Psychiatric/Mental Healt Exam 1 Questions
and Verified Answers
3 other common anxiety medications? - ANSWER-Antihistamines:
•Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
•Hydoxyzine (Vistaril)
Especially in kids
also •Propanolol (Inderal) (Beta blocker) helps lower/ reduce bodys
natural response to anxiety.
.assessment criteria for anxiety? - ANSWER-Restlessness, easily
fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep
disturbance. leads to some type of impairment in life.
.Avoidance for PTSD consist of? - ANSWER-•Avoids thoughts or
feelings reminding them of trauma
•Avoids people, places, or things reminding them of trauma
•Traumatic events blocked from memory
•Decreased interest in activities
,•Feeling detached/aloof
•Blunted affect
•Sense of foreshortened future
.Behavioral Healthcare National Patient Safety Goals - ANSWER-
Identify individuals served correctly
Use medicines safely
Prevent infection
Identify individuals served safety risks
Reduce the risk for suicide
.Countertransference? - ANSWER-Nurse unconsciously and
inappropriately displaces onto the patient feelings and behaviors
related to significant figures in the nurse's past.
.Dopamine - ANSWER-Primarily seen as an increase in schizophrenia
and mania
Decreased levels seen in depression (however, medications that
modulate dopamine are mainly targeted for schizophrenia and mania)
Helps with muscle movement, decision making, as well as stimulates
the hypothalamus to release certain hormones such as sex hormones,
thyroid hormones, and adrenal hormones
, .first line treatment/ gold standard for Anxiety/GAD/Panic disorders?
- ANSWER-SSRI's
.GABA - ANSWER-Associated with anxiety, but also schizophrenia and
mania
This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that has an inverse relationship
with anxiety (as GABA goes up, anxiety decreases)
.Hyper-arousal for PTSD consist of? - ANSWER-•Sleep disturbance
•Increased anger/irritability
•Decreased concentration
•Hypervigilance
Hyperactive startle
.Identify individuals served correctly - ANSWER-Use at least two
patient identifiers, such as name and date of birth
Done to ensure that each patient gets the correct medicine and
treatment
and Verified Answers
3 other common anxiety medications? - ANSWER-Antihistamines:
•Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
•Hydoxyzine (Vistaril)
Especially in kids
also •Propanolol (Inderal) (Beta blocker) helps lower/ reduce bodys
natural response to anxiety.
.assessment criteria for anxiety? - ANSWER-Restlessness, easily
fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep
disturbance. leads to some type of impairment in life.
.Avoidance for PTSD consist of? - ANSWER-•Avoids thoughts or
feelings reminding them of trauma
•Avoids people, places, or things reminding them of trauma
•Traumatic events blocked from memory
•Decreased interest in activities
,•Feeling detached/aloof
•Blunted affect
•Sense of foreshortened future
.Behavioral Healthcare National Patient Safety Goals - ANSWER-
Identify individuals served correctly
Use medicines safely
Prevent infection
Identify individuals served safety risks
Reduce the risk for suicide
.Countertransference? - ANSWER-Nurse unconsciously and
inappropriately displaces onto the patient feelings and behaviors
related to significant figures in the nurse's past.
.Dopamine - ANSWER-Primarily seen as an increase in schizophrenia
and mania
Decreased levels seen in depression (however, medications that
modulate dopamine are mainly targeted for schizophrenia and mania)
Helps with muscle movement, decision making, as well as stimulates
the hypothalamus to release certain hormones such as sex hormones,
thyroid hormones, and adrenal hormones
, .first line treatment/ gold standard for Anxiety/GAD/Panic disorders?
- ANSWER-SSRI's
.GABA - ANSWER-Associated with anxiety, but also schizophrenia and
mania
This is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that has an inverse relationship
with anxiety (as GABA goes up, anxiety decreases)
.Hyper-arousal for PTSD consist of? - ANSWER-•Sleep disturbance
•Increased anger/irritability
•Decreased concentration
•Hypervigilance
Hyperactive startle
.Identify individuals served correctly - ANSWER-Use at least two
patient identifiers, such as name and date of birth
Done to ensure that each patient gets the correct medicine and
treatment
