NUR 165 Mental Health (Final Review)
Questions With Complete Solutions
Anxiety |Disorder |Tx: |correct |answers |- |Antidepressants
- |Anti-anxiety |drugs
- |Beta |blockers
- |Psychotherapy
Tricyclics |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Blocks |re-uptake |of |norepinephrine |and |serotonin
- |Don't |give |to |pts |with |glaucoma
- |Cause |dizziness, |drowsiness, |dry |mouth, |and |weight |gain
- |Meds: |Imipramine |(Tofranil), |Clomipramine |(Anafranil)
MAOIs |(Monoamine |Oxidase |Inhibitors) |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Prevent |degradation |of |norepinephrine |and |serotonin
- |Food |and |medication |restrictions |to |prevent |dangerous |BP |increases, |such |as |food |with |tyramines
|(wines, |cheese, |chocolate, |raisins, |yogurt)
- |Meds: |Phenelzine |(Nardil), |Tranylcypromine |(Parnate)
SSRIs |(Selective |Serotonin |Re-uptake |Inhibitors) |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Alters |the |levels |of |the |neurotransmitter |serotonin |in |the |brain
- |Meds: |Fluoxetine |(Prozac), |Sertraline |(Zoloft), |Escitalopram |(Lexapro)
Beta |blockers |correct |answers |- |Can |prevent |the |physical |symptoms |that |accompany |certain |anxiety
|disorders
, - |Meds: |Propranolol |(Inderal), |metoprolol |(Lopressor), |nadolol |(Corgard); |typically |end |in |-olol
Benzodiazepines |correct |answers |- |Anti-anxiety
- |Binds |GABA, |a |neurotransmitter |in |the |CNS |that |inhibits |nerve |transmission |in |the |brain, |calming
|of |nervous |activity
- |Meds: |Clonazepam |(Klonopin), |Lorazepam |(Ativan), |Alprazolam |(Xanax)
Cognitive-Behavioral |Therapy |correct |answers |- |Anxiety |Disorder |tx
cognitive |part |helps |people |change |the |thinking |patterns |that |support |their |fears; |the |behavioral |part
|helps |people |change |the |way |they |react |to |anxiety-provoking |situations
Psychotic |Disorders |correct |answers |-psychoses |are |serious |psychiatric |disturbances |characterized
|by |the |presence |of |delusions |and/or |hallucinations |and |the |impairment |of |interpersonal |functioning
|and |relationship |to |the |external |world
3 |major |disturbances |associated |with |schizophrenia |correct |answers |-disturbances |in |thought
|process |and |perception
-disturbance |of |affect |or |mood, |sense |of |self
-disturbances |in |communication
Common |characteristics |of |people |with |psychoses |correct |answers |-exhibit |minimal |distress
|(emotional |tone |is |flat, |bland |or |inappropriate)
-unaware |that |behavior |is |maladaptive
-unaware |of |any |psychological |problems
-exhibiting |a |flight |from |reality |into |a |less |stressful |world |or |into |one |which |they |are |attempting |to
|adapt
Schizophrenia |correct |answers |-disturbances |in |thought |processes, |perception, |and |affect |that |result
|in |severe |deterioration |of |social |and |occupational |functioning
Questions With Complete Solutions
Anxiety |Disorder |Tx: |correct |answers |- |Antidepressants
- |Anti-anxiety |drugs
- |Beta |blockers
- |Psychotherapy
Tricyclics |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Blocks |re-uptake |of |norepinephrine |and |serotonin
- |Don't |give |to |pts |with |glaucoma
- |Cause |dizziness, |drowsiness, |dry |mouth, |and |weight |gain
- |Meds: |Imipramine |(Tofranil), |Clomipramine |(Anafranil)
MAOIs |(Monoamine |Oxidase |Inhibitors) |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Prevent |degradation |of |norepinephrine |and |serotonin
- |Food |and |medication |restrictions |to |prevent |dangerous |BP |increases, |such |as |food |with |tyramines
|(wines, |cheese, |chocolate, |raisins, |yogurt)
- |Meds: |Phenelzine |(Nardil), |Tranylcypromine |(Parnate)
SSRIs |(Selective |Serotonin |Re-uptake |Inhibitors) |correct |answers |- |Antidepressant
- |Alters |the |levels |of |the |neurotransmitter |serotonin |in |the |brain
- |Meds: |Fluoxetine |(Prozac), |Sertraline |(Zoloft), |Escitalopram |(Lexapro)
Beta |blockers |correct |answers |- |Can |prevent |the |physical |symptoms |that |accompany |certain |anxiety
|disorders
, - |Meds: |Propranolol |(Inderal), |metoprolol |(Lopressor), |nadolol |(Corgard); |typically |end |in |-olol
Benzodiazepines |correct |answers |- |Anti-anxiety
- |Binds |GABA, |a |neurotransmitter |in |the |CNS |that |inhibits |nerve |transmission |in |the |brain, |calming
|of |nervous |activity
- |Meds: |Clonazepam |(Klonopin), |Lorazepam |(Ativan), |Alprazolam |(Xanax)
Cognitive-Behavioral |Therapy |correct |answers |- |Anxiety |Disorder |tx
cognitive |part |helps |people |change |the |thinking |patterns |that |support |their |fears; |the |behavioral |part
|helps |people |change |the |way |they |react |to |anxiety-provoking |situations
Psychotic |Disorders |correct |answers |-psychoses |are |serious |psychiatric |disturbances |characterized
|by |the |presence |of |delusions |and/or |hallucinations |and |the |impairment |of |interpersonal |functioning
|and |relationship |to |the |external |world
3 |major |disturbances |associated |with |schizophrenia |correct |answers |-disturbances |in |thought
|process |and |perception
-disturbance |of |affect |or |mood, |sense |of |self
-disturbances |in |communication
Common |characteristics |of |people |with |psychoses |correct |answers |-exhibit |minimal |distress
|(emotional |tone |is |flat, |bland |or |inappropriate)
-unaware |that |behavior |is |maladaptive
-unaware |of |any |psychological |problems
-exhibiting |a |flight |from |reality |into |a |less |stressful |world |or |into |one |which |they |are |attempting |to
|adapt
Schizophrenia |correct |answers |-disturbances |in |thought |processes, |perception, |and |affect |that |result
|in |severe |deterioration |of |social |and |occupational |functioning
