NR 606 Week 8 Final Exam (2025/2026) LATEST |COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!

NR 606 Week 8 Final Exam (2025/2026)
LATEST |COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (GRADED
A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!

StimulantvMedications:vMethylphenidatev-vcorrect-answersv--Lowvriskvofvadverseveffects

-Availablevformulations:v

•vRitalinv-
vavailablevinvimmediatevreleasev(IR)vandvextendedvreleasev(XR)vavailablevinvbeadsvthatvmayvbevspri


nkledvonvfoodvforvchildrenvwhovcannotvswallowvpillsv

•vConcertavbiphasicv-vcombinedvimmediatevandvdelayedvreleasevinvonevmedicationv

•vDaytranav-vpatchvappliedvinvAMvandvremovedvafterv9vhour



StimulantvMedications:vDexmethylphenidatev(Focalin)v-vcorrect-answersv--AvailablevinvIRvandvER

-MorevpotentvthanvRitalin

-Highvriskvofvadverseveffects



StimulantvMedications:vAmphetaminev(Adzenys)v-vcorrect-answersv--
availablevinvorallyvdisintegratingvERvformulavforvchildrenvwhovcannotvswallowvpills

,-AvoidvprescribingvwhenvanvMAOIvhasvbeenvusedvwithinv14vdays



StimulantvMedications:vDextroamphetaminev(Adderall)v-vcorrect-answersv--
AvailablevinvIRvandvextended-releasevformulations

-
Oftenvdosedvinvmorningv(IRvorvXR)vwithvanveveningvorveveningvprnv(IR)vdosevifvmedveffectsvdiminish
vpriorvtovendvofvschool,vstudyvorvthevworkday



-Mostvabusedv&vdivertedvprescriptionvstimulant



StimulantvMedications:vLisdexamfetaminev(Vyvanse)v-vcorrect-answersv--
Biologicallyvinactivevuntilvmetabolizedvbyvthevbodyv(Prodrug)

-Lessvabusev&vdiversionvpotentialvthanvothervstimulants

-Higher-costvmedication



Non-stimulantvmedication:vAtomoxetinev(Strattera)v-vcorrect-answersv--Noradrenergicv(NRI)

-InitialvdrugvofvchoicevforvadultsvwithvADHD

-novabusevpotential

-toleratedvwellvwhenvprescribedvinvBIDvdosing

-appropriatevchoicevforvcomorbidvsubstancevabuse

-mayvaugmentvtheveffectsvofvantidepressantsv&vantianxietyvmeds

-canvbevdosedvatvbedtimevifvfatiguevisvnoted

-unlikelyvtovworsenvtics



Non-stimulantvmedication:vClonidinev-vcorrect-answersv--αv2vagonist

•vMayvbevtakenvasvmonotherapyvorvwithvstimulantvmedications

-enhancesvprecorticalvfunctionvforvbettervmentalvfocus

-appetitevneutral

,-mayvhelpvwithvsleepvdisturbances,vadministervatvbedtime

-adverseveffects:v

•vsedation,vbrainvfog

-monitorvofvBPvcloselyvduringvinitialvtitration,vriskvofvhypotension

-taperedvtovavoidvreboundvhypertensionvpostvdiscontinuation



Non-stimulantvmedication:vguanfacinev-vcorrect-answersv--αv2vagonist

•vMayvbevtakenvasvmonotherapyvorvwithvstimulantvmedications

-mayvalsovbevusedvforvchildrenvwithvtics,vsleepvdisturbances,vorvaggression

-tolerabilityv&vconveniencevenhancedvbyvonce-dailyvoralvcontrolled-releasevformulation

-adverseveffects:v

•vsedation,vheadache,vdecreasedvappetite

-reducedvside-effectvprofilevcomparablevtovclonidine

-bedtimevadministrationvtovavoidvdaytimevsedation



Non-stimulantvmedication:vBupropionv(Wellbutrin)v-vcorrect-answersv--
NorepinephrinevDopaminevReuptakevInhibitor

-off-labelvusevforvADHDvinvadults

-appropriatevforvclientsvwithvconcurrentvdepressionvorvtobaccovabuse



Attention-deficit/hyperactivityvdisorderv(ADHD)v-vcorrect-answersv--
onevofvthevmostvcommonvneuropsychiatricvdisorders

-approximatelyv9.4%vofvchildrenvinvthevU.S.

-morevfrequentlyvmalesvthanvfemales,vratiov2:1

-symptomvburdenvmildvtovsevere

, -
characterizedvbyvconsistentvpatternvofvinattentionv&/orvhyperactivityv&vimpulsivityvthatvinterferesv
withvfunctioningv&vdevelopment

•vaffectvdevelopmentvofvpropervcognitive,vbehavioral,vemotional,vsocial,v&vacademicvfunction

-
hyperactivityvandvimpulsivityvADHDvsubtypevsymptoms:vexcessivevfidgetingvorvtalking,vfeelingsvofv
restlessnessvandvimpatience,vfrequentvinterruption,vandvdifficultlyvplayingvquietly

-
inattentivevADHDvsubtypevsymptoms:vdifficultyvorganizingvtasks,vmaintainingvavroutine,vandvpayin
gvattentionvtovdetail

•vmayvnotvbevdistinguishablevuntilveightvorvninevyearsvofvage

-primarilyvdisruptsvneuronalvconnectionsvwithinvthevfrontalvlobev&vprefrontalvcortex



Withoutvearlyvidentificationvandvpropervtreatment,vADHDvcanvcausevdisruptionsvin:v-vcorrect-
answersv-academicvperformance

familyvstress

difficultiesvinvsocialvrelationships

accidentalvinjuries



ADHDvisvassociatedvwith:v-vcorrect-answersv-increasedvratesvofvdepressionv&vSUD



SymptomsvofvADHDv-vcorrect-answersv--SelectivevAttention

•vLackvofvattentionvtovdetail

•vCarelessvmistakes

•vNotvlistening

•vLosingvthings

•vDivertingvattention

•vForgetfulness