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Effects of an overdose of LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) can include all of the following except?Vomiting Respiratory failure Hypertensive crisis
Seizures - Correct Answer: Hypertensive crisis
Hypertensive crisis would be considered a symptom of PCP overdose.Vomiting, respiratory failure and seizures would be considered an effect of LSD overdose.
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
insomnia nausea loss of coordination
sweating or shivering with goose bumps - Correct Answer: nausea
Symptoms of serotonin syndrome can present in patients that have drug combinations that are contraindicated. They can vary from restlessness and agitation to tremors, chills, headaches, and insomnia as well as loss of coordination. Nausea has not been implicated in serotonin syndrome. 1 / 4
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pg. 2 What is the rate of suicide attempts for patients having dissociative identity disorder?30% 45% 70%
60% - Correct Answer: 70%
People with dissociative identity disorder have one of the highest risks for suicide. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),more than 70% of outpatients with DID have attempted suicide, and multiple suicide attempts are common.
Of the following, which would not be considered a phase of schizophrenia treatment?Maintenance Acute Cognitive
Stabilization - Correct Answer: Cognitive
Cognitive is not one of the three phases of schizophrenia treatment.
The three phases are:
Phase 1: acute
Phase 2: stabilization
Phase 3: maintenance
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pg. 3 The patient should be monitored for effects of psychotropic medications which can impact cardiac rhythms. Which of the following could be a potential cardiac side effect?A prolonged QT interval Narrowing of the QRS Both A and B
None of the above - Correct Answer: A prolonged QT interval
With antipsychotic drugs, the triclyclic action can cause problems. These medications can cause a widening of the QRS or a prolonged QT interval. This is a measure of the ventricular repolarization.
Sullivan described three developmental cognitive modes of experience and believed that mental disorders are related to the persistence of one of the early modes. The mode that begins in early childhood as the child begins to connect experiences in sequence is which of the following?prototaxic mode parataxic mode syntaxic mode
composite mode - Correct Answer: parataxic mode
The parataxic mode begins in early childhood. The child may not make logical sense of the experiences and may see them as coincidence or chance events. The child seeks to relieve anxiety by repeating familiar experiences, although he or she may not understand what he or she is doing.
Which of the following is an example of Western alternative medical systems? 3 / 4
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pg. 4 TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) naturopathy ayurveda
acupuncture - Correct answer: naturopathy
Naturopathy and homeopathy are examples of Western alternative medical systems. Naturopathy emphasizes health restoration rather than disease treatment and combines nutrition, homeopathy, therapeutic counseling and other therapies. The underlying belief is that the individual assumes responsibility for his or her recovery.
What is NOT a sign of alcohol intoxication?Nystagmus Mood lability The face has pale skin.
Aggressive impulses - Correct Answer: The face has pale skin.
A flushed face is a sign of alcohol intoxication. Other signs include disinhibition of sexual impulses, impaired judgment, and impaired occupational functioning.
In terms of styles of leadership in therapeutic groups, which type of leader encourages individual creativity and group cohesiveness?autocratic democratic laissez-faire psychotherapeutic - Correct Answer: democratic
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