NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 2
1. Adjustment disorders Occurs when a person develops emotional or be-
havioral symptoms in response to a stressful event
or situation; symptoms aren't those of normal be-
reavement and resolve within 6 months of the
stressor
2. SSRIs (sertraline and duloxetine) Which of the following class of meds are used as
first-line therapy for PTSD?
3. Blood pressure What do you need to monitor if a patient is on
Prazosin?
4. Why are benzodiazepines contraindi- They interfere with the psychological processes
cated in PTSD treatment? needed to benefit from CBT: there is a high rate of
comorbid SUD w/PTSD and benzodiazepines are
highly addictive
5. What medications are FDA approved Sertraline and Paroxetine
to treat PTSD?
6. When would you augment treatment Only in SEVERE cases
of PTSD with an atypical antipsychot-
ic?
7. What co-occurring disorder do pa- PTSD
tients with DID typically have?
8. What are SSRIs effective for in DID? Co-occurring depressive or PTSD symtpoms
9. What are the suggested treatments Psychotherapy and pharmacology to target associ-
for adjustment disorders? ated symptoms like anxiety, depression, insomnia
10. Naltrexone
, NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 2
In patients with DID, what medication
is used to reduce self-injurous behav-
iors?
11. Is ECT contraindicated in DID? No- there is often concurrent depression/anxiety
and ECT can be effective in treating it- especially if
symptoms are treatment resistant
12. What are the suggested treatments Psychotherapy; SSRIs to treat concurrent anxi-
for excoriation disorder? ety/depression; antipsychotics; ansiolytics
13. What disorder has the following char- excoriation disorder
acteristics: recurrent skin picking that
results in lesions despite attempts to
stop?
14. What is the suggested treatment for Psychotherapy; SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/de-
tricholillomania? pression; Clomipramine, Atypical antipsychotics
(lithium, N-acetylcyteine
15. What disorder has the characteristic Trichotillomania
of recurrent pulling out one's hair de-
spite repeated attempts to stop?
16. What is the suggested treatment for CBT specific for hoarding; SSRIs to treat concurrent
hoarding disorder? anxiety/depression
17. What disorder has the following char- Hoarding disorder
acteristics: persistant difficulty dis-
carding possessions regardless of
value resulting in accumulation of
possessions that compromise living
1. Adjustment disorders Occurs when a person develops emotional or be-
havioral symptoms in response to a stressful event
or situation; symptoms aren't those of normal be-
reavement and resolve within 6 months of the
stressor
2. SSRIs (sertraline and duloxetine) Which of the following class of meds are used as
first-line therapy for PTSD?
3. Blood pressure What do you need to monitor if a patient is on
Prazosin?
4. Why are benzodiazepines contraindi- They interfere with the psychological processes
cated in PTSD treatment? needed to benefit from CBT: there is a high rate of
comorbid SUD w/PTSD and benzodiazepines are
highly addictive
5. What medications are FDA approved Sertraline and Paroxetine
to treat PTSD?
6. When would you augment treatment Only in SEVERE cases
of PTSD with an atypical antipsychot-
ic?
7. What co-occurring disorder do pa- PTSD
tients with DID typically have?
8. What are SSRIs effective for in DID? Co-occurring depressive or PTSD symtpoms
9. What are the suggested treatments Psychotherapy and pharmacology to target associ-
for adjustment disorders? ated symptoms like anxiety, depression, insomnia
10. Naltrexone
, NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 2
In patients with DID, what medication
is used to reduce self-injurous behav-
iors?
11. Is ECT contraindicated in DID? No- there is often concurrent depression/anxiety
and ECT can be effective in treating it- especially if
symptoms are treatment resistant
12. What are the suggested treatments Psychotherapy; SSRIs to treat concurrent anxi-
for excoriation disorder? ety/depression; antipsychotics; ansiolytics
13. What disorder has the following char- excoriation disorder
acteristics: recurrent skin picking that
results in lesions despite attempts to
stop?
14. What is the suggested treatment for Psychotherapy; SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/de-
tricholillomania? pression; Clomipramine, Atypical antipsychotics
(lithium, N-acetylcyteine
15. What disorder has the characteristic Trichotillomania
of recurrent pulling out one's hair de-
spite repeated attempts to stop?
16. What is the suggested treatment for CBT specific for hoarding; SSRIs to treat concurrent
hoarding disorder? anxiety/depression
17. What disorder has the following char- Hoarding disorder
acteristics: persistant difficulty dis-
carding possessions regardless of
value resulting in accumulation of
possessions that compromise living
