Anxiety and insomnia Flashcards

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what is anxiety?

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  • It is a feeling of fear , worry and uneasiness
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What are the three interrelating anxiety response system?

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  • Physical - fight/flight response
  • Cognitive - when activated causes nervouness
  • Behavioural - leads to aggression
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what are the symptoms of behavioral, physical and cognitive anxiety?

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  • Behavioural - crying and screaming
  • Cognitive - thoughts of monsters, lack of concentration
  • Physical - increased heart rate, palpitations
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Anxiety can occur even in the absence of danger. TRUE OR FLASE?

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  • TRUE
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Fear occurs in the phae of danger and marked by strong escape tendecies. TREU OR FLASE?

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TRUE

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Panic is a group of physical symptoms of fight of flight. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

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What are the common causes of anxiety?

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  • Life circumstances
  • Fight or fligh response (overactive)
  • Brain biochemistry
  • Personality
  • Genetics
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some drugd can cause symptoms of anxiety either from withdrawal or side effects. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

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A tunour of the adrenal gland can lead to anxiety. TRUE OR FLASE?

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-TRUE

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The primary neurotransimitter involved in anxiety disorder is GABA-ergic. TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

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Serotonine and dopamine are related to anxiety. true or flase?

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TRUE

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The entire anxiety response system is contolled by interrelated to produce anxiety. true or false?

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true

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What are the different systems involved in anixety disorider?

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  • Hippocampus axis
  • Lymbic system
  • Brain stem
  • Cortical and subcoritcal structures
  • Velateral and frontal cortex
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14
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What is generalised anxiety

  • Obessive compulsive disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Phobias
  • Acute stress reactions
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder
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  • generalised anxiety - excessive anxiety
  • Obessive compulsive disorder - ritual e.g fear of contamination
  • Panic disorder - attack of fear
  • Phobias - strong anxiety aganst e.g snakes
  • Acute stress reactions - physical and physchologial stress
  • Post traumatic stress disorder - anxiety caused by recall of past experience
  • Mixed anxiety and depressive disorder - anxiety and depression
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What are the different treatments for anxiety disorder?

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  • Psychological e.g relaxation
  • Pharmacological e.g anxiolytics (Benzodiazepines), e.g antidepressants (SSRI’s) and antipsychotics e.g propranolol (B antagonist)
  • Psychosurgery (extreme cases for example OCD)
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16
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What is cognitive behavoiral therapy?

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  • Teaches patients copying mechanism on how to deal with stressful situations
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17
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What is included in psychological therapy?

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  • Cognitive behavioral therapy

- Exercise

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18
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How does benzodiazapines work?

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  • They are anxiolytics
  • They are selective agonist for the GABAa receptors
  • They enhance the response of GABA by opening the GABA-activated chloride channels
  • They block exitability
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What are benzodiapines indicated for?

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  • Anxiety and depression

- Insomnia (seadtive abiltiites)

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20
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Benzodiazepije sare not analgesic or antychotic. TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

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What are the ADRs of benzodiazipines?

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  • Causes respiratory stress
  • Life threatning with other CNS depressants
  • Drowsiness
  • Tolerance and depedency
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22
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What are the cautions witn benzodiazapine?

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  • Avoid with alcohol
  • Avoid liver disease
  • avoid in pregneacy
23
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What are benzodiazipnes drug interactions?

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  • CNS depressants
24
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Give an example of a benzodiazepine?

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  • Lorazepam
25
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What are the withdrawal symptoms of benzodiazepines?

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  • Insomnia, anxiety, vivid dreams

- Can be mistaken for reccurence of the disease

26
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How should withdarwal occur with benzodiazepines?

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  • Gradual withdrawal
  • First switch to longer acting benzo’s
  • Takes years
27
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What is the antidote for benzo’s?

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  • Romazicon - has a shorter half life than benzo’s
28
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Buspirone is an anxiolytic. TRUE ORFLASE?

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TRUE

29
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How does Buspirone work?

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  • It is a partial 5HTa1 agonist
  • It inhibits 5HT release
  • which has delayed anxiolytic effects
30
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Buspirone undergoes first pass metabolism. true or flase?

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  • true
31
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what are the ADRs of Buspirone?

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  • Nausea, dizziness, restlessness
32
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Why does Buspirone have better ADRs benzodiazepines?

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  • Does not cause drwosiness
  • No sedation
  • No withdrawal effects
33
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What is insomnia?

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  • Insomnia is the perception of having indequate amount of sleep that leads to distress or impaired function
34
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Anxiety and insomnia come together. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

35
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You are considered to be insomniac if it takes you ore thn 30 to 45 minutes to sleep. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

36
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What are the different types of insomnias?

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  • transient - caused due to excitement
  • Short term - caused due to stress at home or work
  • Chronic - ongoing sleeplessness causeddue to anxiety or medications
37
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What are the causes of insomnia?

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  • Napping during the day
  • caffeine and CNS depressants
  • Medical conditions
  • changes in sleeping pattern
38
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what are the treatments for insomniac?

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  • Cogntive behavoiral therapy
  • Drug therapy
  • ALternative treatments
39
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What is the aim of cognitive behavoiral therapy?

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  • The aim is to enhace the stimuli between sleep and bed, bedtime and bedroom surroundings
40
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CBT is not effective when insomnia is correlated with other psychological disorders. TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

41
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What is the mechnism of action of Z drug (drug therapy for insomnia?

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  • Binds to GABAz causing an incresae CL- influx
42
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Z drugs are chemically unrelated to benzo’s true or flase?

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TRUE

43
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Benzo’s can be used for the treatment of insomnia. true or flase/

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true

44
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Provide an example of a Z drug?

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zoldipem

45
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Z drugs have a rapid onset of action. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

46
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What are the ADRs of Z drugs?

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  • they cause drowsiness, headaches, dizziness
47
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Where is melatonin produced and what does it promote?

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  • In the peneal gland in the brain

- it promotes sleep

48
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Antihistamines (H1 antagonists) are normally used to treat allergies but they have common sedation side effects. true or false?

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true

49
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Give an example of a antihistamine drug?

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  • Diphenhydrramine
50
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Some antidepressants have sedative effects. TRUE OR FLASE?

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TRUE

51
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Antidepressants improve the quality of sleep unlike benzo’s that decrease it. TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE

52
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What is an exmple of antidepressant for the treatmentof insomnia?

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  • Serotonine antagonists and reuptake inhibitors
53
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Give an example of a tricyclic antidepressant?

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  • Doxepin
54
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What is hypnotherapy aimed to do?

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  • Uses the mind to breakdown bad habbits or coping with stress