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While SSRI’s are mainly known for alleviating depression, they also are prescribed for OCD and anxiety. 

A type of short-term therapy that works to change thought patterns and behaviors, which in turn changes feelings is:

__________________ is a form of BDD where the individual is preoccupied with the idea that their muscles are not large enough. 

In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the _________________ are persistent, unwanted, upsetting thoughts.

In studies, researchers have found that many with Dissociative Identity Disorder have a history of:

What are the treatment strategies for Specific Phobias?

In Schizophrenia, delusions and hallucinations would fall under:

Clients who have contracted head lice in the nursing home are prescribed lindane (Kwell). Which medical diagnosis should the nurse be concerned about when administering lindane?

A 13 year old on phenytoin sees pictures of gingival hyperplasia. She wants to know how she can avoid this happening to her. The nurse would educate the client in regards to what?

The client receives morphine sulfate for pain. Which comment by the client does the nurse assess to not be a common side effect of morphine?