Deck 10: Psychotherapeutic Drugs

Question 1

The most common form of depression is

A) tripolar
B) bipolar
C) unipolar
D) always accompanied by manic states

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The DSM-IV

A) defines diagnostic criteria for mental disorders
B) is not helpful in characterizing dependence issues
C) does not address behavioral syndromes
D) is an outdated catalog of illicit substances

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A person who loses contact with reality suffers from

A) psychosis
B) neuro trials
C) manic modes
D) delusional modes

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following does Zoloft seem to be effective in treating?

A) Moderate to severe depression
B) Tardive dyskinesia
C) Tinnitus
D) Bipolar disorders

Question 5

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was used to treat

A) anxiety
B) neurosis
C) polio
D) depression and psychosis

Question 6

Bipolar affective disorder was formerly called

A) a highly-curable mental illness
B) a mental illness that is difficult to cure
C) manic depression
D) a unipolar affective disorder

Question 7

The model which focuses on symptoms, diagnosis, and cure is referred to as

A) the psychological model
B) the medical model
C) the sociocultural model
D) the psychiatric model

Question 8

Paroxetine is a generic term for

A) Elavil
B) Prozac
C) Paxil
D) Zoloft

Question 9

SSRI stands for

A) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
B) secondary symptoms of recessive inhibitions
C) secondary serotonin relapse index
D) simple symptoms of rough indices

Question 10

Common side effects of tricyclics include

A) constipation
B) dry mouth
C) urinary retention
D) all of the above

Question 11

MAOI's work better with patients whose depression

A) is hereditary
B) is chronic and has occurred over a two year period
C) becomes less acute as the day progresses
D) becomes more acute as the day progresses

Question 12

Who said that the concept of mental illness is a myth?

A) Freud
B) Szasz
C) Brothers
D) Peck

Question 13

The use of _______was stopped after the death of 54 people.

A) Miltown
B) benzedrine
C) Dexedrine
D) iproniazid

Question 14

A person who has a psychiatric problem and a drug problem might be given a

A) bipolar diagnosis
B) dual diagnosis
C) psychosomatic diagnosis
D) none of the above

Question 15

Which SSRI had much bad publicity because of lawsuits, but is still popularly prescribed?

A) Zoloft
B) Prozac
C) Pepcid
D) Elavil

Question 16

Possible causes of mental illness include

A) childrearing practices
B) heredity
C) biochemical imbalances
D) all of the above

Question 17

Mental illness implies

A) organic dysfunction
B) inorganic dysfunction
C) inappropriate behavior and thinking
D) physical and psychosomatic problems

Question 18

A significant and potentially serious side effect of MAOI's is

A) liver cancer
B) low blood pressure
C) high blood pressure
D) seizures

Question 19

Tricyclics work best with

A) bipolar affective disorder
B) those patients who experience hallucinations
C) minimal unipolar depression
D) severe unipolar depression

Question 20

MAOI's were discovered by accident when iproniazid was being used to treat

A) cancer
B) tuberculosis
C) polio
D) heart disease

Question 21

A condition marked by a dull facial expression, weakness in the extremities, tremors rigidity, and extremely slow and limited movements is referred to as

A) Parkinsonism
B) dystonia
C) akathesia
D) tardive dyskinesia

Question 22

The brand name for venlafaxine is

A) Pristiq
B) Effexor XR
C) Zoloft
D) Paxil

Question 23

Side effects of SSRIs include

A) pain in the eyes
B) vision blurring
C) blindness
D) all of the above

Question 24

Szasz believes that mental illness is a myth.

Question 25

After treatment is ceased, tardive dyskinesia reversed itself in what percent of patients?

A) 55%
B) 65%
C) 75%
D) 85%

Question 26

Duloxetine is more commonly known as

A) Effexor XR
B) Pristiq
C) Cymbalta
D) Paxil

Question 27

Children are never prescribed Prozac.

Question 28

Schizophrenia in reality is a split personality.

Question 29

Lithium is effective in people who have unipolar depression and

A) have not responded to ECT
B) do not respond to tricyclics
C) have not abused sedative-hypnotics
D) have decreased REM during sleep

Question 30

Sudden and involuntary muscle spasms of the head, neck, lips, tongue, eyes, and slurred speech are most likely symptoms of

A) akathesia
B) dystonia
C) tardive dyskinesia
D) Parkinsonism

Question 31

Motor disorders such as involuntary repetitive facial movements, lip smacking, involuntary movements of the trunk and limbs, and twitching is

A) tardive dyskinesia
B) polyuria
C) Bradykinesia
D) akathesia

Question 32

Zoloft is only prescribed for children.

Question 33

Wellbutrin has been approved to treat

A) seasonal affective disorder
B) anxiety
C) inflammation
D) blood clots

Question 34

Which of the following are less severe side effects associated with antipsychotic drugs?

A) Constipation
B) Dry mouth
C) Altered skin pigmentation
D) All of the above

Question 35

A problem with antipsychotic medications is that the drugs

A) are absorbed erratically
B) have a short half-life
C) build up in the brain
D) only work on a small percentage of psychotic patients

Question 36

Lexapro is an

A) SSRI
B) SNFI
C) PTSD
D) DXM

Question 37

According to the DSM-IV, no definition adequately specifies precise boundaries for the concept of moral disorder.

Question 38

Bupropion is

A) Wellbutrin
B) Xanax
C) Valium
D) methadone

Question 39

The makers of Lexapro have experienced legal problems regarding the marketing of Lexapro as an antidepressant for use with

A) young adults
B) menopausal women
C) children
D) middle-aged men

Question 40

Identify and briefly discuss the differences between the different types of antidepressants.

Question 41

Lithium is typically administered by injection.

Question 42

Monoamine oxidase is found in mitochondria.

Question 43

Antipsychotic drugs are ineffective with schizophrenics.

Question 44

The effectiveness of tricyclics is superior to MAOIs.

Question 45

Prozac is effective for only 30% of the people who take it.

Question 46

Patients develop a tolerance to the side effects of antipsychotic drugs, but do not develop a tolerance to their dosage.

Question 47

Identify both conditions for which antipsychotic drugs might be used in treatment and the drugs that would be used.

Question 48

Why is it difficult to define mental illness?

Question 49

Lithium at therapeutic doses has no psychoactive effect on normal people.

Question 50

Antipsychotic drugs are responsible for the significant decrease in mental hospital admissions in the last 30 years.

Question 51

MAOIs are only effective with depressed patients who have high MAO activity.

Question 52

Lithium has a high margin of safety.

Question 53

Do you think the media overreacted to stories about Prozac? Can you think of other examples where the media help to highlight a problem which the FDA then responds to?

Question 54

Would you consider antipsychotic medication to be miracle drugs? Why or why not?

Question 55

Antipsychotic drugs are called neuroleptics in Europe.

Question 56

MAOIs are no longer prescribed in the United States.

Question 57

A desirable effect of antipsychotic drugs is tardive dyskinesia.

Question 58

Because of bad publicity, Prozac was taken off the market.

Question 59

MAOIs are only effective when taken with tyramine.

Question 60

Under what conditions should the mentally ill be mainstreamed into society?