Anti-Depressants
This diagnosis is often treated with anti-depressant?
Symptoms of Depression
Antipsychotics help reduce symptoms of psychosis including thought disorders, delusions, and what?
Hallucinations
What mental health condition that people experience are mood stabilizers most often prescribed for?
Extremes of mood, Mania & Depression
What mental health condition that people experience are anti-anxiety and sedative medications often prescribed for_____?
Anxiety
Some scientist believe that mental illness is caused by an imbalance of what in the brain?
Chemical
Which of the following is not an antidepressant:
A. Zoloft
B. Prozac
C. Lexapro
D. Halidol
Halidol
T or F
Antipsychotics may also be known as major tranquilizers or neuroleptics
True
T or F
Are mood stabilizers addictive?
False
True or False:
Some anti-anxiety medications can be addictive?
True
What is the term used to describe genetic factors that may cause individuals to be more likely to develop different medical or mental health concerns?
A. biological vulnerability
B. Inherited trait
C. Imbalanced chromosomes
D: Thanks-a-lot-parentitus
A. biological vulnerability
T or F
Antidepressants can make mania worse?
True
Which of the following is not an antipsychotic medication?
A. Lithium Carbonate
B. Haldol
C. Geodon
D. Seroquel
A Lithium Carbonate
The use of this drug often requires frequent blood checks to ensure therapeutic levels.
Lithium, Tegretol and Depakote
Anti-Anxiety medications tend to take affect how compared to other medication classes discussed during class:
A. Quicker B. The same as C. Longer than D. They don’t have any effect.
A. Quicker
This is a service that you use to reduce symptoms.
Treatment
What does SSRI stand for?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
______ is a possible side effect of antipsychotics where their bodies stop producing white blood cells needed to fight infections.
Agranulocytosis
Low salt diets are not advisable when taking which mood stabilizer?
lithium
Which medication has shorter half life (works very quickly) and thus has more risk of dependence?
A: Xanax B: Klonopin C: Ativan
A. Xanax
Two actions have been identified to help with the effects of stress and biological vulnerability. One is treatment, what is the other?
Coping