Anxiolytic and hypnotic facts Flashcards
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Anxiety
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Term for fear disorders
usually linked to depression
2
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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ongoing state of excessive anxiety lacking clear reason or focus
3
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GABAa sleep
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From alpha 1 subunit
4
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GABAa anxiolytic
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from alpha 2 subunit
5
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GABAa amnesia
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from alpha 5 subunit
6
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postsynaptic 5-HT receptors
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Expressed in brain areas that control emotional behaviour (limbic)
7
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Presynaptic 5-HT receptros
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are inhibitory
8
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MT1
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In the suprachiasmatic nucleus, inhibits neuronal firing
9
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MT2
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Appears to phase shift the circadian rhythm in SCN
