Alternative treatments for anxiety US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Alternative treatments for anxiety Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: If a psychosocial stressor causes continued impairment > 6 months after the stressor ends, it is _____ disorder
Answer: generalized anxiety
Flashcard 2: Benzodiazepines may be used to treat _____ disorder and panic disorder, though SSRIs and SNRIs are first line
Answer: generalized anxiety
Flashcard 3: What is the first line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder? _____
Answer: CBT + SSRIs/SNRIs
Flashcard 4: _____ disorders include panic disorder, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, and selective mutism
Answer: Anxiety
Flashcard 5: Specific phobias can be treated with _____ therapy (a form of behavioral therapy)
Answer: systematic desensitization
Flashcard 6: What drugs (2) may be used to treat social anxiety disorder for anxiety-inducing situations?_____
Answer: Benzodiazepines or -blockers
Flashcard 7: anxiety disorder
Answer:
Extra: increased: NE
decreased: serotonin, GABA
Flashcard 8: What emotional states are most associated with the locus ceruleus?
Answer: stress, panic
Flashcard 9: Anxiety is characterized by _____ serotonin
Answer: decreased
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Flashcard 10: _____ may be used to treat parasomnias in children, such as sleep walking and night terrors
Answer: Benzodiazepines
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