Alternative treatments for anxiety — Flashcards

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 beta-blockers

Flashcard 7: Changes in neurotransmitter levels in Anxiety Disorders?

Answer: Increased: Norepinephrine (NE)\nDecreased: Serotonin (5-HT), GABA

Extra: Neurotransmitter changes in Anxiety Disorders.

Flashcard 8: What emotional states are most associated with the locus ceruleus?

Answer: stress, panic

Flashcard 9: Anxiety is characterized by _____ serotonin

Answer: decreased

Extra: Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/neurology/videos/neurotransmitter-activity-in-psychiatric-disease?index=4] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/neurology?ref=anki 

Flashcard 10: _____ disorder is a psychological trauma in response to life threatening situation (witnessing death, serious injury, or sexual violence)

Answer: Post-traumatic stress

Extra:  Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/psychiatry/videos/anxiety-trauma-and-stress-disorders?index=2] https://onlinemeded.org/spa/psychiatry/anxiety-disorders/acquire?ref=anki