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Health Differences Across the Lifespan 2 Study Guide 17. Fluoxetine (an SSRI) exerts its antidepressant effect by blocking the reuptake of: a. GABA b. Dopamine c. Serotonin d. Norepinephrine 18. A psychiatric nurse routinely administers the following drugs to patients in the communitymental health center. The patients who should be most carefully assessed for untoward cardiac side effects are those receiving: a. Lithium b. Clozapine c. Diazepam d. Sertraline 19. Which of the following classes of psychotropic medications could trigger the development of parkinsonian movement disorders among individuals who take therapeutic doses? a. SSRIs b. DRAs c. Benzodiazepines d. Tricyclic antidepressants 20. Atypical antipsychotic medications have which of the following effects? Select all that apply. a. Reduction of positive symptoms of schizophrenia b. Reduction of negative symptoms of schizophrenia c. Reduction of body mass d. Possible improvement in cognitive function 21. A nurse tells a peer, “I place greatest weight on the subjective data I obtain during patient assessment.” From this, the peer can infer that the nurse depends more on: a. Data obtained from secondary sources, rather than data obtained from the primary source b. The patient’s perceptions of the presenting problem, rather than data obtained from the mental status examination c. Data obtained from the mental status examination, rather than on information elicitedduring history taking d. Gut-level hunches about patient strengths and weaknesses, rather than on data obtainedfrom rating scales

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