Anxiety

Question 1

Alpha-2 antagonists, such as yohimbine, increase available norepinephrine and can precipitate_____, as do lactate infusions and breathing C02.

Answer 1

panic attacks

Question 1

_____ and _____ can lead to chronically elevated levels of cortisol and norepinephrine.

Answer 1

Depression; anxiety disorders

Question 1

What are the symptoms of panic disorder?

Answer 1

• shortness of breath
• sweating
• numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingers
• feelings of choking
• feelings of unreality, confusion
• feel as if they are dying of a heart attack or are going crazy

Question 1

How can an anxiety attack be clinically induced?

Answer 1

IV infusion of sodium lactate or breathing CO2

Question 2

Patients with ______ experience shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain, fears of dying and going crazy.

Answer 2

panic disorder

Question 2

What are the 2 anxiety components?

Answer 2

cognitive and the physiologic state of hyperarousal

Question 3

What is the generic name for Paxil?

Answer 3

paroxetine

Question 4

The familial risk for panic disorder suggests 40%heritability and onset is ______.

Answer 4

during young adulthood

Question 5

Intense fear of scrutiny in public = ?

Answer 5

Social Phobia

Question 5

OCD is a brain disease in which ______ dysregulation appears to play a significant role, particularly in the striatum, part of the basal ganglia, which includes the caudate and lentiform nucleus.

Answer 5

serotonin

Question 7

Recurrent & unexpected attacks = ?

Answer 7

Panic Disorder

Question 7

The familial risk for panic disorder suggests ____%heritability and onset is during young adulthood.

Answer 7

40

Question 8

OCD is a brain disease in which serotonin dysregulation appears to play a significant role, particularly in the ____ and the ___, which includes the ____ and ____.

Answer 8

striatum, basal ganglia; caudate and lentiform nucleus.

Question 8

What is the brand name for venlafaxine?

Answer 8

Effexor

Question 9

What is the generic name for Lexapro?

Answer 9

escitalopram

Question 10

Approximately 90 percent of patients with generalized anxiety disorder answer affirmatively when asked, “____?”

Answer 10

During the past four weeks, have you been bothered by feeling worried, tense, or anxious most of the time?

Question 11

What are the first line treatments for anxiety (and major depressive) disorders?

Answer 11

SSRIs and venlafaxine

Question 12

This is a learned meditation technique that teaches people to focus on the present moment & to accept their thoughts in a nonjudgmental manner.

Answer 12

mindfulness meditation

Question 13

What is the brand name for escitalopram?

Answer 13

Lexapro

Question 15

Recurrent obsessions and compulsions = ?

Answer 15

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Question 15

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder = ?

Answer 15

Recurrent obsessions and compulsions

Question 16

Alpha-2 antagonists, such as _____, increase available norepinephrine and can precipitate panic attacks, as do lactate infusions and breathing C02.

Answer 16

yohimbine

Question 18

Patients with panic disorder experience ____, ____, ____, ____, and _____.

Answer 18

shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain, fears of dying, and going crazy

Question 19

Depression and anxiety disorders can lead to chronically elevated levels of ____ and ______.

Answer 19

cortisol; norepinephrine

Question 21

______, such as yohimbine, increase available norepinephrine and can precipitate panic attacks, as do lactate infusions and breathing C02.

Answer 21

Alpha-2 antagonists

Question 23

Social Phobia = ?

Answer 23

Intense fear of scrutiny in public

Question 24

What is the brand name for paroxetine?

Answer 24

Paxil

Question 25

Anxiety in men and women influences the onset of cardiac disease via _____, _____, and _____.

Answer 25

stress induced atherosclerosis, endothelial dysfunction, and reduced heart-rate variability

Question 26

What is the generic name for venlafaxine?

Answer 26

Effexor

Question 27

What is the brand name for sertraline?

Answer 27

Zoloft

Question 29

Generalized Anxiety Disorder = ?

Answer 29

Intense worry about most things in life

Question 30

Approximately ____ percent of patients with generalized anxiety disorder answer affirmatively when asked, “During the past four weeks, have you been bothered by feeling worried, tense, or anxious most of the time?”

Answer 30

90

Question 32

Intense worry about most things in life = ?

Answer 32

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 33

What is mindfulness meditation?

Answer 33

a learned meditation technique that teaches people to focus on the present moment & to accept their thoughts in a nonjudgmental manner

Question 34

Depression and anxiety disorders can cause what comorbidities?

Answer 34

• adverse heart rhythms
• increased blood pressure
• altered blood clotting
• elevated insulin and cholesterol levels

Question 35

• Dx?
• shortness of breath
• sweating
• numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingers
• feelings of choking
• feelings of unreality, confusion
• feel as if they are dying of a heart attack or are going crazy

Answer 35

panic disorder

Question 37

An important risk factor for developing panic disorder is ______.

Answer 37

childhood asthma

Question 38

What is anxiety?

Answer 38

the response to real or imagined danger

Question 39

Antidepressants should be started at ______ dose to minimize side effects in these hyper-alert and worried people.

Answer 39

one half (or less) of the usual starting dose

Question 40

What is the generic name for Zoloft?

Answer 40

sertraline

Question 41

Antidepressants should be started at one half (or less) of the usual starting dose to ______ in these hyper-alert and worried people.

Answer 41

minimize side effects

Question 42

Panic Disorder = ?

Answer 42

Recurrent & unexpected attacks

Question 43

_____ is a brain disease in which serotonin dysregulation appears to play a significant role, particularly in the striatum, part of the basal ganglia, which includes the caudate and lentiform nucleus.

Answer 43

OCD