20- Anxiety Flashcards by Anisa Wehliye

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What is anxiety?

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Describe anxiety as an innate adaptive response

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Describe anxiety as a learned adaptive response

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When does anxiety become a problem?

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What can anxiety cause?

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How is anxiety characterised?

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Psychological and Physiological symptoms

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What are the psychological symptoms associated with anxiety?

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What are the physiological symptoms associated with anxiety?

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What can cause the symptoms of anxiety?

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How does alcohol and drugs cause symptoms of anxiety?

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What is the role of genetics in symptoms of anxiety?

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What is the pathophysiology of anxiety?

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What is the role of cortisol in regulating the stress response?

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What is the stress response regulated by?

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What is the role of the amygdala in anxiety?

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What is the role of the hippocampus in anxiety?

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How can anxiety disorders be classified?

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What disorders fall under the anxiety disorders category?

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What disorders are classified as obsessive compulsive disorders?

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What disorders fall under trauma and stressor related disorders?

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What is generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) characterised by?

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How is GAD diagnosed?

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What are specific phobias?

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How are specific phobias diagnosed?

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Give some examples of specific fears

How are social phobias characterised?

How are social phobias diagnosed?

How are panic disorders characterised?

How are panic disorders diagnosed?

How are obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) characterised?

What are obsessions?

What are compulsions?

How is OCD diagnosed?

What is PTSD?

How is PTSD characterised?

How is PTSD diagnosed?

What can cause PTSD?

What does the treatment of anxiety disorders involve?

What is an example of the physiological treatment of anxiety disorders?

What is an example of the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders?

What are anxiolytics? Name 3 classes of anxiolytics

Describe the structure of GABAa receptors?

Describe the multiple binding sites of the GABAa receptor

What are benzodiazepines?

Where do benzodiazepines bind?

Why are benzodiazepines classed as positive allosteric modulators?

How are benzodiazepines 'cleaner' compared to barbiturates?

Other than an anxiolytic drug in what other way can benzodiazepines function?

What side effects can be associated with barbiturates and benzodiazepines?

How can benzodiazepines cause withdrawal and tolerance?

What is seratonin?

What are 5HTa receptor agonists and give an example?

What are the possible Sid effects of buspirone?

What is the function of buspirone and what is its mechanism of action?

When using buspirone why is their a delay in showing effects?

What is buspirones mechanism of action?

What is noradrenaline?

What is the function of noradrenaline and what is its drug target?

What are beta noradrenergic receptor agonist and give an example?

What does an activation of beta 1 adrenergic receptors induce?

What does an activation of beta 2 adrenergic receptors induce?

What are the functions of beta noradrenergic receptor agonists?