Anxiolytic

change their behavior and feelings, psychoanalysis, and psychotherapy to treat mental disorders. Prescription medication treatments for generalized anxiety disorders include: antidepressants which prevent or relieve depression and elevate mood and anxiolytics. When medications are prescribed for generalized anxiety disorder or related conditions they fall into a specific classification of medications such as serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), selective serotonin reuptake…

This includes, alcohol, cannabis, opiates, caffeine, nicotine, hallucinogens, opiate, sedative/hypnotic/anxiolytic, gambling, stimulants and other addictive substances/behaviors. These disorders are all noted based on severity of mild, moderate or severe, based on whether the individual meets 2 to 3 (mild), 4 to 5 (moderate) or 6 or more (severe) criteria for…

receptor sites in the brain. GABA is an important inhibitory neurotransmitter that if in excess amounts in the brain or regulated can cause seizures and sleep problems respectively. Previously, scientists have tried medication substitution to anxiolytics, agonist substitution to mimic the effect, or abstain completely. Liebrenz and his team of five scientists suggest that, “patients’ subjective views are of clinical importance because past research indicates that individuals should be presented…

A French philosopher, René Descartes, explained a concept called dualism. This concept identifies the mind as having the ability to be conscious, have self-awareness, and separate itself from the body. Descartes believed that the mind controlled the brain through the body, “he placed the seat of the mind in the brain and linked the mind to the body” (Ellison 4). This concept has greatly evolved over the past few centuries; however, Descartes’ original theory created a foundation for regarding…

Aromatherapy on Depression: The effects of treatment 1176535 Brooke Butler Governors State University PSYC 1101-01 Spring 2017  Depression is defined as a life-threatening mood disorder that is characterized by increased irritability, loss of interest in once-enjoyed activities, loss of appetite, and loss of energy (Isabel Sánchez-Vidaña,Pui-Ching Ngai, He,Ka-Wing Chow,Wui-Man Lau,Wing-Hong Tsang, 2017). Many afflicted with depression fail to comprehend the symptoms associated with the mood…

Everyday tasks like checking to make sure the stove is off before leaving the house or washing one's hands after using the restroom are normal tasks unless done excessively. One that does everyday tasks excessively because they have an urge to or one is obsessed with doing the task could have obsessive-compulsive disorder. The definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental disorder in which people have unwanted thoughts, feeling, ideas, obsessions, and behaviors that drives them to do…

Degenhardt, Hall, & Lynskey, 2001). The rate of use will continue to increase with legalization across the country; with many using it for it its relief of pain caused by medical conditions, such as HIV (Bedi et al., 2010), and for its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects (Walsh et al., 2017). Nonetheless, there have been substantial research examining the association between marijuana use and mental health and cognition. Substance use, such as marijuana use is a serious health problem in the…

O’Reardon, J., Solvason, H., Janicak, P., Sampson, S., Isenberg, K., Nahas, Z., . . . Sackeim, H. (2007). Efficacy And Safety Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation In The Acute Treatment Of Major Depression: A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial. Biological Psychiatry, 62, 1208-1216. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.018 The efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. While many studies do show that TMS is not only safe,…

attentive, but it may cause indigestion problems as well as make the person unhappy. These drugs also may have an unintended effect of making anxiety worse. Another class of drugs used on anxiety patients are benzodiazepines possess sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant qualities by making the individual express more GABA (6). GABA is made in brain cells from glutamate, and functions as an inhibitory neurotransmitter – meaning that it blocks nerve impulses.…

The human body has a protection system called the immune system to fight off pathogens. The immune system uses two different types of immunity to defend the body against pathogens; they are the innate and adaptive immunity response systems. Working as frontline providers, we must be able to identify and treat different types of disorders and diseases. The active immunity is an important part of the immune system because it protects the body from infectious diseases agent that is mediated by B-…