Psychotherapeutic drug therapy works primarily by:

Altering chemical pathways within the nervous system

The person who is at greatest risk for committing suicide is a(n):

Elderly white man who is the last survivor of four siblings

Signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (SE from antipsychotics) include

Repititious, involuntary muscle movements in face and extremities

One of the major disadvantages of benzodiazepines is that these:

Cause dependency with long-term use

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1
Limit setting such as rules for TV use or visiting hours, aids in the client's feelings of:
Privacy
High self-esteem
Safety and security
Personal identity
2
The legal term that describes any behavior that presents an immediate threat to another person is:
Aggression
Acting out
Anger
Assault
3
Psychotherapeutic drug therapy works primarily by:
Opening major nerve pathways within the brain
Causing vasodilation with the nervous system
Altering chemical pathways within the nervous system
Disrupting blood flow within the brain
4
Addressing a client by Mr/Mrs, and last name is an example of the therapeutic action of :
Empathy
Advocacy
Caring
Self-awareness
5
The person who is at greatest risk for committing suicide is a(n):
Young Agrican American man who lives alone
High school freshman who is 30# overweight
Elderly white man who is the last survivor of four siblings
Middle-aged married man
6
Signs and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (SE from antipsychotics) include
Loss of ability to perform voluntary movements
Absence of physical and mental movement
Rigidity in muscles that control gait, posture, and eye movements
Repititious, involuntary muscle movements in face and extremities
7
One of the major disadvantages of benzodiazepines is that these:
Cause dependency with long-term use
Are new to the market with little research
Often cause minor side effects
Take 4-6 weeks before onset of action occurs
8
When client states they are having auditory hallucinations and difficulty concentrating, this type of data is:
Shared
Objective
Subjective
Measured
9
A client responds "My favorite snack if fizpopofluff. It's so quepsy". This is what speech pattern?
Neologism
Pressured speech
Mutism
Echolalia
10
If documentation shows a client displayed a "flat affect", this behavior would likely consist of:
Sadness and hopelessness
Unresponsive emotions
Lack of agreement of affect and mood
Rapid, dramatic changes in emotion

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