Exam 2- Nsg 552 Wilkes University
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Acute anxiety - correct answerFirst line for acute panic may be short term benzo use.
short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused
Benzodiazepines - correct answerWithdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly. Stopping
abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may occur
anxiety disorders - correct answerpsychological disorders characterized by distressing,
persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
anxiety disorders treatment - correct answer-non-activating antidepressants area good
place to start. for this disorder
first line treatment anxiety disorders - correct answerSSRI- Fluoxetine (Prozac),
sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil)
TCAs often effective but with riskier SE
may interfere with psychotherapy in TX of AD - correct answerBenzodiazepines- short
acting Alprazolam are most abusable
Rapid onset BZD - correct answerused for acute panic disorder
BZD with long half- life (20-80 hours) - correct answerDiazepam (avoid in elderly)
BEERS criteria - correct answerA list of medications that are generally considered
inappropriate when given to elderly people
BEERS criteria - correct answerIdentifies High Risk Meds to Generate Wide List of
Meds That Should be Avoided
The "Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults",
commonly called the Beers List, are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults.
concomitant with pharmacological tx in AD - correct answerPsychotherapy
First line for specific phobias like clowns, blood, animals - correct answerPsychotherapy
medications not all that helpful for specific phobias
OCD treatment - correct answerSSRI and CBT
BZD in treatment of OCD - correct answerXanax, Valium, Klonipin
, Exam 2- Nsg 552 Wilkes University
graded A latest 2025
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders - correct answerConsider and treat and comorbid
disorders as well
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders first line pharmocology - correct
answerAntidepressants
Psychotherapy are treatment of choice
Dissociative disorders - correct answerthe degree of insight the patient has is crucial to
the outcome of psychotherapy
DID- Dissociative identity disorder - correct answermay consider multi pronged
approach to treatment but strongly linked to childhood trauma so treating underlying
PTSD s/s is often helpful
DID - correct answerdiscourage use of BZD
DID - correct answerbeta blockers and alpha blockers useful for reducing sympathetic
nervous system activation
Prazosin - correct answeralpha 1 blocker helpful for nightmares and flashbacks
anorexia nervosa - correct answerAn eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and
willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat
Meds for anorexia - correct answerProzac
Anafranil
Pariactin
Thorazine
Zyprexa
Used in anorexia nervosA - correct answeratypical antipyschotics
binge eating disorder - correct answersignificant binge-eating episodes, followed by
distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive
exercise that marks bulimia nervosa
treatment of binge eating disorder - correct answerAntidepressants and other
medication, cognitive behavioral and interpersonal therapy.
psychosomatic goal - correct answerreduce discomfort, improve depression, improve
anxieties or obsessive thoughts
SSRI indications - correct answerMajor depression, OCD, GAD, panic disorder, social
anxiety disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder
graded A latest 2025
Acute anxiety - correct answerFirst line for acute panic may be short term benzo use.
short acting benzos cause rebound anxiety and are the most abused
Benzodiazepines - correct answerWithdrawal can be dangerous, even deadly. Stopping
abruptly is not advised. Symptoms of agitation, tension, irritability, and sz. may occur
anxiety disorders - correct answerpsychological disorders characterized by distressing,
persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety
anxiety disorders treatment - correct answer-non-activating antidepressants area good
place to start. for this disorder
first line treatment anxiety disorders - correct answerSSRI- Fluoxetine (Prozac),
sertraline (Zoloft), and paroxetine (Paxil)
TCAs often effective but with riskier SE
may interfere with psychotherapy in TX of AD - correct answerBenzodiazepines- short
acting Alprazolam are most abusable
Rapid onset BZD - correct answerused for acute panic disorder
BZD with long half- life (20-80 hours) - correct answerDiazepam (avoid in elderly)
BEERS criteria - correct answerA list of medications that are generally considered
inappropriate when given to elderly people
BEERS criteria - correct answerIdentifies High Risk Meds to Generate Wide List of
Meds That Should be Avoided
The "Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults",
commonly called the Beers List, are guidelines for healthcare professionals to help
improve the safety of prescribing medications for older adults.
concomitant with pharmacological tx in AD - correct answerPsychotherapy
First line for specific phobias like clowns, blood, animals - correct answerPsychotherapy
medications not all that helpful for specific phobias
OCD treatment - correct answerSSRI and CBT
BZD in treatment of OCD - correct answerXanax, Valium, Klonipin
, Exam 2- Nsg 552 Wilkes University
graded A latest 2025
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders - correct answerConsider and treat and comorbid
disorders as well
Trauma and Dissociative Disorders first line pharmocology - correct
answerAntidepressants
Psychotherapy are treatment of choice
Dissociative disorders - correct answerthe degree of insight the patient has is crucial to
the outcome of psychotherapy
DID- Dissociative identity disorder - correct answermay consider multi pronged
approach to treatment but strongly linked to childhood trauma so treating underlying
PTSD s/s is often helpful
DID - correct answerdiscourage use of BZD
DID - correct answerbeta blockers and alpha blockers useful for reducing sympathetic
nervous system activation
Prazosin - correct answeralpha 1 blocker helpful for nightmares and flashbacks
anorexia nervosa - correct answerAn eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and
willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of being fat
Meds for anorexia - correct answerProzac
Anafranil
Pariactin
Thorazine
Zyprexa
Used in anorexia nervosA - correct answeratypical antipyschotics
binge eating disorder - correct answersignificant binge-eating episodes, followed by
distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive
exercise that marks bulimia nervosa
treatment of binge eating disorder - correct answerAntidepressants and other
medication, cognitive behavioral and interpersonal therapy.
psychosomatic goal - correct answerreduce discomfort, improve depression, improve
anxieties or obsessive thoughts
SSRI indications - correct answerMajor depression, OCD, GAD, panic disorder, social
anxiety disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder
