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Fear and Anxiety Flashcards

1
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Which receptor is very important in anxiety related disorders?

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GABA

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What evidence is there for GABA’s role in anxiety disorders?

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Patients with panic disorder have less BDP binding sites and lack inhibitory control in cortical and limbic regions to suppress inappropriate fear responses

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3
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Which types of drug increase GABA receptor activity?

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Agonists; alcohol, barbiturates

Indirect agonists; BDP

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What does increased GABA receptor activity do?

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Reduces anxiety

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What types of drug decrease GABA receptor activity?

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Antagonists; flumazenil

Inverse agonists; beta-CCM

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What does decreased GABA receptor activity do?

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Increases anxiety

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What do BDP’s do?

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Increase the effectiveness of GABA at opening Cl- channel

Greater influx of chloride and greater hyperpolarisation

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What are the effects of diazepam in mice?

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Decreased anxiety about a potentially dangerous environment

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How do you switch of BDP binding?

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By switching the histidine in the N-terminal for arginine

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What is the extracellular trail?

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It is a protein structure important for BDP binding

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What is Kluver-Bucy syndrome?

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A malfunction in both the right and left medial temporal lobes

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12
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What symptoms are associated with Kluver-Bucy syndrome?

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  • little or no fear response
  • oral and tactile exploration
  • hyper sexuality
  • bulimia
  • inability to recognise objects/faces
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What can the effect of bilateral amygdala lesions be?

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No fear responses

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Where is the amygdala and what does it consist of?

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It is found in the temporal lobes and has a complex structure consisting of 22 separate nuclei

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What is some evidence for the amygdala’s role in fear?

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Activation during public speaking in subjects with social anxiety disorder
Exposure to phobias show activation
High density of BDP

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16
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What is anxiety and some of its associated disorders?

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An unwarranted or inappropriate fear or stress response

  • PTSD
  • PD
  • GAD
  • Phobias
  • OCD
17
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What influence does the amygdala have on other brain areas during fear response?

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It excites the Locus Coeruleus (releasing noradrenalin) and the Hypothalamus

18
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What is the HPA axis?

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Hypothalamus releasing CRH
Pituitary releasing ACTH
Adrenal cortex releasing cortisol

19
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What is activated during the flight or fight response?

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Sympathetic nervous system; increased HR, BP, breathing, perspiration…
Central nervous system; behavioural arousal, emotional response

20
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What role does the hippocampus play in fear response?

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Lesions can have anxiolytic effects
BDP’s can have direct effects of GABAergic inhibition in hippocampus
Activation of glucocorticoid receptors preventing limitation of cortisol production

21
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What affect does midazolam have when injected into the hippocampus?

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Decrease in contextual fear response

22
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What happens in the Locus Coeruleus during fear responses?

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Noradrenergic projections onto the cerebellum, hippocampus, neocortex and thalamus
Firing increases during events important for survival

23
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What effect does BDP have on the Locus Coeruleus?

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Decreases the release of noradrenaline

24
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What happens in the Raphe nuclei during fear responses?

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Serotonergic projections to striatum, nucleus accumbent, frontal cortex and hippocampus

25
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What affect does punishment stimuli have on the Raphe nuclei?

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Activation of the serotonergic system leading to behavioural inhibition

26
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What affect does BDP have on the Raphe nuclei?

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Decreases serotonin activity

27
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What are some of the causes of anxiety disorders?

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Diminished hippocampal activity
Loss of feedback to amygdala
Inappropriate fear responding

28
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What is the noradrenergic system responsible for?

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Arousal and attention

29
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What is the serotonin system responsible for?

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Mood and emotion

30
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What can dysregulation of the limbic system lead to?

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Inappropriate fear and anxiety responses

31
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What are some treatments for anxiety disorders?

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BDP’s
Serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors
Buspirone

32
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Which disorders do BDP’s help with?

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GAD and PD

33
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Which disorders do SSRI help with?

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OCD, PTSD, PD and GAD

34
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What is a drawback of using SSRI’s?

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The can have an axiogenic effect for the first few days before becoming anxiolytic

35
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What disorders does Buspirone help with?

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GAD

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