EXAM 2 PRN 1562 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TESTED QUESTIONS FULL SOLUTION
GUIDE
Question:
Valproic Acid (Depakote)
Answer:
anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver
function. Side effects include birth defects
Question:
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
Answer:
Antidepressants that increase the action of neurotransimtters by blocking their removal (reuptake)
from the synapses (spaces between nerve cells). (1) Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine
retention, tachycardia, constipation
Question:
Lithium
Answer:
First line drug to treat bipolar. There is a narrow therapeutic range that places the client at a high risk
for toxicity signs of toxicity are vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, slurred speech, and muscle weakness
coma, cardiac dysrhythmias, and death.
Question:
Agnosia definition
Answer:
a symptom of dementia: The loss of sensory ability to recognize objects
,Question:
The primary symptom of PTSD is
Answer:
flash backs and are often in conjunction with substance abuse
Question:
The primary concern for Alzheimer's clients at home is?
Answer:
safety
Question:
Donepezil treats
Answer:
Alzheimer's disease
Question:
persistent depressive disorder
Answer:
Chronic Depressive mood lasting over two years
Question:
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Answer:
Acute resolvable depression
,Question:
Delirium(confusion) is?
Answer:
a neurocognitive disorder that is always secondary to another condition. Use the assessment tool
CAM
Question:
Dementia is?
Answer:
a neurocognitive disorder, which is slow progress and directly impacts a client's ability to function.
Impairment in memory is a key feature
Question:
exacerbations are?
Answer:
Periods of mental illness or dysfunction marked by an increase in the signs, symptoms, and
seriousness
Question:
ineffective coping is?
Answer:
when anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual
Question:
s/s of an anxiety disorder
Answer:
increased vial signs, urinary urgency and frequency, diaphoresis, and rigid and tense muscles
, Question:
symptoms of severe anxiety but refuses to discuss is what kind of behavior?
Answer:
Avoidance behaviors
Question:
Agoraphobia is?
Answer:
Fear and avoidance of open, public places
Question:
Assault is defined as:
Answer:
the open threat of bodily harm
Question:
in today's society, violence is?
Answer:
a serious problem
Question:
"to make up." characteristic of the stage in the assault cycle
Answer:
depression
GUIDE
Question:
Valproic Acid (Depakote)
Answer:
anticonvulsant also used as a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder. You must monitor liver
function. Side effects include birth defects
Question:
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
Answer:
Antidepressants that increase the action of neurotransimtters by blocking their removal (reuptake)
from the synapses (spaces between nerve cells). (1) Side effects: dry mouth, blurred vision, urine
retention, tachycardia, constipation
Question:
Lithium
Answer:
First line drug to treat bipolar. There is a narrow therapeutic range that places the client at a high risk
for toxicity signs of toxicity are vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, slurred speech, and muscle weakness
coma, cardiac dysrhythmias, and death.
Question:
Agnosia definition
Answer:
a symptom of dementia: The loss of sensory ability to recognize objects
,Question:
The primary symptom of PTSD is
Answer:
flash backs and are often in conjunction with substance abuse
Question:
The primary concern for Alzheimer's clients at home is?
Answer:
safety
Question:
Donepezil treats
Answer:
Alzheimer's disease
Question:
persistent depressive disorder
Answer:
Chronic Depressive mood lasting over two years
Question:
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Answer:
Acute resolvable depression
,Question:
Delirium(confusion) is?
Answer:
a neurocognitive disorder that is always secondary to another condition. Use the assessment tool
CAM
Question:
Dementia is?
Answer:
a neurocognitive disorder, which is slow progress and directly impacts a client's ability to function.
Impairment in memory is a key feature
Question:
exacerbations are?
Answer:
Periods of mental illness or dysfunction marked by an increase in the signs, symptoms, and
seriousness
Question:
ineffective coping is?
Answer:
when anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual
Question:
s/s of an anxiety disorder
Answer:
increased vial signs, urinary urgency and frequency, diaphoresis, and rigid and tense muscles
, Question:
symptoms of severe anxiety but refuses to discuss is what kind of behavior?
Answer:
Avoidance behaviors
Question:
Agoraphobia is?
Answer:
Fear and avoidance of open, public places
Question:
Assault is defined as:
Answer:
the open threat of bodily harm
Question:
in today's society, violence is?
Answer:
a serious problem
Question:
"to make up." characteristic of the stage in the assault cycle
Answer:
depression
