ADDICTION COUNSELOR
EXAM
• Acetylcholine ANSWER Major nuerotransmitter
responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses in the
body, including those responsible for musle movement
• agonist-antagonistANSWER Counteracts or inhibits
Neurotransmitter effects on the post- synaptic cell
• AkathisiaANSWER Motor restlessness - from mild anxiety
to difficulty lying or sitting still, to insomnia; often an
extrapyramidal side-effect produces by neuroleptic drugs.
, • AnticholinergicANSWER Acetylcholine blocker in the CNS
and PNS
• AntiemeticANSWER prevents nausea and vomiting
• ArthralgiaANSWER joint pain
• ataxiaANSWER Loss of muscle coordination, especially
voluntary muscles
• AthetosisANSWER Continuous sinuously writing
movements (sometimes drug induced)
• Augmenter (add-on) medsANSWER Meds prescribed to
increase the efficacy of a prima- ry medication
• AutonomicANSWER The portion of the nervous system
outside voluntary control (invol- untary)
• BallismusANSWER Violent, involuntary flailing of the
extremities (typically more proxi- mal-closer to torso than
distal)
• BradycardiaANSWER abnormally slow heartbeat
• BradyphreniaANSWER slowness of thought
EXAM
• Acetylcholine ANSWER Major nuerotransmitter
responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses in the
body, including those responsible for musle movement
• agonist-antagonistANSWER Counteracts or inhibits
Neurotransmitter effects on the post- synaptic cell
• AkathisiaANSWER Motor restlessness - from mild anxiety
to difficulty lying or sitting still, to insomnia; often an
extrapyramidal side-effect produces by neuroleptic drugs.
, • AnticholinergicANSWER Acetylcholine blocker in the CNS
and PNS
• AntiemeticANSWER prevents nausea and vomiting
• ArthralgiaANSWER joint pain
• ataxiaANSWER Loss of muscle coordination, especially
voluntary muscles
• AthetosisANSWER Continuous sinuously writing
movements (sometimes drug induced)
• Augmenter (add-on) medsANSWER Meds prescribed to
increase the efficacy of a prima- ry medication
• AutonomicANSWER The portion of the nervous system
outside voluntary control (invol- untary)
• BallismusANSWER Violent, involuntary flailing of the
extremities (typically more proxi- mal-closer to torso than
distal)
• BradycardiaANSWER abnormally slow heartbeat
• BradyphreniaANSWER slowness of thought
