315 Exam 2 Flashcards
What are common side effects of clonazepam
Dependence/abuse, sedation, lethal risk with alcohol
What is clonazepam commonly used to treat
Anxiety and panic disorders
It is a benzodiazepine
What is the gold standard medication for bipolar disorder
Lithium
What is the mechanism of action for clonazepam
Inhibits gaba
What is the mechanism of action for zyprexa/ olanzapine
Dopamine antagonist
What is a unique property of lithium
Anti suicidal effects
What are common side effects of lithium
Tremor, weight gain, kidney and thyroid damage
What does zyprexa/ olanzapine treat
Atypical antipsychotic used to treat psychotic disorders like
Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder as well as mood disorders like
Bipolar mania and MDD(major depressive disorder)
Side effects of zyprexa/olanzapine
Weight gain, sedation
What is vivitrol/ naltrexone used to treat
Opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder and other compulsive behaviors off label
What is the mechanism of action for vivitrol/ naltrexone
Opioid antagonist
Side effects of vivitrol/ naltrexalone
Side effects precipitated withdrawal from opioids. Complicated pain management as it blocks the opioid receptors
Adjustment disorder
A maladaptive reaction to an identifiable stressor. Example:
Maladaptive grieving, prolonged grief disorder.
Treated with CBT, prolonged exposure therapy,emdr,pharmacotherapy
Hypochondriasis has been relabeled as what disorder
Illness anxiety disorder
What is dissociative fugue
A subtype of dissociative amnesia characterized by a sudden, unexpected travel away from the customary place of daily activities or by bewildered wandering with the inability to recall some or all of one’s past.
Might not be able to recall personal identity and might assume a new identity
Multiple personality disorder is now called what
Dissociative identity disorder
What is a common treatment for somatic symptom disorder
Improve coping skills and diminish maladaptive coping skills of focusing on somatic symptoms
What is a treatment goal for dissociative identity disorder
To combine personalities so client can live more comfortably and peacefully
When treating bipolar how does the first line of medication differ when treating children compared with adults
Adolescent — atypical antipsychotic like olanzapine
Adults— lithium
Bipolar has a high rate of relapse and goal of treatment is?
Patients to be able to manage medications and treatments independently
What disorder with bipolar is high comorbidity
ADHD
What is cross tolerance
Patient with a high tolerance of one substance might have a high tolerance of other substances
Clonadine is used for what in mental health
Used for anxiety and to treat opioid use withdrawal
What is the minimum blood alcohol level you would expect to see intoxication-
100mg/dL
Social skills training can be helpful in what disorder
Psychotic. Schizophrenic
Neurocognitive disorders is a new name for what condition
Dementia
Medications like Aricept and donepezil can slow progression for what condition
Neurocognitive disorder
Survivors guilt is an example of what diagnosis
Complicated grieving- or complex grieving ;
excessive guilt
Moderate intellectual disability
Older adults with Neurocognitive disorders should attend group activities why
To help them stay in the real world
To help give them connections and interpersonal opportunities and can be a sensory experience.
Support groups for families and patients with Neurocognitive disorders is important.
Yes
