Anxiety Flashcards
What is anxiety?
β extreme worry
When is anxiety normal?
β When it is intermittent
β when there is a particular source that triggers it
When is anxiety abnormal?
β When it is chronic and irrational
What can anxiety cause?
β Social disturbances
β Avoidance behaviour
β Incessant worry
β Concentration/memory problems
What are the physiological symptoms of anxiety?
β Tachycardia β Hyperventilation β Feeling dizzy β headaches β flushing β sweating β Nausea β insomnia β diarrhoea
What are the psychological symptoms of anxiety?
β stress
β worry
β foreboding
What are the 6 causes of anxiety?
β childhood experience β diet β physical or mental health β everyday life and habits β drugs and medication β genetics
What medication can increase anxiety?
β antimalarias
What foods increase anxiety?
β high sugar and caffeine
What is generalised anxiety disorder?
β psychological and physiological with no real stimulus
What are 5 types of anxiety disorder?
β specific phobias β social phobias β OCD β PTSD β panic disorder
What are obsessions?
β recurrent intrusive thoughts, images, ideas or compulsions
What are compulsions?
β repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce anxiety associated with the obsessions
What is PTSD?
β Re living unpleasant memories
β flashbacks
β nightmares
What is panic disorder?
β An individual suffers from panic attacks with no apparent trigger
What receives the stress or fear stimulus?
β The amygdala
describe how cortisol is released?
β amygdala receives stress or fear stimulus
β transmits information to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
β which transmits the information to the HPA axis
β it releases CRH which induces the release of ACTH and eventually cortisol
What are the 4 treatments for anxiety?
β Benzodiazepines
β 5-HT1A receptor agonists
β beta adrenoceptor antagonists
β antihistamines