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Psychopharmacology Wilkes n552 examquestions with complete solution 2024
Dissociation j- jANS✓✓-defense jmechanism jthat jprotects ja jperson jfrom
joverwhelming janxiety jby jemotionally jseparating
Depersonalization j- jANS✓✓-unreality jor jdetachment jfrom jone's jbody, jthoughts,
jfeeling jand jactions
Derealization: j- jANS✓✓-unreality jor jdetachment jfrom jone's jsurroundings
Body jdysmorphic jdisorder j- jANS✓✓-Preoccupation jwith jone jor jmore jperceived
jdefects jor jflaws jin jphysical jappearance j
Spends jsignificant jtime jtrying jto jcorrect jperceived jflaw jwith jmakeup,
jdermatological jprocedures jor jplastic jsurgery
jTxt: jSSRI jand jor jCBT
Hoarding jdisorder j- jANS✓✓-Persistent jdifficulty jdiscarding jpossessions
jregardless jof jactual jvalue j
Results jin jaccumulation jof jpossessions jthat jcompromise jliving jspace jor
jinability jto jfunction j
Patients jwho jremain jresistant jto jpsychosocial jinterventions, jor jwho jlack
jaccess jto jthem, jcan jbe jprovided ja jtrial jof ja jserotonin-reuptake jinhibitor,
jparticularly jif jthey jhave ja jcomorbid jaffective jor janxiety jdisorder;
Trichotillomania j- jANS✓✓-Recurrent jpulling jout jone's jhair jdespite jrepeated
jattempts jto jstop. j
Txt: jSSRI, jClomipramine; jatypical jantipsychotics, jlithium
Excoriation jDisorder j- jANS✓✓-Recurrent jskin jpicking jthat jresults jin jlesions
jdespite jattempts jto jstop. j
Cognitive-behavioral jtherapies jmay jbe jbeneficial jfor jpatients jaccepting
jpsychiatric jreferral
, jTxt: jSSRIS, jantipsychotics, janxiolytics
Posttraumatic jStress jDisorder j(PTSD) j- jANS✓✓-Re-experiencing jof jan
jextremely jtraumatic jevent jaccompanied jby jsymptoms jof jincreased jarousal jand
javoidance jof jstimuli jassociate jwith jthe jtrauma.
PTSD jtreatment j- jANS✓✓-1st jline: jSSRIS j(Zoloft, jCelexa) jor jSNRIS
j(Venlafaxine) j
FDA japproved jmeds: jSertraline j(Zoloft) jand jParoxetine j(Paxil) j
Alpha-1 jagonist j(Prazosin)= jtargets jflashbacks; jnightmares jand jhypervigilance j
Psychotherapy j(CBC- jexposure jtherapy jetc.)
• jPTSD j- jANS✓✓-is ja jpotentially jdebilitating jdisorder jthat jcan joccurs jafter ja
jtraumatic jevent. j
Commonly jdescribed jin jwar jveterans j• j
Can jalso jpresent jin jthose jexperiencing jnon- jwar jevents
PTSD j- jANS✓✓-• jClinical jsyndrome jis jcharacterized jby j4 jclusters jof
jsymptoms: j
Re-experiencing jthe jtrauma j(with jintrusive jthoughts, jnightmares, jor jflashbacks)
j• j
Emotional jnumbing j• j
Avoidance jbehaviors j• j
Persistent jhyperarousal jand jmood jsymptoms j(depression, jirritability, janger)
Difference jbetween jAcute jStress jDisorder jand jPTSD: j- jANS✓✓-When jan
jindividual jexperiences ja jtraumatic jevent jand jdisplays janxiety jsymptoms jthat
jlasts jfor jonly ja jshort jduration, jthe jcondition jis jopposed jto jPTSD. j
For jthe jdiagnosed jas jASD jas jcondition jto jbe jdiagnosed jas jASD, jsymptoms
jmust joccur jwithin jone jmonth jof jtrauma jand jlast jfor jnot jmore jthan jone jmonth.
jThe jsymptoms jof jASD, jhowever, jare jsimilar jto jthose jobserved jin jPTSD.
Comorbidity jAssessment: jPTSD j- jANS✓✓-It jis jimportant jto jlook jfor: j
Substance juse jdisorders j(avoid jbenzodiazepines) j
Depression j
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