Concept Quiz 12.3 Flashcards
The food and drug administration has approved which class of drugs for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder?
Antipsychotics
One large sample study of children with ADHD found that the children with the best outcomes were treated with ____.
A combination of medication and behavioral methods
Dr. Tran, a pediatric psychiatrist, cautions his colleagues against prescribing stimulants, for long term used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, because of the risk of _____.
Growth suppression
Bar it was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, and has since started taking Thorazine. He meets with this doctor, Dr. Aimes, at a follow up visit to evaluate his progress on Thorazine. As part of the visit, Dr. Aimes checks Bart for signs of ____, a side effect of Thorazine.
Tardive dyskinesia
Dr. Johnson the screening for more effective treatments for bipolar disorder. To see if these compounds work in a similar manner to the most commonly prescribed treatment, she treats rats with the derivatives for several weeks, and then measures ____.
Cerebral gray matter volume
Silvie takes medication to treat her generalized anxiety disorder. Silvie’s medication enhances the action of which neurotransmitter?
GABA
Seth and Sara’s two year-old son, Abe, was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. They meet with a child psychologist, Dr. Silver, who recommends applied behavior analysis for Abe. Dr. Silver explains that applied behavior analysis is not a quick fix for autism spectrum disorder, but that able likely show the greatest improvement in ____.
Language acquisition
The use of stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was discovered by Charles Bradley, who initially use the drugs to treat a group of children hospitalized for ___.
Learning and behavior problems
What is the rationale for using stimulus to treat attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
They increase activity of brain regions responsible for planned behavior
Trudy takes Thorazine, a phenthiazine, no part of her treatment regimen for schizophrenia. Sometimes she does not pay close attention and accidentally take two doses in one day. Her doctor warned her that this is very dangerous because it could produce symptoms consistent with ___.
Parkinson’s disease
The most popular method for treating major depressive disorder today is ____.
the use of medication
The discovery of which class of drugs after World War II, change the treatment of anxiety dramatically?
Benzodiazepines
