panic attacks Flashcards
panic attacks descrete period of
lasting 19 mins max
signs, symptoms and social
racing heart, neusea- sign
anxiety, wanting to run- symptoms
daily impact/going gp-social
at least 1 month
kesser - is us how many experience panic attacks
23 percent
(previlance 2-3 percent)
2.biological explanation
abnormality in fear response
types response
fight-sympathetic NS- nonadrenaline
both antidepressent or clodine reduce acticity in LOCUS COERULEUS
(whats locus coreleus)
release norepinephrine but increases when faces stress, those with depression may cause effect in attenion, energy and motivation
-antidepressent can stabalise this
clodine (medication)
alpha 2 adrenergic receptor acts in brain to
- decrease sympathetic outflow of heart-lowering caridact output and blood preasure
mechanism raining level if CO2 sanders 98
some given the illusion of inhalation- only 20 percent panic
no illusion- 80 percent panic
- illusion influence cognitive and somatic panic
3.cogentive - clarke 86
trigger stimulus
thoughts and images are perceived threats
what leads to psychological sensation,palpations
interpreation of psychical sensation- im going to have heart attack
or apprehenion- anxiety
what reduce panic
identify trigger
saftey behaviour- deep breaths
hypervigilance-scanning body attention
4.treatment
cbt- strong effect of not aviable use SSRI
SSRI help panic attacks
as panic attacks effect serotonin and dopamine and adrenaline
