Final Exam: NR547 / NR 547 (Latest
Update ) Differential
Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental
Health across the Lifespan
Practicum | Study Review Questions
& Answers | 100% Correct | Grade
A - Chamberlain
Question:
Stimulant Use Disorder
Answer:
-Most common: amphetamines, cocaine, "bath salts," and "club drugs"
-Amphetamines can be ingested orally, intravenously, and nasally
-Symptoms of acute stimulant intoxication:
• euphoria
• rambling speech
• headache
• transient ideas of reference
• tinnitus
• paranoid ideation
• auditory & tactile hallucinations
,Question:
Long-term stimulant use disorder can result in:
Answer:
chaotic behavior, social isolation, aggressive behavior, and sexual dysfunction.
Question:
Stimulant withdrawal symptoms
Answer:
-fatigue
-increased appetite
-dysphoria
-increased craving
-possibly depressive symptoms with suicide ideation
Question:
Comorbid disorders associated with stimulant use disorder
Answer:
most common: other substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders such
as mood, psychotic, anxiety, posttraumatic stress, attention-
deficit/hyperactivity, and gambling disorders
,Question:
Treatment for stimulant use disorder
Answer:
detoxification and psychosocial therapy
-no pharmacologic treatments for symptoms of stimulant withdrawal or to
decrease stimulant use
Question:
Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Use Disorder
Answer:
most common substances: benzodiazepines, benzodiazepine-like drugs (e.g.,
zolpidem, zaleplon), carbamates (e.g., glutethimide, meprobamate),
barbiturates (e.g., secobarbital), and barbiturate-like hypnotics (e.g.,
glutethimide, methaqualone), all prescription sleeping medications and
almost all prescription antianxiety medications
Symptoms of sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic intoxication:
-incoordination
-dysarthria
-nystagmus
-impaired memory
-gait disturbance
-severe cases, stupor, coma, or death
, Question:
Benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms
Answer:
anxiety, dysphoria, intolerance for bright lights and loud noises, nausea,
sweating, and sometimes seizures
Question:
Barbiturates and barbiturate-like substance withdrawal symptoms
Answer:
range from mild symptoms such as anxiety, weakness, sweating, and insomnia
to severe symptoms such as seizures, delirium, and death.
Question:
Treatment and rehabilitation for a person with a sedative, hypnotic, or
anxiolytic use disorder
Answer:
-requires tapering to prevent withdrawal symptoms
-Follow-up treatment, usually with psychiatric help and community support
