MENTAL HEALTH QUESTION TO ANSWER

 

Week 6 Question to Answer

Week 6 Questions 

  

Symptoms & Withdrawal 

10

 

Questions 

20

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Fill in the spaces provided with the most common examples and symptoms of substance-related disorders of which the nurse should be aware.

  

Drugs

Symptoms   of Use

Symptoms   of Intoxication

Symptoms   of Withdrawal

 

CNS Depressants
Examples:

 

CNS Stimulants
Examples:

 

Opioids
Examples:

 

Hallucinogens
Examples:

 

Cannabinols
Examples:

 

Inhalants
Examples:

Questions

1. What are the physical consequences of thiamine deficiency in chronic alcohol use
2. Define tolerance      as it relates to physical addiction to a substance?
3. Describe two      types of toxic reactions that can occur with the use of hallucinogens?
4. What is      substitution therapy?
5. There is speculation that anorexia nervosa may be associated with a primary dysfunction of which brain structure?
6. What is the level of body mass index (BMI) that is associated with the definition of obesity?
7. Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a “distorted body image.” What does this mean?
8. What physiological signs may be associated with the excessive vomiting of the purging syndrome?
9. What medications have been implicated in the etiology of erectile disorder?
10. Which physiological mechanisms contribute to sexual dysfunctions?