Question : 101. Which of the following individuals would benefit from electroconvulsive shock : 1201840

101. Which of the following individuals would benefit from electroconvulsive shock therapy? 
A. Stephanie, who is severely depressed and does not respond to antidepressant drugs
B. Michael, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and does not respond to antipsychotic drugs
C. Lloyd, who suffers from panic attacks and does not respond to anxiolytics
D. Julie, who suffers from multiple personality disorder and does not respond to neuroleptic drugs

102. Rose is watching a TV medical drama in which a storyline centers around a patient receiving electroconvulsive shock therapy. Confused, she asks her husband, Bernard, if such a treatment is still used today. Bernard explains that it is occasionally an option, but it is no longer used when a patient 
A. suffers from schizophrenia.
B. fails to improve after taking psychoactive drugs.
C. suffers from mania.
D. has severe depression.

103. Electroconvulsive shock therapy is safer now than it was decades ago for all of the following reasons except that 
A. patients are now given an anesthetic so that they are unconscious before the shock is delivered.
B. the shock now lasts only about half a second.
C. the shock is now delivered to both sides of the brain at the same time.
D. patients are now given a muscle relaxant to prevent bone fractures.

104. Manuel constantly looks over his shoulders when walking down the streets of Washington, D.C., because he thinks that he is being followed. He told his psychiatrist that the president is trying to kill him and that the vice president has been following him. Which of the following drugs should Manuel’s therapist prescribe for him? 
A. Prozac
B. Thorazine
C. Valium
D. Lithium

105. Tisha suffers from schizophrenia. Tisha’s hallucinations and delusions will probably be reduced if she takes which type of drug? 
A. A tricyclic
B. An anxiolytic
C. An antidepressant
D. A neuroleptic

106. Sharon was diagnosed with schizophrenia in the late 1960s and was put on Haldol (haloperidol). Sharon lived a relatively normal life until recently, when she began uncontrollably thrusting out her tongue, grotesquely squinching her face, and flailing her arms and legs. Sharon has apparently developed 
A. mania.
B. tardive dyskinesia.
C. Parkinson’s syndrome.
D. muscular dystrophy.

107. Winston has been taking neuroleptic drugs for several years, and he now suffers from an irreversible disorder of the nervous system that involves uncontrollable, repetitive movements of the body and face. Winston probably began taking neuroleptic drugs to treat his _____, but the drug led to the disorder known as _____. 
A. schizophrenia; agranulocytosis
B. schizophrenia; tardive dyskinesia
C. anxiety disorder; agranulocytosis
D. anxiety disorder; tardive dyskinesia

108. Valeri was diagnosed with major depression. Her doctor prescribed _____ to reduce her depressive symptoms. 
A. lithium
B. a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
C. an anxiolytic
D. a neuroleptic drug

109. Ginger has been placed on a medication that affects serotonin levels in her brain. She is concerned because she read in a recent study that these drugs have been shown to perform only slightly better than a placebo. Nevertheless, Ginger hopes that she will experience even a slight relief from her symptoms by taking a(n) _____ drug. 
A. antidepressant
B. neuroleptic
C. anxiolytic
D. anticonvulsant

110. Saint John’s wort is an herbal remedy. It appears that its active substance, hypericin, enhances serotonin activity and acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). If studies show that Saint John’s wort is effective in treating disorders, it will most likely be used to combat symptoms of 
A. schizophrenia.
B. depression.
C. generalized anxiety disorder.
D. mania.