While Patricia Is Attempting to Decide Whether to Use Medications

question 56

Multiple Choice

While Patricia is attempting to decide whether to use medications rather than behavior therapy to treat her phobia of flying, which of the following considerations would be relevant?

• A) Medications do not typically permanently "cure" a mental disorder.
• B) Some medications may have unpleasant side effects.
• C) It may take significant time to establish the desired therapeutic dosage.
• D) All of the above.

Appreciate the skills necessary for effective interviewing and rapport building with clients.

Recognize the role of assertiveness and confrontation in the helping process.

Identify techniques for problem exploration and the establishment of a therapeutic relationship.

Comprehend strategies for working with involuntary clients and the legal underpinnings of social work practice.

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Definitions:

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

A rare, but life-threatening, reaction to antipsychotic drugs characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, and autonomic dysfunction.

Motor Control

The ability to regulate or direct the mechanisms essential for movement.

Tardive Dyskinesia

A neurological disorder characterized by involuntary, repetitive movements of the face, limbs, or trunk, often as a side effect of long-term use of antipsychotic medications.

Atypical

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.