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PHARMACOLOGY OF ANXIETY SEDATIVES HYPNOTICSQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ELABORATIONS!!
Benzodiazepines
Answers :anything ending in "pam" or "lam", chlordiazepoxide
Autonomic blocking agents
Answers :Propranolol (clonidine?)
Antihistamines
Answers :Hydroxyzine
Buspirone
Answers :Miscellaneous (serotonergic/dopaminergic anxiolytic)
clomipramine, imipramine
Answers :TCA's (tertiary)
SSRIs
Answers :Venlafaxine, paroxetine, ecitalopram
MAOI's
Answers :Phenelzine
GABA analogs
Answers :Gabapentin, pregabalin
What are the three types of anxiety disorders?
,Answers :GAD, panic disorders, phobias
How do we classify GAD?
Answers :excessive, unwarranted fear and worry for greater than 6 months
What are some characteristic symptoms of GAD?
Answers :feeling of helplessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, insomnia,
muscle tension, sweating, palpitations (tachycardia), dry mouth, dread/doom
How do we classify Panic disorders?
Answers :sudden and distinct panic attacks and persistent worry about having
another panic attack
How do we classify phobias?
Answers :fear that is excessive or unreasonable leading to avoidance behavior to
minimize anxiety
What part of the brain plays a central role in experiences of anxiety and fear?
Answers :amygdala
What allows amygdala to integrate both cognitive and sensory information?
Answers :connections to other brain regions
What does the amygdala use to generate fear response?
Answers :sensory and cognitive information
, What part of the brain is responsible for motor responses?
Answers :periaqueductal gray
What part of the brain is responsible for re-experiencing (memory)?
Answers :hippocampus
What part of the brain is responsible for endocrine function?
Answers :hypothalamus
What part of the brain is responsible for cardiovascular effects?
Answers :locus coeruleus
What part of the brain is responsible for respiratory response?
Answers :parabrachial nucleus
Pathological anxiety/fear is caused by what?
Answers :over-activation of amygdala circuits
What happens to autonomic responses during anxiety disorders and what can this
cause?
Answers :autonomic responses are repetitive, inappropriately or chronically
triggered as part of the anxiety disorder and can cause adverse consequences
What neurotransmitters are involved in regulating amygdala?
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