Deck 7: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

The "social drift" phenomenon refers to where most schizophrenics end up living as a result of occupational/financial loss.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

For patients with multiple-episodes, Risperdol or Invega are the drugs of choice.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Clozaril is the only atypical antipsychotic medication with no real extra-pyramidal risk.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which medication does not belong with the others?

A) Artane
B) Benadryl
C) Cogentin
D) Stelazine

Question 5

Schizophrenia can be detected on brain scans.

Question 6

Schizophrenia is typically caused by environmental trauma.

Question 7

Which of the following is most associated with weight gain?

A) Geodon
B) Zyprexa
C) Clozaril
D) Saphris

Question 8

All of the following are atypical antipsychotics except:

A) Zyprexa
B) Fanapt
C) Abilify
D) Navane

Question 9

Symbyax is a new medication that consists of both Zyprexa and Prozac.

Question 10

Seroquel has been studied to determine if it is a popular drug of abuse.
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Question 11

Schizophrenia affects nearly 3% of the general population.

Question 12

The advantages of the newer atypicals include:

A) Minimal EPS
B) Efficacy for reducing the positive symptoms.
C) Improving patient cognition.
D) All of the above.

Question 13

The treatment of choice for the first episode psychotic patient is:

A) Risperdal
B) Abilify
C) Haldol
D) None of these

Question 14

Resperidone requires weekly blood monitoring.

Question 15

The best medication for treatment refractory schizophrenia is:

A) Seroquel
B) Abilify
C) Clozaril
D) Orap

Question 16

Expert consensus suggests that a prescriber wait at least three weeks before switching from one anti-psychotic medication to another.

Question 17

Concordance rates for monozygotic twins is about 40-50%.