Ch. 16 Psychiatric Drugs

Question 1

Psychiatric Drug

Answer 1

used to treat disease of the mind, otherwise known as mental illness.

Question 2

Neurosis and Anxiety

Answer 2

symptoms: anxiousness, and tension– all at a more intense level than normal.

Question 3

antianxiety drugs
anxiolytic drugs
minor tranquilizer drugs

Answer 3

treat neurosis

Question 4

Benzodiazepines

Answer 4

antianxiety drugs that enhance the effect of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), a neurotransmitter in the limbic system of the brain that affects emotional behavior

Question 5

Benzodiazepine Drug List

Answer 5

alprazolam (Xanax)
chlordiazepoxide 
clorazepate (Tranxene T-tab)
diazepam (Valium)
lorazepam (Ativan)

Question 6

• azolam
• azepoxide
• azepate
• azepam

Answer 6

common to generic benzodiazepine antianxiety drugs

Question 7

Other Drug List for Neurosis and Anxiety

Answer 7

butabarbital (Butisol)
buspirone (BuSpar)
hydroxyzine (Vistaril)
mephobarbital (Mebaral)
meprobamate (Miltown)
phenobarbital (Luminal)

Question 8

Drugs to treat social anxiety disorder

Answer 8

propranolol (Inderal)

Question 9

Drugs to treat panic disorder

Answer 9

alprazolam (Xanax)

clonazepam (Klonopin)

Question 10

Phenothiazine Antipsychotic Drugs

Answer 10

treat psychosis and schizophrenia.

block norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, histamine, and serotonin receptors in the brain

Question 11

Phenothiazine Antipsychotic Drug List

Answer 11

chlorpromazine
fluphenzaine
perphenazine
prochlorperazine
thiordazine

Question 12

-azine

Answer 12

common to generic phenothiazine antipsychotic drugs

Question 13

Dibenzapine Antipsychotic Drugs

Answer 13

for psychosis and Schizophrenia; block dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain.

Question 14

Dibenzapine Antipsychotic Drug List

Answer 14

asenapine (Saphris)
clozapine (Clozaril, FazaClo)
loxapine (Loxitane)
olanzapine (Zyprexa)
quetiapine (Seroquel)