NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2| COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
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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 bereavement 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
antipsychotic?
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
associfor adjustment disorders? ated symptoms like
anxiety, depression, insomnia
10. Naltrexone
, In patients with DID, what medication is used to reduce self-injurous behaviors?
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 anxifor
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/detricholillomania? pression;
Clomipramine, Atypical antipsychotics
(lithium, N-acetylcyteine
ANSWERS | 2026 LATEST UPDATED| 100% RATED CORRECT | GET A+!!
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 bereavement 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
antipsychotic?
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
associfor adjustment disorders? ated symptoms like
anxiety, depression, insomnia
10. Naltrexone
, In patients with DID, what medication is used to reduce self-injurous behaviors?
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 anxifor
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/detricholillomania? pression;
Clomipramine, Atypical antipsychotics
(lithium, N-acetylcyteine
