anxiety fears and phobias

Question 1

fear response

Answer 1

• sympathetic activation
• amygdala is triggered
• hypothalamaic-pituitary adrenal axis is activated
• E/NE released from adrenal gland

Question 2

storm phobic dogs showed what percent increase in plasma cortisol response to audio recordings of storms

Answer 2

207%

Question 3

phobia

Answer 3

fear reaction that is:

• persistent over time
• consistent in terms of what causes fear
• learned, irrational- not adaptive

Question 4

thunderstorm phobia

Answer 4

anxiolytic medication
maintenance drug:
-atleast length of storm season
-SSRIS, TCAs
fast acting drug
-benzodiazepines

Question 5

benzodiazepines

Answer 5

paradoxical excitement-treat first with no storm
increased appetite
tolerance –> effective dose may increase over time
controlled substance

Question 6

acepromazine

Answer 6

never use alone
increases noise sensitivity
-used in particularly destructive dogs with TP
-used in conjunction with anxiolytic
1/10 of normal sedative dose, every 8 hours
give 30-60 minutes prior to storm

Question 7

behavior modification of TP

Answer 7

• desensitization and counter conditioning
• classical conditioning
• relaxation exercises

Question 8

Adaptil

Answer 8

dog appeasing pheromone
-maternal pheromone
-

Question 9

nutureCalm 24/7

Answer 9

collars for dogs and cats with maternal pheromone, lasts 60 days

Question 10

what is in calm diet?

Answer 10

Alpha casozepine- peptide from milk with calming effect

L-tryptophan- AA that creates sense of well being, precursor to serotonin

Question 11

anxitane

Answer 11

pure and neurologically active L-theanine AA helps keep anxious or nervous dogs/cats calm/relaxed/well behaved

takes a while to work

Question 12

Zylkene

Answer 12

formulated with alpha casozepine- works like a gaba agonist

-uses casein and trypsin to help pets cope with stress

Question 13

simple principles of dealing with fears

Answer 13

avoidance
CC
desensitization

Question 14

CNS structures involved in stress response, fear, anxiety

Answer 14

Thalamic tracts, amygdala, hypothalamus