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anxiety
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-conditioned response to a neutral stimuli
-happens via classical conditioning |
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What NTs are associated with anxiety?
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-gaba
-glutamate -5HT -DA -NE |
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how do we treat an anxiety disorder that is due to a medical condition?
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-treat the medical condition
-behavior modification techniques -anxiolytics -serotonergic ADs |
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panic attack
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-abrupt onset, symptoms peak within 10 minutes
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panic attack symptoms
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-sweating
-trembling -dizziness -fear of dying -choking -chest pain -etc |
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Panic disorder
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-unexplained panic attacks
-more than one month of reccurrence |
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what drugs are used to treat panic disorders?
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-TCAs
-SSRI -MAOI -benzos |
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phobia
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-an irrational fear resulting in concious avoidance of the feared object or situation
-elicits severe distress -may be a genetic component |
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how do we treat a phobia?
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-exposure therapy in controlled settings
-MAOI -benzos -SSRI |
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PTSD
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-reexperiencing the stressor via dreams/thoughts
-numbing -hyperarousal -duration is longer than one month |
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what can predispose someone to PTSD?
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-childhood trauma
-genetics -inadequate support system -alcoholism |
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how do we treat PTSD?
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-reconstruction of trauma
-catharsis -exposure -stress management techniques -SSRI, TCA, MAOI |
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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-excessive anxiety and worry for more than 6 months
-50% of patients have another mental disorder |
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how do we treat generalized anxiety?
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-relaxation
-behavior therapy -SSRI -busiprone -benzos |
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OCD
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-unwanted persistent intrusive thoughts and impulses
-recognizes that obsessions are product of their own mind -repetitive compulsions in response to obsessions (aimed at reducing distress) |
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OCPD
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-perfectionism
-preoccupation with order, lists, rules, details -excessive devotion to work -lack of generosity -behavior patterns are unconcious |
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what is the psychoanalytic hypothesis of OCD?
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-conflicts of the oedipal stage of development lead to regression to the anal stage
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what are the neuropathologic hypotheses about OCD?
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-abnormalities in:
-frontal lobe -caudate -limbic structures -possible serotonin problem |
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treatments for OCD
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-clomipramine
-fluoxetine -SSRI -exposure and response prevention -cingulotomy (in extreme cases) |
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what types of OCD patients should get behavioral therapy?
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-ritualizers
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