - Answer major depressive disorder (MDD)
one of the most common mental disorders
-Approximately 7.1% of adults in the U.S. had episode in last year, prevalence
highest (13.1%) among individuals aged 18-25
S/S
-depressed mood
-loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities
-irritability
-withdrawal
-problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, or self-worth
-severe depression: may experience thoughts of suicide or psychotic symptoms.
Bipolar disorder (BD) - Answer Chronic condition characterized by extreme
fluctuations in mood, energy, and ability to function
,-Moods may be manic, hypomanic, or depressed and may include mixed mood or
psychotic features
-many have only experienced only one manic episode in their lifetime
-Mood fluctuations may be separated by periods of high stability or may cycle
rapidly
-diagnosed when a client has one or more episodes of mania or hypomania with a
history of one or more major depressive episodes
-high risk for suicide
mania - Answer characterized by a persistently elevated, expansive, or
irritable mood. Related symptoms may include inflated self-esteem, increased
goal-directed activity or energy, including grandiosity, decreased need for sleep,
excessive talkativeness, racing thoughts, flight of ideas (FOI), distractibility,
psychomotor agitation, and a propensity to be involved in high-risk activities.
Mania leads to significant functional impairment and may include psychotic
features or necessitate hospitalization
Bipolar Type I: - Answer requires at least one episode of mania for at least one
week (or any duration if hospitalization due to symptoms is required)
Bipolar Type II: - Answer diagnosis requires a current or past hypomanic
episode and a current or past major depressive episode. Symptoms last for at
least 4 days but fewer than seven.
-Hypomanic symptoms are not of sufficient duration or severity to cause
significant functional impairment, psychosis, or hospitalization.
-Anger and irritability are common.
, -Clients often enjoy the elevation of mood and are reluctant to report these
symptoms, making bipolar more difficult to diagnose if the client presents in the
depression phase.
Cyclothymia: - Answer involves the chronic presentation of hypomanic and
depressive symptoms that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a major
depressive or manic/hypomanic episode.
If bipolar depression is mistaken for MDD: - Answer antidepressant therapy
may precipitate a manic episode or induce rapid-cycling bipolar depression
-may contribute to the increased incidence of death by suicide in children and
adults younger than 25
Antidepressants are used cautiously in clients with bipolar disorder and never as
________________. - Answer monotherapy
-Antidepressants should be combined with a mood stabilizer to prevent the onset
of a hypomanic or manic episode
DA, NE Dysfunction causes what mood related symptoms - Answer Decreased
positive affect:
depressed mood
loss of joy
lack of interest
loss of energy
decreased alertness
Latest Update 2026
Pharmacologic Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder - Answer Selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitors (NDRIs)
Serotonin antagonists and reuptake inhibitors (SARIs)
Miscellaneous antidepressants
Monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitors
Adjunct: antipsychotics
Pharmacologic Treatment of Bipolar Disorder - Answer Lithium
Anticonvulsants
Second generation antipsychotics
,Mood disorders: role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP)
is to: - Answer determine the malfunctioning brain circuit responsible for the
client's presenting symptoms and select the appropriate medication that targets
the associated neurotransmitter(s)
Mood disorders manifest across a spectrum from: - Answer mania to major
depressive disorder (MDD)
Unipolar depression - Answer major depressive disorder (MDD)
one of the most common mental disorders
-Approximately 7.1% of adults in the U.S. had episode in last year, prevalence
highest (13.1%) among individuals aged 18-25
S/S
-depressed mood
-loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities
-irritability
-withdrawal
-problems with sleep, eating, energy, concentration, or self-worth
-severe depression: may experience thoughts of suicide or psychotic symptoms.
Bipolar disorder (BD) - Answer Chronic condition characterized by extreme
fluctuations in mood, energy, and ability to function
,-Moods may be manic, hypomanic, or depressed and may include mixed mood or
psychotic features
-many have only experienced only one manic episode in their lifetime
-Mood fluctuations may be separated by periods of high stability or may cycle
rapidly
-diagnosed when a client has one or more episodes of mania or hypomania with a
history of one or more major depressive episodes
-high risk for suicide
mania - Answer characterized by a persistently elevated, expansive, or
irritable mood. Related symptoms may include inflated self-esteem, increased
goal-directed activity or energy, including grandiosity, decreased need for sleep,
excessive talkativeness, racing thoughts, flight of ideas (FOI), distractibility,
psychomotor agitation, and a propensity to be involved in high-risk activities.
Mania leads to significant functional impairment and may include psychotic
features or necessitate hospitalization
Bipolar Type I: - Answer requires at least one episode of mania for at least one
week (or any duration if hospitalization due to symptoms is required)
Bipolar Type II: - Answer diagnosis requires a current or past hypomanic
episode and a current or past major depressive episode. Symptoms last for at
least 4 days but fewer than seven.
-Hypomanic symptoms are not of sufficient duration or severity to cause
significant functional impairment, psychosis, or hospitalization.
-Anger and irritability are common.
, -Clients often enjoy the elevation of mood and are reluctant to report these
symptoms, making bipolar more difficult to diagnose if the client presents in the
depression phase.
Cyclothymia: - Answer involves the chronic presentation of hypomanic and
depressive symptoms that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a major
depressive or manic/hypomanic episode.
If bipolar depression is mistaken for MDD: - Answer antidepressant therapy
may precipitate a manic episode or induce rapid-cycling bipolar depression
-may contribute to the increased incidence of death by suicide in children and
adults younger than 25
Antidepressants are used cautiously in clients with bipolar disorder and never as
________________. - Answer monotherapy
-Antidepressants should be combined with a mood stabilizer to prevent the onset
of a hypomanic or manic episode
DA, NE Dysfunction causes what mood related symptoms - Answer Decreased
positive affect:
depressed mood
loss of joy
lack of interest
loss of energy
decreased alertness
