MH701 EXAM 2 2026 THERAPEUTIC
COMMUNICATION MODULE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED SCRIPT
◉ Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Answer: Anticonvulsant
Epilepsy, pain management
Off label-hypnotic
and anxiolytic
(social anxiety and
panic disorder); also
decrease alcohol
cravings
Calcium channel blocker, GABA transmission.
Used for mood stabilzer but not FDA approved. More likley to see it
used for diabetic neuropathy.
,◉ GABA
Answer: A major inhibitory neurotransmitter.
◉ Mood Stabilizers/Anxiolytics
Barbituates vs. benzodiazepines (mechanism)
Answer: Barbituates increase the length of time
that GABA channels stay open vs. Benzodiazepines increase at which
GABA channels open.
◉ Benzo vs. Barbituate profile
Answer: Compared to barbiturates, benzos offer a
cleaner profile and lower toxicity and
overdose they have also proven helpful for those
sedating properties and to found uses
throughout the medical field from a
treatment of seizures.Barbituates reserved for only extreme
situations.
◉ Cyclothymia
Answer: For at least a two year period, there have been episodes of
hypomanic and depressive experiences which do not meet the full
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for hypomania or major depressive
disorder.
, ◉ Bipolar I and II
Major depressive episode
Answer: During the major depressive episode, ≥5 of the following
symptoms are present during the same 2-week period, and
represent a change from previous functioning. At least one of the
symptoms is either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure:
▪ Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
▪ Markedly diminished interest or pleasure, nearly every day
▪ Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain, or
decrease or increase in appetite, nearly every day
▪ Insomnia or hypersomnia, nearly every day
▪ Psychomotor agitation or retardation, nearly every day
▪ Fatigue or loss of energy, nearly every day
▪ Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
(which may be delusional), nearly every day
▪ Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness,
nearly every day
▪ Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent
suicidal ideation with or without a specific plan.
◉ Bipolar I
COMMUNICATION MODULE QUESTIONS
SOLUTIONS STRUCTURED SCRIPT
◉ Gabapentin (Neurontin)
Answer: Anticonvulsant
Epilepsy, pain management
Off label-hypnotic
and anxiolytic
(social anxiety and
panic disorder); also
decrease alcohol
cravings
Calcium channel blocker, GABA transmission.
Used for mood stabilzer but not FDA approved. More likley to see it
used for diabetic neuropathy.
,◉ GABA
Answer: A major inhibitory neurotransmitter.
◉ Mood Stabilizers/Anxiolytics
Barbituates vs. benzodiazepines (mechanism)
Answer: Barbituates increase the length of time
that GABA channels stay open vs. Benzodiazepines increase at which
GABA channels open.
◉ Benzo vs. Barbituate profile
Answer: Compared to barbiturates, benzos offer a
cleaner profile and lower toxicity and
overdose they have also proven helpful for those
sedating properties and to found uses
throughout the medical field from a
treatment of seizures.Barbituates reserved for only extreme
situations.
◉ Cyclothymia
Answer: For at least a two year period, there have been episodes of
hypomanic and depressive experiences which do not meet the full
DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for hypomania or major depressive
disorder.
, ◉ Bipolar I and II
Major depressive episode
Answer: During the major depressive episode, ≥5 of the following
symptoms are present during the same 2-week period, and
represent a change from previous functioning. At least one of the
symptoms is either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure:
▪ Depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day
▪ Markedly diminished interest or pleasure, nearly every day
▪ Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain, or
decrease or increase in appetite, nearly every day
▪ Insomnia or hypersomnia, nearly every day
▪ Psychomotor agitation or retardation, nearly every day
▪ Fatigue or loss of energy, nearly every day
▪ Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
(which may be delusional), nearly every day
▪ Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness,
nearly every day
▪ Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent
suicidal ideation with or without a specific plan.
◉ Bipolar I
