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1
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Anxiety disorder: Serotonin is ______, norepinephrine is ______, and GABA is _______.

A

decreased; increased; decreased

2
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We need ____ to keep us from becoming anxious

A

GABA

3
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Recurrent panic attacks, onset unpredictable, and manifested by intense apprehension, fear, or terror, often associated with feelings of impending doom and accompanied by intense physical discomfort

A

Panic Disorders

4
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Fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help might not be available if a panic attack should occur

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Panic disorder with agoraphobia

5
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Characterized by chronic, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety and worry

A

Anxiety disorder

6
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Excessive fear of situations in which the person might do something embarrassing or be evaluated negatively by others

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Social Phobia

7
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Marked, persistent, and excessive or unreasonable fear when in the presence of, or when anticipating, an encounter with a specific object or situation

A

Specific Phobia

8
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_____ theory is unconscious fears may be expressed in symbolic manner as phobia

A

Psychoanalytic Theory

9
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______ theory is fears are learned and become conditioned responses when the individual escapes panic anxiety (a negative reinforcement) by avoiding phobic stimulus

A

Learning Theory

10
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_____ theory is anxiety is the product of faulty cognitions or anxiety-inducing self-instructions. Negative self statements or irrational beliefs

A

Cognitive Theory

11
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Unwanted, intrusive, persistent ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that cause marked anxiety or distress

A

Obsessions

12
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Unwanted repetitive behavior patters or mental acts intended to reduce anxiety, not to provide pleasure or gratification

A

Compulsions

13
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In panic disorders ______ is increased

A

norepinephrine

14
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In anxiety disorders _______ and ______ decreases

A

Serotonin and GABA

15
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Recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe enough to be time-consuming or to cause marked distress or significant impairment

A

OCD

16
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What neurotransmitter may be influential in the etiology of OCD?

A

Serotonin

17
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Characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving a personal threat to physical integrity or to the physical integrity of others. Include re-experiencing the traumatic event, a sustained high level of anxiety or arousal, or a general numbing of responsiveness

A

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

18
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Most common cause of PTSD in the US is ________.

A

Car accidents

19
Q

Anti-anxiety agents act by _____ the CNS

A

Depressing

20
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Anti-anxiety agents are contraindicated with ______

A

other CNS depressants

21
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Benzodiazepines ______ activity which leads to relaxation

A

Increase GABA

22
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Buspirone (BuSpar) is not a _______, it acts on ______

A

CNS depressant; serotonin

23
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A _______ reactions is opposite of what is expected

A

Paradoxical

24
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3 classes of drugs used for PTSD

A

Antidepressants, anxiolytics, antihypertensives

25
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Anxiolytics work by ________

A

increasing GABA

26
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Xanax, Valium, Ativan, BuSpar are all ________.

A

Benzodiazepines

27
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Benzodiazepines increase _________, which leads to relaxation

A

GABA

28
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Ex. patient is afraid of spiders so you let a spider crawl on them. Exposing a patient to their fears all at once.

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Implosion therapy - flooding

29
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Allowing a person to over come their fear through gradual steps

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Systematic desensitization