Final Exam: MH 701 / MH701
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Psychopharmacologic / Neuroscience
Foundations of Mental Health Care
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Question:
Antidepressants used to treat anxiety?
Answer:
SSRI, SNRI, TCA
Question:
How do benzodiazepines work?
Answer:
They bind to the GABA receptor-chloride channel complex and inhibit cell
excitability.
,Question:
What are the pharmacological effects of benzodiazepines?
Answer:
Anxiolytic effects
Paradoxical hyperexcitability
Induction of sleep
Anterograde amnesia
Anticonvulsant effect (clonazepam as antiepileptic, diazepam in acute
seizures)
Reduces muscle tone by central action on GABA receptors
Short acting--better hypnotic, reduced hang ober
Long acting--better anxiolytics and anticonvulsant
Withdrawal--mimic those symptoms of anxiety disorders
Question:
What 3 neurotransmitters associated with anxiety?
Answer:
Norepinephrine (increase and decrease=anxiety)
Serotonin (decreased = anxiety)
GABA (decreased = anxiety)
,Question:
FDA approved meds for GAD
Answer:
Xanax, Cymbalta, Lexapro, Paxil, Effexor
Question:
Does buspar have a short or long 1/2 life?
Answer:
Short --approximately 3 hours
This is why med typically requires bid-tid dosing
Question:
What beta blocker is used to treat PTSD and Performance anxiety?
Answer:
Propranolol (Inderal)
Question:
Which antihistamine is effective for sleep and anxiety?
Answer:
Hydroxyzine
, Question:
What are the symptoms of benzo withdrawal?
Answer:
Anxiety
Irritability
Insomnia
Hyperacusis
Nausea
Difficulty concentrating
Tremor/Myoclonus
Depersonalization
Delirium
Seizure
Question:
Bipolar 1 disorder
Answer:
Manic episodes (7 happy days) with or without psychosis and/or major
depression
(Latest )
Psychopharmacologic / Neuroscience
Foundations of Mental Health Care
| Study Guide Questions and
Verified Answers | 100% Correct -
Frontier
Question:
Antidepressants used to treat anxiety?
Answer:
SSRI, SNRI, TCA
Question:
How do benzodiazepines work?
Answer:
They bind to the GABA receptor-chloride channel complex and inhibit cell
excitability.
,Question:
What are the pharmacological effects of benzodiazepines?
Answer:
Anxiolytic effects
Paradoxical hyperexcitability
Induction of sleep
Anterograde amnesia
Anticonvulsant effect (clonazepam as antiepileptic, diazepam in acute
seizures)
Reduces muscle tone by central action on GABA receptors
Short acting--better hypnotic, reduced hang ober
Long acting--better anxiolytics and anticonvulsant
Withdrawal--mimic those symptoms of anxiety disorders
Question:
What 3 neurotransmitters associated with anxiety?
Answer:
Norepinephrine (increase and decrease=anxiety)
Serotonin (decreased = anxiety)
GABA (decreased = anxiety)
,Question:
FDA approved meds for GAD
Answer:
Xanax, Cymbalta, Lexapro, Paxil, Effexor
Question:
Does buspar have a short or long 1/2 life?
Answer:
Short --approximately 3 hours
This is why med typically requires bid-tid dosing
Question:
What beta blocker is used to treat PTSD and Performance anxiety?
Answer:
Propranolol (Inderal)
Question:
Which antihistamine is effective for sleep and anxiety?
Answer:
Hydroxyzine
, Question:
What are the symptoms of benzo withdrawal?
Answer:
Anxiety
Irritability
Insomnia
Hyperacusis
Nausea
Difficulty concentrating
Tremor/Myoclonus
Depersonalization
Delirium
Seizure
Question:
Bipolar 1 disorder
Answer:
Manic episodes (7 happy days) with or without psychosis and/or major
depression
