Final Exam | Complete Questions And Answers

Dopamine theory of addiction {Ans: all drugs of abuse have a final common pathway of causing pleasure by provoking dopamine release in the mesolimbic pathway}SSRI Prescribing Pearls: med with longest half-life {Ans: fluoxetine (Prozac)}considered when selecting an antidepressant medication {Ans: Client preference Prior treatment response Anticipated adverse effects Comorbidities Half-life and interactions Cost}Acute agitation in mania may be treated with: {Ans: rapid-acting oral, inhaled, or IM antimanic agents}If bipolar depression is mistaken for MDD: {Ans: antidepressant therapy may precipitate a manic episode or induce rapid-cycling bipolar depression -may contribute to the increased incidence of death by suicide in children and adults younger than 25}Match diagnostic symptom to Malfunctioning Brain Circuit: Basal Forebrain (BF) {Ans: Manic Episode -Decreased sleep/arousal}