inteventions

Question 1

BIOLOgical interventions

Answer 1

benzodiazepines
relaxation techniques (due to nervous system)

Question 2

benzodiazepines

Answer 2

• drugs that work on the central nervous system
• Benzodiazepines are GABAagonists
• stimulateactivity at the site of apostsynaptic neuron where GABA isreceived from a presynapticneuron
  -benzodiazepines have inhibitoryeffects on postsynaptic neuronsthroughout the brain and reducethe symptoms of anxiety byimitating GABA’s inhibitoryeffects.
• When a benzodiazepine attaches toa GABA receptor, it changes theshape of the receptor to make itmore receptive to the activity ofGABA and consequently moreresistant toexcitation.
• slow acting reagent

Question 3

breathing retraining

Answer 3

• deactivate sympathetic NS
  anxiety management technique that involves teaching correct breathing habits to ppl with specific phobia
• help maintain breathing or correct abnormal breathing patterns when anticipating or exposed to a phobia stimulus
• which can help reduce anxiety or alleviate some of its symptoms

Question 4

systematic desensitisation

Answer 4

• kind of behaviour therapy that aims to replace an anxiety response wtih a relaxation response when an individual with a specific phobia anticipates or encounters a fear stimulus
• applies classical conditioing principles which involves unlearning the conneciton between anxiety nad an object and reassociation wtih feelings of relaxation

Question 5

psychological intervention

Answer 5

CBT
systematic desensitisation

Question 6

social interventions

Answer 6

psycpheducation
-form of education, involves the provision and explanation of information to individuals about their phobia to assist their understanding of its characteristics and treatment

Question 7

agonist vs antagonist

Answer 7

antagonist: substance that blocks the receptor site and reduces the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter, opposite of agonist
agonist: substance that stimulateactivity at the receptor site and increases the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter to fire off

Question 8

relaxation techniques

Answer 8

breathing retraining (retrains how to breath properly)
exercise (promotes relaxation)
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