NSG../552../Exam../2../Study../Guide
1. agoraphobia:. . / fear../or../avoidance../of../situations,../such../as../crowds../or../wide../open../places,../where../one../
has../felt../loss../of../control../and../panic
2. Agoraphobia../treatment:../CBT../and../SSRIs
3. Generalized../Anxiety../Disorder../(GAD):. . / a../disorder../characterized../by../chronic../excessive../worry../ac
com-
panied../by../three../or../more../of../the../following../symptoms:../restlessness,../fatigue,../concentration../problems,../irritability
,../muscle../tension,../and../sleep../disturbance
4. generalized../anxiety../disorder../treatment:../SSRIs,../SNRIs../(first../line);../buspirone../(second../lin
e)../Can../consider../augmenting../with../short../term../use../of../benzodiazepines../or../Buspar
5. panic../disorder:../An../anxiety../disorder../marked../by../unpredictable../minutes-
long../episodes../of../intense../dread../in../which../a../person../experiences../terror../and../accompanying../chest../pain,../ch
oking,../or../other../frightening../sensations.
6. What../are../the../common../behavioral../therapies../for../panic../disorder?:../Behavioral./therapy,../
CBT,../psychodynamic../therapy,../psychoeducational../approach
7. What. . / are. . / the. . / common. . / pharmacological. . / treatments. . / for. . / panic. . / disorder?:
. . / SSRI,../SNRI,../TCAs../(through../limited../use),../Benzos../(use../with../caution,../short-term)
8. What. . / is. . / the. . / FDA-
approved. . / benzodiazepine. . / for. . / panic. . / disorder?:. . / Alprazolam../(Xanax)
9. social../phobia../(social../anxiety../disorder):../fear../of../interacting../with../others../or../being../in../social../situatio
ns../that../might../lead../to../a../negative../evaluation../or../embarrassment.
10. What../are../the../common../treatments../for../social../phobia?:../Cognitive../behavioral../therapy
,. . / social../skills../training,../medication
11. What../type../of../therapy../is../commonly../used../to../treat../social../phobia?:../Cognitiv
e../behavioral../therapy
12. What../medications../are../commonly../prescribed../for../social../phobia?:../Xanax../(benzodi
-azepines),../SSRIs,../SNRIs,../Prozac
13. What. . / are. . / some. . / examples. . / of. . / medications. . / used. . / to. . / reduce. . / anxiety. . / i
n. . / social../phobia?:../Xanax../(benzodiazepines),../SSRIs,../SNRIs,../Prozac
14. What. . / type. . / of. . / medications. . / are. . / beta. . / blockers. . / and. . / how. . / are. . / they. . / used. . / in
. . / social../phobia../treatment?:../Beta../blockers../like../atenolol../and../propranolol../are../used../1../hour../before../pe
rformance../or../public../speaking../to../reduce../anxiety
15. Specific. . / phobia:. . / a../disorder../that../involves../an../irrational../fear../of../a../particular../object../or../situation../that../m
, NSG../552../Exam../2../Study../Guide
arkedly. . / interferes../with../an../individual's../ability../to../function
, NSG../552../Exam../2../Study../Guide
16. Specific../phobia../treatment:../exposure../therapy
,../Luvox,../Paxil,../Zoloft,../Ettexor
CBT../w/exposure
17. obsessive-
compulsive../disorder:../An../anxiety../disorder../characterized../by../unwanted../repetitive../thoughts../(
obsession)../and/../or../actions../(compulsions).
18. Obsessive../compulsive../disorder../treatment:../meds+CB
T../1st../line../=../SSRI../(often../need../high../doses../of../Zoloft,../prozac):../Luvox
2nd../line../=../SNRI../(e.g.../Venlafaxine)../(Clomipramine../=../Anafran
il)../ECT../in../debilitating,../treatment../resistant../cases
19. Fluvoxamine../(Luvox)../for../OCD:../50-
300../mg../SSRI../FDA../approved../for../OCD
Common../s/e../nausea,../vomiting
20. Clomipramine. . / (Anafranil). . / for. . / OCD:. . / TCA../approved../for../treatment../in../OCD
21. Clomipramine../dose:../25../mg../per../day../up../to../100../mg../per../day.
22. What../is../the../mechanism../of../action../of../benzodiazepines?:../Facilitates../GABA../action../b
y../increasing../frequency../of../chloride../channel../opening.../Potentiates../the../ettects../of../GABA.
23. What../are../the../common../side../effects../of../benzodiazepines?:../Drowsiness,../cognitiv
e../impairment,../dampening../of../fear../and../anxiety,../impaired../balance,../motor../control,../muscle../tone../and../coor
dination,../anterograde../amnesia.
24. How. . / do. . / benzodiazepines. . / affect. . / REM. . / sleep?:. . / They../decrease../REM../sleep.
25. What. . / is. . / the. . / significance. . / of. . / the. . / half-
lives. . / and. . / active. . / metabolites. . / of. . / ben-
zodiazepines?:. . / Benzodiazepines../generally../have../long../half-
lives../and../active../metabolites,../except../for../triazolam,. . / oxazepam,../and../midazolam../which../are../short-
acting../and../have../a../higher../addictive../potential.
26. Benzodiazepines. . / in. . / elderly:. . / Elderly../have../reduced../ability../to../metabolize../long-
acting../benzodiazepines../and../their../active../metabolites;../6-10../weeks../to../become../drug-
free../after../stopping../the../drug.
