Deck 9: Drugs for Anxiety, Daytime Sedation, and Insomnia

Question 1

Nonpharmacological choices to treat anxiety include the following: (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Caffeine or other stimulant use should be increased.
B) Alcohol use should be minimal; it should not be used to control anxiety.
C) Stress reduction, including relaxation training and time management, is often helpful initially.
D) Specific cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be required.

Answer 1

Alcohol use should be minimal; it should not be used to control anxiety.
Stress reduction, including relaxation training and time management, is often helpful initially.
Specific cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) may be required.

Question 2

A patient complains that she is having problems sleeping. Which of the following would be good advice to give her concerning re-establishing a healthful sleep?

A) Take an afternoon nap to catch up
B) Drink a cup of hot chocolate before bed
C) Exercise regularly but not within 2 hours of sleep
D) Eat ice cream before bed
C

Answer 2

Exercise regularly but not within 2 hours of sleep

Question 3

Which stage of sleep is referred to as dreaming sleep?

A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 3 & 4
D) REM sleep

Answer 3

REM sleep

Question 4

Which drug is not an anxiolytic?

A) Alprazolam
B) Diazepam
C) Methylphenidate
D) Oxazepam

Question 5

This drug would shorten the time it takes to fall asleep and increase your total sleep time:

A) methylphenidate
B) triazolam
C) phenylephrine
D) pseudoephedrine

Question 6

A state of apprehension that stems from anticipation of danger from an unknown source is referred to as anxiety.

Question 7

With OCD, a person may have a fear of being exposed to germs (the compulsion). This fear may eventually lead the person to wash his or her hands over and over (the obsession).

Question 8

REM sleep is divided into 4 stages.

Question 9

Sedatives-hypnotics are a class of drugs that sleep in low doses and calming effect in high doses.

Question 10

The class of drug of choice to treat nervous tension and anxiety would be a benzodiazepine.

Question 11

The mechanism of drug action of benzodiazepines and barbiturates is to decrease the effects of GABA.

Question 12

A college student is having a panic attack. The drug class most likely to be prescribed to treat this type of anxiety will be barbiturate.

Question 13

Define the terms sedative, hypnotic and anxiolytic.

Question 14

Name 3 physical effects of anxiety disorders.

Question 15

What does EEG stand for, what does it measure, and for which condition would a patient be having an EEG done for?