EST 1

Your patient, whose wife died a few months ago, appears to be very unkempt and

apathetic. Although several months have passed since his wife's death he has not

progressed at all through his grieving. You assess this condition as which of the

following?

disenfranchised grief

panic disorder

complicated grief

physiologic grief - -Correct Answer:

complicated grief

RATIONALE: A person has uncomplicated grief when he or she has normal physical,

psychological, cognitive and spiritual responses to the death of a significant other. But

when the person shows persistent maladaptive behaviors such as not taking care of

personal hygiene and/or appearance and does not progress through the mourning

process, this is complicated grief.

If a patient has had a myocardial infarction, which of the following atypical

antidepressants should not be prescribed within the recovery phase?

Trazodone

Duloxetine

Bupropion

Desvenlafaxine - -Correct Answer:

Trazodone