Lesson 9

Question 1

A person’s mood goes far beyond the normal “ups and down”

Answer 1

Affective disorder

Question 2

Severe and long lasting feelings of sadness beyong precipitating event

Answer 2

Depression

Question 3

Depression results from a deficiency of ____, ____ or _____

Answer 3

Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Serotonin

Question 4

Inhibits the effect of MAO, leading to increased norepinephrine or serotonin in synaptic cleft

Answer 4

Antidepressant therapy

Question 5

Clsssification of Antidepressants

Answer 5

TCAs / tricyclic antidepressants
MAOIs / monoamine oxidase inhibitors
SSRIs / selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Atypical Antidepressants /second generation

Question 6

Reduce the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine into nerves

Answer 6

Tricyclic Antidepressants

Question 7

Block the reuptake of serotonin

Answer 7

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

Question 8

They prevent the brealdown of the dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine by inhibiting monoamine oxidase

Answer 8

MAOIs

Question 9

Treatment for patients with depression who are unresponsive to or unable to take other antidepression agents

Answer 9

MAOIs

Question 10

What food should be avoided while taking MAOI

Answer 10

Tyramine rich foods

Question 11

MAOI used for adult outpatient with reactive depression

Answer 11

Parnate / Tranylcypromine

Question 12

Used for patients who do not respond to newer, safer antidepressants

Answer 12

Nardil / Phenelzine

Question 13

Used for patients who do not respond or cannot take newer, safer antidepressants

Answer 13

Marplan / Isocarboxacid

Question 14

The newest group of antidepressants

Answer 14

SSRIs

Question 15

Treat bipolar manic depressive psychosis, manic episodes

Answer 15

Lithium / Mood stabiliser

Question 16

What is the normal serum level?

Answer 16

0.5-1.5