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ec501234

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Symptoms of anxiety are MOST commonly treated with which of the following types of medications?
 
  a. tricyclics
  b. sedatives
  c. lithium
  d. benzodiazepines

Question 2

Public health nurses serve their communities in a variety of ways. Which is an example of secondary prevention for a community?
 
  A) Implementation of a psychiatric home health care program
  B) Further development of a partial hospitalization program
  C) Money-management counseling for couples with compulsions to spend
  D) Intervening with a high-risk population to decrease incidence of conduct disorder



Danny Ewald

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Answer to Question 1

D
Anxiety symptoms are most commonly treated with benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines are also used to treat insomnia. In addition, buspirone has been used to treat generalized anxiety, and beta blockers have been used to treat performance anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

C



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