AMCA Mental Health Tech Specialist
Exam (2023) || Questions & Answers
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What are these symptoms showing of?
- uncontrolled movements - slurred speech
- impaired coordination - Behavorial changes - ANSWER - Huntington's disease
What are these symptoms showing of?
- tremors - rigidity - fatigue - emotional changes - ANSWER - Parkinson's disease
Treatment for Huntington's disease is usually treated with drugs that __________ ________________ effects. - ANSWER - Block dopamine's
Parkinson's disease is usually treated with drugs that _____________ _________ effects. - ANSWER - Enhance dopamines
What drug is prescribed to patients for acute alcohol withdrawal? It's considered the " gold standard" - ANSWER - Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
What drugs are for Alcohol deterrent therapy? - ANSWER - Disulfram (Antabuse)
Acamprosate calcium (Camparl)
Naltrexone (ReVia)
What would you instruct the client when taking disulfiram? - ANSWER - Avoid the use of
substance that contain alcohol, OTC cough medicines , mouthwashes, & aftershave lotions.
Eating large quantity of food over short period of time without purging. There is a lack of
control over food consumption & occurs at least 1x/wk for 3 months. Is called? - ANSWER - Binge eating disorder
Eating large quantities of food over short period of time which results in guilt and an urge to vomit for at least 1-2x week for 3 months. This is called? - ANSWER - bulimia nervosa You accompany the patient who is diagnosed with Bulimia to the bathroom after eating?
T/F? - ANSWER - True
Severe restriction of calorie intake leading to low body weight, distorted body image. Fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, and disturbed perception of own body. "Control". Patient may have amenorrhea or irregular period. This is called ? - ANSWER - Anorexia nervosa
What are the signs and symptoms for anorexia nervosa ? - ANSWER - S: self-esteem
W: weight control E: excessive exercise or laxatives L: low bp/hr
L: *lanugo* (thin hair found in anorexia)
E: enamel of teeth eroded (bulimia "bad breath")
D: dehydration
What are the pharmacology medications that are prescribed for treatment of anorexia & bulimia ? - ANSWER - Sertraline Electrolyte supplements
What are the medications for mood stabilizers? - ANSWER - -Lithium - apriprazole (abilify)
- carbamazepine ( tegretol)
- gabapentin (neurontin)
- lamotrigine (lamictal)
- olanzapine/ fluoxetine (Symbax)
- Valporic acid (depakote)
What is a contraindication if a patient is on a mood stabilizer? - ANSWER - No diuretics
Loss of functioning in some part of the body for psychological rather than physical reasons. "Blind, deaf, cant walk" - ANSWER - Conversion disorder
History of complaints about physical symptoms, affecting *many different areas of the body*, for which medical attention has been sought but *no physical cause is found*. - ANSWER - Somatization disorder
History of *complaints about pain*, for which medical attention has been sought but that appears to have *no physical cause* - ANSWER - Pain disorder
*Chronic worry * that one has a *physical disease in the absence* of evidence that one does; frequently seek medical attention. - ANSWER - hypochondriasis (illness anxiety disorder)
*Excessive preoccupation* with some part of the body the person believes is *defective.* - ANSWER - Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
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