Medications
Med to treat bipolar disorder
Valproaic acid(depokote)
Unhappy with her boss for his criticism, Clara goes home and takes her anger out on her children.
Displacement
When asked, about his drinking issues, Bob says he can stop drinking alcohol whenever he wants to.
Denial
What category is alprazalam (Xanax)
SSRI , SNRI , Benzodiazepine, Tricyclic antidepressant
Benzodiazepine
Maindifference in neurosis and psychosis
loss of contact with reality in psychosis
respiratory depression
potential side effect of benzodiazepines
A teenager wants his mom to go on his first date with girlfriend
Regression
A man who secretly has raped several women joins a group against violence against women.
reaction formation
What is the primary mechanism of action for SSRIs?
inhibit reuptake of serotonin
PA legal code number for involuntary psych admission
302
What class of medication does Risperidone (Risperdal) belong to?
antipsychotic
history of stuttering, John becomes and artist and not the history teacher he wanted to be
Compensation
After losing his paycheck to gambling, Fred yells at hos wife for going shopping at the mall again.
projection
anticholinergic side effects (3)
dry mouth, urinary retentions, constipation,dilated pupils tachycardia
meaning of anhedoina
loss of pleasure in things
Which of the following is an SSRI commonly prescribed for depression? Lithium , Fluoxetine (Prozac) Haloperidol (Haldol) Lorazepam (Ativan)
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
Mary can't remember the bike accident in which her friend was killed.
Repression
neurotransmitters
dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, acetycholine, GABA
which group is most successful at suicide
older men
Webutin is commonly prescibed to help quit what addiction?
smoking (nicotine)
After going to a club the night before an exam, Liz states that she failed the exam because she didn’t study the right chapter.
rationalization
a person is having psychotic drug reaction of eps symtoms, what can be given
cogentin or anricholinergics