NSER 7210 Module 5: Mental Health Already Graded A
NSER 7210 Module 5: Mental Health Already Graded A
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What are 3 commonly used medication to treat depression effectively? ️MAOIs
SSRIs
TCA's
What are some common side effects of SSRIs? ️Sleep disturbances
Anxiety
Nausea
What are some commonly seen symptoms in a new onset of schizop...
NSER 7210 Module 5: Mental Health Already Graded A+
What are 3 commonly used medication to treat depression effectively? ✔️MAOIs
SSRIs
TCA's
What are some common side effects of SSRIs? ✔️Sleep disturbances
Anxiety
Nausea
What are some commonly seen symptoms in a new onset of schizophrenia? ✔️Hallucinations
Delusions
Bizarre behavior
Flat affect
Thought disorder
What are some characteristics of PTSD? ✔️Social withdrawal
Nightmares
Anxiety
Fatigue
Forgetfulness
What is the acronym for warning signs of aggression? ✔️S: staring
T: tone of voice
A: anxiety
M: mumbling
P: pacing
, E: emotions
D: disease process
A: assertive behavior
R: resources
What are some common conventional anti-psychotics? ✔️Chlorpromazine (Thorazine)
Loxapac/loxitane (Loxapine)
Haloperidol (Haldol).
What are some common Atypical antipsychotics? ✔️Risperidone (Risperdal)
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
What are extrapyramidal symptoms ✔️akinesia (a reduction in spontaneous activity, mask like
expression and reduced ability to initiate movement),
akathesia (an excessive degree of restlessness and agitation)
tremor (some degree of Parkinsonianism is common),
tardive dyskinesia (a potentially irreversible syndrome of repetitive, irregular, jerky movements that
occurs months to year after antipsychotic therapy)
dystonia (involuntary muscle spasms which produce fixed and abnormal postures)
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)? ✔️Its a rare life threatening side effect of
antipsychotic meds. Signs of NMS are extreme rigidity and catatonia, sometimes mistaken for worsening
of psychotic disorder
Antidepressants work by ______ the removal of neurotransmitters such as serotonin? Fill in the blank:
✔️Antidepressants work by slowing down the removal of neurotransmitters.
A patient in acute psychosis who is displaying signs of aggression or violence will commonly be treated
with an antipsychotic medication such as Haldol, and a drug from this classification: ✔️Benzodiazepine.
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