NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Occurs when a person
Adjustment disorders
develops emotional or
behavioral symp-toms in
response to a stress-ful
event or situation; symp-
toms aren't those of
normal be-reavement and
resolve within 6 months of
the stressor SSRIs (sertraline and duloxetine)
2. Which of the following class
of meds are used as first-line
thera-py for PTSD?
3. What do you need to monitor if a Blood pressure
patient is on Prazosin?
4. They interfere with the
psycho-logical processes 8. Co-occurring depressive or
needed to ben-efit from CBT: PTSD symtpoms
there is a high rate of
comorbid SUD w/PTSD and
benzodiazepines are highly
addictive
5. Sertraline and Paroxetine
6. Only in SEVERE cases
7. PTSD
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,NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
Why are benzodiazepines contraindicated in PTSD
treat-ment?
What medications are FDA approved to treat
PTSD?
When would you augment treatment of PTSD
with an atypical antipsychotic?
What co-occurring disorder do patients with DID
typically have?
What are SSRIs ettective for in DID?
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, NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
9. Psychotherapy and
pharmacolo-gy to target
associated symp-toms like CBT specific for hoarding; SSRIs
anxiety, depression, in- to treat concurrent anxiety/de-
somnia pression
10.
Naltrexone
11.
No- there is often concurrent
de-pression/anxiety and ECT
can be effective in treating
it- especially if symptoms
are treatment resis-tant
12.
Psychotherapy; SSRIs to
treat concurrent
anxiety/depression;
13.
antipsychotics; ansiolytics
excoriation disorder
14.
Psychotherapy; SSRIs for
concurrent
anxiety/depression;
15.
Clomipramine, Atypical
antipsy-chotics (lithium, N-
16. acetylcyteine
Trichotillomania
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QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Occurs when a person
Adjustment disorders
develops emotional or
behavioral symp-toms in
response to a stress-ful
event or situation; symp-
toms aren't those of
normal be-reavement and
resolve within 6 months of
the stressor SSRIs (sertraline and duloxetine)
2. Which of the following class
of meds are used as first-line
thera-py for PTSD?
3. What do you need to monitor if a Blood pressure
patient is on Prazosin?
4. They interfere with the
psycho-logical processes 8. Co-occurring depressive or
needed to ben-efit from CBT: PTSD symtpoms
there is a high rate of
comorbid SUD w/PTSD and
benzodiazepines are highly
addictive
5. Sertraline and Paroxetine
6. Only in SEVERE cases
7. PTSD
1/
29
,NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
Why are benzodiazepines contraindicated in PTSD
treat-ment?
What medications are FDA approved to treat
PTSD?
When would you augment treatment of PTSD
with an atypical antipsychotic?
What co-occurring disorder do patients with DID
typically have?
What are SSRIs ettective for in DID?
2/
29
, NSG 552 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
9. Psychotherapy and
pharmacolo-gy to target
associated symp-toms like CBT specific for hoarding; SSRIs
anxiety, depression, in- to treat concurrent anxiety/de-
somnia pression
10.
Naltrexone
11.
No- there is often concurrent
de-pression/anxiety and ECT
can be effective in treating
it- especially if symptoms
are treatment resis-tant
12.
Psychotherapy; SSRIs to
treat concurrent
anxiety/depression;
13.
antipsychotics; ansiolytics
excoriation disorder
14.
Psychotherapy; SSRIs for
concurrent
anxiety/depression;
15.
Clomipramine, Atypical
antipsy-chotics (lithium, N-
16. acetylcyteine
Trichotillomania
3/
29
