Psychopharmacology
for Therapists Questions
and Answers Updated
2026
PrehistoricBviewBaboutBMentalBIllnessB-
BAnswerBmentallyBillBareBvictimsBofBanBunknownBattackerB(txBwasBtrepanning)
EarlyBGreekBandBRomanBviewBaboutBMentalBIllnessB-
BAnswerBmentallyBillBareBchosenBbyBtheBgodsBsoBareB"blessed"
LateBGreekBandBRomanBviewBaboutBMentalBIllnessB-
BAnswerBmentallyBillBareBphysicallyBunbalancedB(noBsupernaturalBcauses)
18thBandB19thBCenturyB-BAnswerBmentallyBillBareBevil/immoral
20thBCenturyB-
BAnswerBmentallyBillBareBsuffering,BbutBareBactiveBparticipantsBinBtheirBtreatment,Bno
tBjustBvictims
DependentBandBBPDBresponseBtoBmedicationB-
BAnswerB1.BMayBwantBmedsBsoBthatBtheyBfeelB"fed"BbyByou
2.BMayBfeelBupsetBatB"withholding"BofBmeds
OCDBresponseBtoBmedicationB-BAnswerB1.BMayBneedBdetailedBinfoBonBdosage,Bside-
effects,Bhistory,Betc.
, 2.BMayBneedBongoingBdiscussionsBaboutBtheirBresponseBandBside-
effectsBandBanyBfeelingsBofB"losingBcontrol"
AnxiousBPatientsBresponseBtoBmedicationB-
BAnswerBIncreasedBlikelihoodBofBnoncomplianceBorBquittingBtherapyBinBtheBfaceBofBsi
de-effects
ParanoidBPatientsBresponseBtoBmedicationB-
BAnswerBMayBfeelBlikeBthey'reBbeingB"attacked"BorB"controlled"B(i.e.BtinyBrobotsBinB
meds)
DepressedBPatientsBresponseBtoBmedicationB-
BAnswerBMayBexhibitBextremeBpessimismBinBtheBfaceBofBanyBadverseBside-effects
NarcissisticBPatientsB-
BAnswerBMayBdemandBtrialBofBmanyBdifferentBmedicationsBinBtheBsearchBforBtheB"p
erfect"Bone
DendritesB-BAnswerBBranchBlikeBstructureBofBaBneuron
TakesBinBcommunication
SomaB-BAnswerBCellBbodyBofBaBneuron
AxonBhillockB-
BAnswerBPartBofBtheBcellBbodyBthatBholdsBsynapticBinputsBbeforeBsendingBtheBmessa
ge
AxonB-
BAnswerBPartBofBtheBnerveBcellBthatBreleasesBmessagesBtoBtheBterminalBbutton
TerminalBButtonsB-
BAnswerBSmallBknobBatBtheBendBofBanBaxonBthatBreleasesBneurotransmitters