What Is the Advantage of Treating a Patient with Anxiety

question 35

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of treating a patient with anxiety with a benzodiazepine drug rather than a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) ?

• A) Benzodiazepines are not likely to cause patient dependence when used for an extended period of time.
• B) Benzodiazepines have milder side effects and almost no adverse effect when compared with SSRIs.
• C) Benzodiazepines control anxiety and allow patients to live a relatively normal lifestyle.
• D) Benzodiazepines act to treat anxiety within 30 minutes and can be given on an as-needed basis.

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Definitions:

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Voluntary actions intended to benefit or help others, such as sharing, comforting, or rescuing, motivated by empathy, moral principles, or social norms.

Injunctive Norm

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Descriptive Norm

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