Psychiatric Medications
Mood Disorders
Anxiety/Stress
Chemical Dependency
Thought Disorders
100

This is how long it may take for most psychiatric medications to begin to take effect. 

What is 3-4 weeks.

100

This is an acronym to help you remember the signs and symptoms of major depression.

What is SAD IMAGES?

100

Flashbacks, psychic numbing and guilt are symptoms of what anxiety disorder?

What is post-traumatic stress disorder?

100

This neurotransmitter is dumped out of neurons in large quantities after a client uses stimulant drugs such as cocaine. 

What is dopamine?

100

This is what it's called when a person experiences visions of things that others don't see, hear things that others don't hear, or they feel a crawling sensation on their skin. 

What are hallucinations?

200

This is a potential serious adverse reaction to MAO inhibitors which causes headache, chest pain, dizziness, confusion and BP > 180/120

What is hypertensive crisis?

200

MAO Inhibitors are used to treat depression as last resort because of an interaction with this substance found in foods like aged cheese, beer, and cured meats.

What is tyramine?

200

This type of stress can actually be helpful and motivating. 

What is eustress?

200

This is the number one cause of lung cancer. 

What is nicotine addiction (smoking cigarettes)?

200

This disease is characterized by atrophy of the cortex.

What is Alzheimer's Disease?

300

Dizziness, drowsiness, mood fluctuations and sexual dysfunction are all examples of this. 

What are side effects of SSRI's?

300

This part of the brain is responsible for generating emotions and mood.

What is the limbic system?

300

This disorder is characterized by chronic worrying for more than 6 months. 

What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?

300

These are the most serious risks of alcohol withdrawal.

What are hypertension, arrhythmias, seizure, and death?

300

This is the number one cause of non-compliance among schizophrenic patients. 

What are unpleasant medication side effects?

400

This drug is given in the case of an emergent opioid overdose. 

What is Naloxone?

400
This is a potential serious complication of taking SSRI's for depression which is characterized by fever, sweating, shivering, confusion, tachycardia and ataxia.

What is serotonin syndrome?

400

Panick attacks are often mistaken for this physiological emergency situation. 

What is a heart attack (MI)?

400

Pinpoint-sized pupils are a sign of this addiction.

What is opioid use disorder?

400

First generation antipsychotics can cause this serious adverse reaction which causes a triad of symptoms which are fever, confusion, and autonomic symptoms like tachycardia.

What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

500

This medication is given to combat EPS (extrapyramidal symptoms).

What is benztropine (Cogentin)?
500

This practice is an approach in the human services field that assumes that an individual is more likely than not to have a history of trauma. 

What is Trauma-Informed Care?

500

This disorder involves an anxiety-relieving ritual that helps to terminate persistent thoughts. 

What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

500

These are a long-term method of support for those who are in recovery from substance abuse disorders.

What are 12-step meetings (AA, NA, etc.)?

500

This is a sudden and transient state of confusion. 

What is delirium?