Side../ettects:../Dementing;../Depressiv
e../Increase../rates../of../falls../and../hip../frac
tures
1. agoraphobia:. . / fear../or../avoidance../of../situations,../such../as../crowds../or../wide../open../places,../where../one../
has../felt../loss../of../control../and../panic
2. Agoraphobia../treatment:../CBT../and../SSRIs
3. Generalized../Anxiety../Disorder../(GAD):. . / a../disorder../characterized../by../chronic../excessive../worry../ac
com-
panied../by../three../or../more../of../the../following../symptoms:../restlessness,../fatigue,../concentration../problems,../irritability
,../muscle../tension,../and../sleep../disturbance
4. generalized../anxiety../disorder../treatment:../SSRIs,../SNRIs../(first../line);../buspirone../(second../lin
e)../Can../consider../augmenting../with../short../term../use../of../benzodiazepines../or../Buspar
5. panic../disorder:../An../anxiety../disorder../marked../by../unpredictable../minutes-
long../episodes../of../intense../dread../in../which../a../person../experiences../terror../and../accompanying../chest../pain,../ch
oking,../or../other../frightening../sensations.
6. What../are../the../common../behavioral../therapies../for../panic../disorder?:../Behavioral./therapy,../
CBT,../psychodynamic../therapy,../psychoeducational../approach
7. What. . / are. . / the. . / common. . / pharmacological. . / treatments. . / for. . / panic. . / disorder?:
. . / SSRI,../SNRI,../TCAs../(through../limited../use),../Benzos../(use../with../caution,../short-term)
8. What. . / is. . / the. . / FDA-
approved. . / benzodiazepine. . / for. . / panic. . / disorder?:. . / Alprazolam../(Xanax)
9. social../phobia../(social../anxiety../disorder):../fear../of../interacting../with../others../or../being../in../social../situatio
ns../that../might../lead../to../a../negative../evaluation../or../embarrassment.
10. What../are../the../common../treatments../for../social../phobia?:../Cognitive../behavioral../therapy
,. . / social../skills../training,../medication
11. What../type../of../therapy../is../commonly../used../to../treat../social../phobia?:../Cognitiv
e../behavioral../therapy
12. What../medications../are../commonly../prescribed../for../social../phobia?:../Xanax../(benzodi
-azepines),../SSRIs,../SNRIs,../Prozac
13. What. . / are. . / some. . / examples. . / of. . / medications. . / used. . / to. . / reduce. . / anxiety. . / i
n. . / social../phobia?:../Xanax../(benzodiazepines),../SSRIs,../SNRIs,../Prozac
14. What. . / type. . / of. . / medications. . / are. . / beta. . / blockers. . / and. . / how. . / are. . / they. . / used. . / in
. . / social../phobia../treatment?:../Beta../blockers../like../atenolol../and../propranolol../are../used../1../hour../before../pe
rformance../or../public../speaking../to../reduce../anxiety
15. Specific. . / phobia:. . / a../disorder../that../involves../an../irrational../fear../of../a../particular../object../or../situation../that../m
, NSG../552../Exam../2../Study../Guide
arkedly. . / interferes../with../an../individual's../ability../to../function
, NSG../552../Exam../2../Study../Guide
16. Specific../phobia../treatment:../exposure../therapy
,../Luvox,../Paxil,../Zoloft,../Ettexor
CBT../w/exposure
17. obsessive-
compulsive../disorder:../An../anxiety../disorder../characterized../by../unwanted../repetitive../thoughts../(
obsession)../and/../or../actions../(compulsions).
18. Obsessive../compulsive../disorder../treatment:../meds+CB
T../1st../line../=../SSRI../(often../need../high../doses../of../Zoloft,../prozac):../Luvox
2nd../line../=../SNRI../(e.g.../Venlafaxine)../(Clomipramine../=../Anafran
il)../ECT../in../debilitating,../treatment../resistant../cases
19. Fluvoxamine../(Luvox)../for../OCD:../50-
300../mg../SSRI../FDA../approved../for../OCD
Common../s/e../nausea,../vomiting
20. Clomipramine. . / (Anafranil). . / for. . / OCD:. . / TCA../approved../for../treatment../in../OCD
21. Clomipramine../dose:../25../mg../per../day../up../to../100../mg../per../day.
22. What../is../the../mechanism../of../action../of../benzodiazepines?:../Facilitates../GABA../action../b
y../increasing../frequency../of../chloride../channel../opening.../Potentiates../the../ettects../of../GABA.
23. What../are../the../common../side../effects../of../benzodiazepines?:../Drowsiness,../cognitiv
e../impairment,../dampening../of../fear../and../anxiety,../impaired../balance,../motor../control,../muscle../tone../and../coor
dination,../anterograde../amnesia.
24. How. . / do. . / benzodiazepines. . / affect. . / REM. . / sleep?:. . / They../decrease../REM../sleep.
25. What. . / is. . / the. . / significance. . / of. . / the. . / half-
lives. . / and. . / active. . / metabolites. . / of. . / ben-
zodiazepines?:. . / Benzodiazepines../generally../have../long../half-
lives../and../active../metabolites,../except../for../triazolam,. . / oxazepam,../and../midazolam../which../are../short-
acting../and../have../a../higher../addictive../potential.
26. Benzodiazepines. . / in. . / elderly:. . / Elderly../have../reduced../ability../to../metabolize../long-
acting../benzodiazepines../and../their../active../metabolites;../6-10../weeks../to../become../drug-
free../after../stopping../the../drug.
Side../ettects:../Dementing;../Depressiv
e../Increase../rates../of../falls../and../hip../frac
tures
