Exam 13: Psychotherapeutic Medications

Describe the catecholamine and serotonin hypotheses of antidepressant action.

Researchers in the 1950s used to create a "model psychosis" to study possible etiological factors contributing to mental illness.

The effects of barbiturates are similar to those of .

One side effect of benzodiazepine use is .

According to the predominant theory regarding the action of antipsychotics, psychosis is induced by increased levels of activity.

Describe the side effects that may be encountered with the use of antipsychotics. How may these side effects be controlled?

Although overdosing on cyclics is a very real concern, overdosing on MAOIs is not common.

Approximately of the U.S. population experience some form of mental disorder in any given year.

Tardive dyskinesia is most characterized by .

Research has shown that lithium and the benzodiazepines are safe to take during pregnancy.

Which of the following is/are depressants?

was an early treatment for severe depression and is still used today.

Dependence can develop to which of the following?

The effects of antipsychotic medications on the serve to moderate or blunt emotional arousal.

Greater use of psychotherapeutics is found in those with more education and higher income levels.

is an herb that has been used extensively in Europe for mild to moderate depression.

One flaw in the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 is that it does not require a patient to meet with a physician face-to-face in order to obtain a prescription.

Benzodiazepines are thought to act through .

Reduction of pain by rendering the patient unconscious is called .

The symptoms of tardive dyskinesia are all reversible upon cessation of the medication.