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Anxiety Flashcards

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NTs involved with anxiety

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5-HT, NE, GABA

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Serotonin pathways

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raphe nuclei in the brainstem

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NE, heart rate

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thought to be increased in anxiety

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Areas of the brain affected with Anxiety

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amygdala: fear; particularly important for panic/phobic disorders

Hippocampus: memory related to fear response

Locus ceruleus: arousal

Brainstem: respiiratory activation

Hypothalamus: stress response activitation

Frontal cortex: cognitive interpretation

Thalamus: integration of sensory stimuli

Basal ganglia: tremor

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