Anxiety

Question 1

What is the stress response?

Answer 1

Exposure to stress results in instantaneous and concurrent biological responses

Question 2

The ________ acts as the emotional filter of the brain

Answer 2

Amygdala

Question 3

The amygdala asses whether sensory material requires a ______ or _____ response

Answer 3

Stress fear

Question 4

Acute stress = ______ cortisol levels

Answer 4

Increased

Question 5

What makes anxiety a disorder?

Answer 5

Anxiety is more extreme than normal

Question 6

People with anxiety usually present with physical/cognitive symptoms first

Answer 6

Physical

Question 7

Treatment of GAD

Answer 7

CBT
SSRI/SNRI
Pregabalin
BZD (short term only)

Question 8

Agoraphobia

Answer 8

Fear and large public places

Fear of “people” and public situations - they never leave their house

Question 9

How can panic attacks be triggered?

Answer 9

Infusions of lactate or by re-breathing air (increased CO2)

Question 10

What is shown on a PET during a panic attack?

Answer 10

Increased metabolism anterior pole of temporal lobe - parahippocampal gyrus

Question 11

What is a specific phobia?

Answer 11

A marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable by a specific object or situation

Question 12

Obsessive vs compulsive acts

Answer 12

Obsessive thoughts - ideas, images, or impulses to the mind

Compulsive - repeated rituals or stereotyped behaviours

Question 13

Criteria for OCD

Answer 13

Present most days for at least 2 weeks AND be a source of distress and interference with activities

Question 14

Agonists of the BZD site produce what effects? Antagonists cause what effects?

Answer 14

Relaxation and anticonvulsant

Anxiety and pro-convulsant

Question 15

BZD can worsen co-morbid __________

Answer 15

Depression