NSG 552
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 2 NEWEST ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. What are adjustment disorders?
Answer: Emotional or behavioral symptoms that develop in response to a
stressful event or situation. Symptoms resolve within 6 months of the stressor
and are not part of normal bereavement.
2. Which class of medications is used as first-line therapy for PTSD?
Answer: SSRIs (e.g., Sertraline and Duloxetine).
3. What should be monitored in a patient taking Prazosin?
Answer: Blood pressure.
4. Why are benzodiazepines contraindicated in PTSD treatment?
Answer: They interfere with psychological processes needed for CBT, and there
is a high rate of comorbid substance use disorders (SUD) with PTSD.
5. Which medications are FDA-approved to treat PTSD?
Answer: Sertraline and Paroxetine.
6. When should atypical antipsychotics be used in PTSD treatment?
Answer: Only in severe cases.
7. What co-occurring disorder is common in patients with DID?
Answer: PTSD.
8. What are SSRIs effective for in DID?
Answer: Co-occurring depressive or PTSD symptoms.
9. What are the suggested treatments for adjustment disorders?
Answer: Psychotherapy and pharmacology to target associated symptoms like
anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
10. Which medication is used to reduce self-injurious behaviors in DID?
Answer: Naltrexone.
11. Is ECT contraindicated in DID?
Answer: No. ECT can be effective for concurrent depression or anxiety,
especially if symptoms are treatment-resistant.
12. What are the suggested treatments for excoriation disorder?
Answer: Psychotherapy, SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/depression,
antipsychotics, and anxiolytics.
13. What disorder involves recurrent skin picking that results in lesions despite
attempts to stop?
Answer: Excoriation disorder.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 2 NEWEST ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. What are adjustment disorders?
Answer: Emotional or behavioral symptoms that develop in response to a
stressful event or situation. Symptoms resolve within 6 months of the stressor
and are not part of normal bereavement.
2. Which class of medications is used as first-line therapy for PTSD?
Answer: SSRIs (e.g., Sertraline and Duloxetine).
3. What should be monitored in a patient taking Prazosin?
Answer: Blood pressure.
4. Why are benzodiazepines contraindicated in PTSD treatment?
Answer: They interfere with psychological processes needed for CBT, and there
is a high rate of comorbid substance use disorders (SUD) with PTSD.
5. Which medications are FDA-approved to treat PTSD?
Answer: Sertraline and Paroxetine.
6. When should atypical antipsychotics be used in PTSD treatment?
Answer: Only in severe cases.
7. What co-occurring disorder is common in patients with DID?
Answer: PTSD.
8. What are SSRIs effective for in DID?
Answer: Co-occurring depressive or PTSD symptoms.
9. What are the suggested treatments for adjustment disorders?
Answer: Psychotherapy and pharmacology to target associated symptoms like
anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
10. Which medication is used to reduce self-injurious behaviors in DID?
Answer: Naltrexone.
11. Is ECT contraindicated in DID?
Answer: No. ECT can be effective for concurrent depression or anxiety,
especially if symptoms are treatment-resistant.
12. What are the suggested treatments for excoriation disorder?
Answer: Psychotherapy, SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/depression,
antipsychotics, and anxiolytics.
13. What disorder involves recurrent skin picking that results in lesions despite
attempts to stop?
Answer: Excoriation disorder.
