Test 3- Chapter 8

Question 1

Mind changing

Answer 1

psychotropic

Question 2

Drugs for schizophrenia that work primarily on the dopamine system.

Answer 2

neuroleptics or antipsychotic drugs

Question 3

newer medications

Answer 3

second generation and third generation

Question 4

T/F Third generation medications like Abilify have the most side effects.

Answer 4

False- they have the least amount of side effects

Question 5

Which generation of medications are the most affordable?

Answer 5

First generation medications

Question 6

Antipsychotic or neuroleptic drugs are prescribed most often for persons with what?

Answer 6

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders

Question 7

Antiparkinsonian Drugs are often prescribed along with ______ medication, because EPS (parkinsonian movement disorder) is a frequent side effect of taking this.

Answer 7

neuroleptic

Question 8

T/F- All antidepressants produce withdrawal symptoms; therefore should be tapered off gradually under physician supervision.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Antimanic drugs are used for what?

Answer 9

Mood stabilizers. They reduce intensity of mood swings and control the symptoms of mania. Prescribed for affective disorders with manic symptoms

Question 10

Psychostimulant drugs are prescribed for what?

Answer 10

ADD and ADHD

Question 11

Restlessness, muscular tension

Answer 11

akathisia

Question 12

Painful, sudden muscle spasms, often localized to neck, jaw, eyes, or back.

Answer 12

dystonia

Question 13

Muscular weakness and fatigue, reduction of movement.

Answer 13

akinesia

Question 14

Movement disorder thought to be caused by prolonged use of neuroleptics. Movement patterns could be choreiform (jerky, twitching) or athetoid (writhing); often include facial distortions

Answer 14

tardive dyskinesia

Question 15

Patient feels faint or blacks out when rising from lying to sitting or from sitting to standing

Answer 15

Postural hypotension

Question 16

Failure of muscle coordination, manifested as clumsiness when a motor action is attempted.

Answer 16

ataxia

Question 17

Patient is extremely sensitive to effects of sun and will sunburn after brief exposure.

Answer 17

photosensitivity

Question 18

2 biological treatments are:

Answer 18

ECT and psychosurgery

Question 19

T/F- ECT is shock therapy.

Answer 19

False- Person is given a muscle relaxant, after which an electrical current is briefly applied to the temples, causing a convulsion.

Question 20

Recent additions to somatic therapies for mental disorders include:

Answer 20

vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
magnetic seizure therapy

Question 21

This therapy uses timed exposure to ultraviolet filtered light to treat depression.

Answer 21

Bright light therapy (BLT)

Question 22

What are some herbal remedies for mental disorders?

Answer 22

Kava Kava for anxiety
St. John’s Wort for depression
S-adenosylmethionine for depression
Valerian for insomnia