1. Anesthesiologists are most likely to abuse this drug ANS Fentanyl
2. _____________ is a phenomenon whereby perior intermittent (rather than
continuous) exposure to the drug results in an enhanced response to later exposure
ANS Sensitization
3. ________________ withdrawal symptoms include increased appetite, decreased heart
rate, insomnia and depressed mood. ANS Nicotine
4. __________ is a medication used to treat alcohol and opioid dependence decrease
dependence by decreasing physiological response to alcohol and opioids. ANS
Naltrexone
5. _____________ is a medications that is a potent full agonist at opioid receptors used
in MAT for opioids. ANS Methadone
6. Schizophrenia is a disease process which is characterized by ___________ vulnerability
model. ANS stress
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7. Tricyclic antidepressants may cause sedation, flattened ___ waves on EKG and
__________ retention. ANS T Urinary
8. Inhibitory effect of alcohol are related to decreasing effects of __________. ANS
glutamate
9. Pathophysiology of schizophrenia is due to excess of ___________. ANS dopamine.
10. Large _________ discrepancy does not increase risk of divorce. ANS age
11. Anti- ____________ effects accounts for the major toxicity of tricyclics. ANS
cholinergic
12. Methadone ____________ withdrawal syndromes may present weeks after birth.
ANS neonatal
13. Clozapine an atypical antipsychotic used in treatment of schizophrenia is a
D____ receptor antagonist ANS 4
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14. _______________ is the medication of choice for the treatment of psychotic
symptoms in a patient wit delirium. ANS Haloperidol
15. The _______ ________ is the part of the brain that has been theorized to be
involved in obsessive compulsive disorder. ANS Basal ganglia
16. Overwhelming natural disaster defined by he DSM-V is a __________ __________
stressor. ANS catastrophic psychological
17. 5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) is a substance shown to be lower than average
in patients exhibiting __________ behavior. ANS suicidal
18. _________ nerve palsies is most common in alcoholic patients. ANS Radial
19. Out of the following medications ANS Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Buspiron and
Bupropion, the least effective in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder is what?
ANS Bupropion