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NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 2 – Questions With Expert Verified Answers
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NSG 552 Psychopharmacology Exam 2 – QuestionsWith Expert Verified Answers
Adjustment disorders Right Ans - Occurs when a person develops
emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a stressful event or
situation; symptoms aren't those of normal bereavement and resolve within 6
months of the stressor
SSRIs (sertraline and duloxetine) Right Ans - Which of the following class
of meds are used as first-line therapy for PTSD?
Blood pressure Right Ans - What do you need to monitor if a patient is on
Prazosin?
Why are benzodiazepines contraindicated in PTSD treatment? Right Ans -
They interfere with the psychological processes needed to benefit from CBT:
there is a high rate of comorbid SUD w/PTSD and benzodiazepines are highly
addictive
What medications are FDA approved to treat PTSD? Right Ans - Sertraline
and Paroxetine
When would you augment treatment of PTSD with an atypical antipsychotic?
Right Ans - Only in SEVERE cases
What co-occurring disorder do patients with DID typically have? Right Ans
- PTSD
What are SSRIs effective for in DID? Right Ans - Co-occurring depressive or
PTSD symtpoms
What are the suggested treatments for adjustment disorders? Right Ans -
Psychotherapy and pharmacology to target associated symptoms like anxiety,
depression, insomnia
In patients with DID, what medication is used to reduce self-injurous
behaviors? Right Ans - Naltrexone
, Is ECT contraindicated in DID? Right Ans - No- there is often concurrent
depression/anxiety and ECT can be effective in treating it- especially if
symptoms are treatment resistant
What are the suggested treatments for excoriation disorder? Right Ans -
Psychotherapy; SSRIs to treat concurrent anxiety/depression; antipsychotics;
ansiolytics
What disorder has the following characteristics: recurrent skin picking that
results in lesions despite attempts to stop? Right Ans - excoriation disorder
What is the suggested treatment for tricholillomania? Right Ans -
Psychotherapy; SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/depression; Clomipramine,
Atypical antipsychotics (lithium, N-acetylcyteine
What disorder has the characteristic of recurrent pulling out one's hair
despite repeated attempts to stop? Right Ans - Trichotillomania
What is the suggested treatment for hoarding disorder? Right Ans - CBT
specific for hoarding; SSRIs to treat concurrent anxiety/depression
What disorder has the following characteristics: persistant difficulty
discarding possessions regardless of value resulting in accumulation of
possessions that compromise living space/ability to function. Person is
resistant to treatment Right Ans - Hoarding disorder
What is the suggested treatment for body dysmorphic disorder? Right Ans
- Psychotherapy, SSRIs for concurrent anxiety/depression/OCD
What disorder has the following characteristics? Preoccupation with one or
more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance; spends significant
time trying to correct perceived flaws w/makeup, dermatological procedures,
or plastic surgery Right Ans - Body dysmorphia disorder
What are the recommended treatments for DID? Right Ans -
Psychotherapy, SSRIs to target comorbid depressive/PTSD symptoms,
Prazosin for nightmares, Naltrexone to decrease self-injurous behaviors
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