Medications
These are two of the top three most sedating atypical (second generation) antipsychotics.
What are quetiapine, clozapine, and olanzapine?
This is a symptom characterized by grandiose thinking, reduced need for sleeping, and impulsive behavior.
What is mania?
This therapy uses exposure and response prevention to treat obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
What is Exposure Therapy?
This class of medications is the most prescribed to prevent seizures during alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
What do PHP and IOP stand for?
What is partial hospitalization program and intensive outpatient program?
This antidepressant is a metabolite of Effexor.
What is Pristiq (desvenlafaxine)?
This symptom is described as having suspiciousness, hypervigilance, and defensiveness / irritability.
What is paranoia?
This term describes a client’s sense that the therapist truly understands them.
What is empathy?
Opioid withdrawal often includes muscle aches, diarrhea, and this unpleasant “goosebump” symptom.
What is piloerection?
This well known ex-Disney star, has openly discussed living with bipolar disorder, addiction, eating disorders, and recovery from trauma.
Who is Demi Lovato?
This is the first antipsychotic ever developed.
What is chlorpromazine (Thorazine)?
This disorder is characterized by limited use of eye contact, gestures, or facial expressions. repetitive movements, and difficulty understanding social cues.
What is Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder)?
This therapy style was originally developed to help patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
What is DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)?
These two medications are commonly used to reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms in opioid use disorder.
What is methadone or buprenorphine?
This gold medal winning swimming star admitted to suffering from depression and alcohol abuse.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This benzodiazepine has the longest half life.
What is Valium (diazepam)?
A disorder marked by seasonal episodes of depression, usually in fall or winter, is called this.
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
This style of helping people focuses on addressing a client's ambivalence about change.
What is Motivational Interviewing?
Nicotine replacement therapy and these two medications are approved to help with smoking cessation and withdrawal.
What is varenicline (Chantix) or bupropion (Zyban)?
This substance is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world.
What is caffeine?
This class of medications was almost completely replaced by benzodiazepines due to their favorable side effect profile and lower risk of toxicity and overdose.
What are barbiturates?
This disorder has symptoms of unwanted, distressing, and repetitive thoughts, as well as actions performed to reduce anxiety related to those thoughts.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
Developed by Carl Rogers, this therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s own self-discovery
What is Person-Centered Therapy?
This vitamin is taken during alcohol withdrawal to prevent Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome.
What is Thiamine (B-1)?
Alcohol primarily affects this neurotransmitter, which slows brain activity.
What is GABA?