NR 445 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
4 major classes of antidepressant medications Correct Answers
antipsychotic, antianxiety, mood-stabilizers, antidepressant
5 classes of antidepressants Correct Answers SSRIs and
SNRIs; medications that act indirectly on 5-HT and NE;
medication that acts indirectly on DA; tricyclic antidepressants;
monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Amygdala Correct Answers Fight or flight
Anergia Correct Answers Loss of energy
Anhedonia Correct Answers Loss of pleasure in activities
Anticonvulsants mood stabilizers Correct Answers Depakote
(valproid acid), Tegretol (carbamazepine), Lamictal
(lamotrigine)
Are antidepressants addictive? Correct Answers NO
Are side effects common for antideppresants? Correct Answers
Mild side effects are common but often go away quickly
Atypical antidepressants Correct Answers Remeron
(mirtazapine), Wellbutrin (bupropion), Desyrel (trazodone)
Atypical MDD Correct Answers Sleeping too much and eating
too much
, Bipolar I disorder Correct Answers at least one episode of
mania with major depression. Rapid cycling: 4 or more mood
episodes in a 12 month period
Bipolar II disorder Correct Answers Hypomanic episodes
alternating with major depression
Can antidepressants cause withdrawl symptoms? Correct
Answers YES
Can SSRIs be taken during pregnancy? Correct Answers Yes,
besides Paxil
Catatonic features Correct Answers group of symptoms
characterized by disturbances in motor (muscular movement)
behavior that may have either a psychological or a physiological
basis.
Cyclothymia Correct Answers Swing between hypomania and
dysthymia
Depression is an imbalance in what three major
neurotransmitters? Correct Answers dopamine, serotonin, and
norepinephrine
Desyrel (trazodone) Correct Answers often used as sleeping
agent, sedative, often used to augment other antidepressants
Drugs that cause mania Correct Answers Antidepressants,
steroids, anticholinergics, stimulants
4 major classes of antidepressant medications Correct Answers
antipsychotic, antianxiety, mood-stabilizers, antidepressant
5 classes of antidepressants Correct Answers SSRIs and
SNRIs; medications that act indirectly on 5-HT and NE;
medication that acts indirectly on DA; tricyclic antidepressants;
monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
Amygdala Correct Answers Fight or flight
Anergia Correct Answers Loss of energy
Anhedonia Correct Answers Loss of pleasure in activities
Anticonvulsants mood stabilizers Correct Answers Depakote
(valproid acid), Tegretol (carbamazepine), Lamictal
(lamotrigine)
Are antidepressants addictive? Correct Answers NO
Are side effects common for antideppresants? Correct Answers
Mild side effects are common but often go away quickly
Atypical antidepressants Correct Answers Remeron
(mirtazapine), Wellbutrin (bupropion), Desyrel (trazodone)
Atypical MDD Correct Answers Sleeping too much and eating
too much
, Bipolar I disorder Correct Answers at least one episode of
mania with major depression. Rapid cycling: 4 or more mood
episodes in a 12 month period
Bipolar II disorder Correct Answers Hypomanic episodes
alternating with major depression
Can antidepressants cause withdrawl symptoms? Correct
Answers YES
Can SSRIs be taken during pregnancy? Correct Answers Yes,
besides Paxil
Catatonic features Correct Answers group of symptoms
characterized by disturbances in motor (muscular movement)
behavior that may have either a psychological or a physiological
basis.
Cyclothymia Correct Answers Swing between hypomania and
dysthymia
Depression is an imbalance in what three major
neurotransmitters? Correct Answers dopamine, serotonin, and
norepinephrine
Desyrel (trazodone) Correct Answers often used as sleeping
agent, sedative, often used to augment other antidepressants
Drugs that cause mania Correct Answers Antidepressants,
steroids, anticholinergics, stimulants
