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20- Anxiety Flashcards

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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

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How are social phobias characterised?

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How are social phobias diagnosed?

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How are panic disorders characterised?

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How are panic disorders diagnosed?

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How are obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD) characterised?

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What are obsessions?

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What are compulsions?

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How is OCD diagnosed?

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What is PTSD?

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How is PTSD characterised?

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How is PTSD diagnosed?

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What can cause PTSD?

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38
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What does the treatment of anxiety disorders involve?

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

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40
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What is an example of the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders?

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41
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What are anxiolytics? Name 3 classes of anxiolytics

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42
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Describe the structure of GABAa receptors?

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43
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Describe the multiple binding sites of the GABAa receptor

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44
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What are benzodiazepines?

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45
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Where do benzodiazepines bind?

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46
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Why are benzodiazepines classed as positive allosteric modulators?

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47
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How are benzodiazepines ‘cleaner’ compared to barbiturates?

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48
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Other than an anxiolytic drug in what other way can benzodiazepines function?

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49
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What side effects can be associated with barbiturates and benzodiazepines?

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50
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How can benzodiazepines cause withdrawal and tolerance?

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51
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What is seratonin?

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52
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What are 5HTa receptor agonists and give an example?

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53
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What are the possible Sid effects of buspirone?

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

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

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What is buspirones mechanism of action?

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57
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What is noradrenaline?

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

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What are beta noradrenergic receptor agonist and give an example?

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What does an activation of beta 1 adrenergic receptors induce?

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What does an activation of beta 2 adrenergic receptors induce?

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What are the functions of beta noradrenergic receptor agonists?

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