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NURS 325 Midterm Questions With Complete Solutions____________ is an important part of mental health assessment.
Correct Answers Reviewing physical health
Addiction is best thought of as a ______________. Correct
Answers Behavioural disorder
As symptoms of schizophrenia progress, patients are less likely
to ___________. Correct Answers Engage in self-care
Atypical antipsychotics are useful in schizoaffective disorder
b/c: Correct Answers They have thymoleptic and antipsychotic
effects
Atypical antipsychotics create an increased risk for what?
Correct Answers Metabolic syndrome
Commonly used meds for anxiety include: Correct Answers
SSRIs
SNRIs
Benzodiazepine
Non-benzodiazepine (buspar)
CT/CAT is good for . . . Correct Answers Organs and bony
substances
Damage to Broca's area causes __________. Correct Answers
Expressive aphasia
- Loss of ability to produce language
- Frontal lobe
,Damage to Wernicke's area causes _________. Correct
Answers Impaired ability to comprehend speech
- Located in left hemisphere where temporal and parietal lobe
meet
Do TCAs have sedating side-effects? Correct Answers Yes
ECT is a treatment for whom? Correct Answers Depression
Mania
Psychosis
How do TCAs act? Correct Answers By blocking the uptake
of norepinephrine.
- Blocking prevents norepinephrine from coming into contact
with degrading enzyme MAO.
- This increases the level of norepinephrine in the synapse.
How do we measure mental health indicators in children?
Correct Answers Internalizing (positive and negative)
Externalizing (positive and negative)
How is schizophrenia diagnosed? Correct Answers Defined by
abnormalities in 2 or more of the following 5 domains:
1. Delusions
2. Hallucinations
3. Disorganized thinking
4. Grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behaviour
5. Negative symptoms
, * must last for at least 6 months and includes at least 1 month of
active-phase symptoms
* at least one of them must be 1, 2, or 3
How long does it take for SSRIs to reach a steady state? Correct
Answers 4 weeks
In older adults, ________ and ___________ diminish with age.
Correct Answers Senses; brain function
Initial treatment of someone in the acute phase of schizophrenia
is __________. Correct Answers Medicate to alleviate
symptoms. Also normalize sleep.
Is there are risk for dependence in benzos? Correct Answers
Yes
Lithium carbonate is primarily used to treat what? Correct
Answers Bipolar disorders
Many psychiatric medications are _______ agents. Correct
Answers Anticholinergic
Men are usually diagnosed with schizophrenia when they are in
their ________. Women are usually diagnosed with
schizophrenia in their __________. Correct Answers
Adolescents or early twenties; mid to late twenties
Name 2 psychoactive amino acids. Correct Answers GABA
(inhibitory) and glutamate
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