Therapy III

Question 1

What are the main types of Antianxiety medication and what do they typically treat?

Answer 1

• Alprazolam/Xanax and Diazepam/Valium and Buspirone (BuSpar)
• Treats excessive fear and anxiety by reducing tension in the muscles

Question 2

How does benzodiapreme treat anxiety?

Answer 2

Increases GABA which decreases activity in the ANS

Question 3

Alprazom is to Diazepam as Valium is to…

Answer 3

Xanax

- Alprazolam and Diazepam are generic while xanax and valium are name brand

Question 4

SSRI, TCA, MAOI are all types of what?

Answer 4

Antidepressants

Question 5

What are side effects of Antianxiety Meds?

Answer 5

• Tolerance to meds
• Dependance on meds
• Withdrawl coming off
• Drowsiness, poor coordination, memory issues

Question 6

What do antidepressants treat?

Answer 6

Depression, thats it

Question 7

What are MAOI’s?

Answer 7

Mono Amine Oxidase Inhibitors

• Help with mood and positive affect
• prevent breakdown of neurotransmitters to allow them to work longer

Question 8

What are types of TCA and SSRI?

Answer 8

• TCA: Nortriptyline (generic) and Pamelor (Name brand)

- SSRI: Fluoxetine (generic) and Prozac (NB), zoloft, paxil, lexapro, celexa

Question 9

Difference between TCA andSSRI?

Answer 9

TCA: increase excitatory neurotransmitters(norepinephrine and serotonin)
SSRI: (Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitor) inhibits uptake of serotonin and can reduce depression faster than TCA’s

Question 10

What are side effects of antidepressants?

Answer 10

Can trigger manic episodes in people with BiPolar
Increase of suicide risk
Nausea, Diarrhea, headaches, and sexual dysfunction

Question 11

What were the 1st generation antipsychotic medications and what was the big difference with the 2nd generation?

Answer 11

• 1st gen: Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and Haloperidol (Haldol) had pretty bad side effects
  
  • 2nd gen: Clozapine (clozaril) and Risperidone (resperdal) came out in the 90’’s had had much less side effects

Question 12

Whats another name for 1st and 2nd generation antipsychotic meds?

Answer 12

Typical (1st) and Atypical (2nd)

Question 13

What are potential side effects of antipsychotic meds?

Answer 13

• Not good for negative symptoms
• May increase hypotension, impotence and increase possibility of seizures
• Tardive Dyskenesia

Question 14

What is tardive dyskinesia?

Answer 14

Condition produced by antipsychotic meds, where the person experiences repetitive involuntary muscle spasms often of the torso, face and may include lip smacking

Question 15

What is ECT?

Answer 15

Electroconvulsive Therapy

• Current through brain to induce seizure
• Most common to exp memory loss

Question 16

What is transcranial Magnetic Stim?

Answer 16

Use of electricity to create weak currents that depolarize neurons

Question 17

Difference between TMS and ECT?

Answer 17

Typically RTMS takes much longer to get results than ECT

- ECT = memory loss
- TMS = risk of seizure, need more than one person to perform the procedure

Question 18

Difference between a cingulotomy and Prefrontal Lobotomy?

Answer 18

Cingulotomy: destroys cingular cortex of the limbic system,
PFL: destroys frontal cortex which rids of emotion and personality

Question 19

Who created the lobotomy?

Answer 19

-Walter Freeman in 1945