PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FINAL
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Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms - Answer: excessive
worry and anxiety about a number if events and activities with
difficulty to control the worry
panic disorder symptoms - Answer: 13 symptoms
palpitations, sweating , trembling, shortness of breath, feeling of
choking, chest pain, nausea, feeling dizzy, chills or heat
sensation, paresthesias, derealization or depersonalization,
feeling of losing control
social anxiety disorder symptoms - Answer: marked fear or
anxiety about one or more social situations where the individual
is exposed to possible scrutiny
what brain region processes fear? - Answer: the amygdala
,output of anxiety - Answer: fight or flight or freeze response,
increased cortisol (risk or heart attack or stroke) increased
respiratory rate (asthma attack) cardiovascular (increased blood
pressure)
what drugs are used to target physiologic output of anxiety? -
Answer: -anti adrenergic
-prazosin
-beta blocker ex: propranolol for stage fright
what drugs are used to treat core anxiety? - Answer: SSRI & SNRI
SSRI for anxiety - Answer: usually first line treatment in most
anxiety disorders
- if you see a client using SSRI, it could be for depression, anxiety
or another disorder
buspirone - Answer: -serotonin partial agonist
-works on serotonin but not useful for depression, only useful
for anxiety
prazosin - Answer: -for PTSD associated nightmares
, -alpha 1 blocker
-NE will activate receptors when they are blocked, adrenergic
activity is also blocked
benzodiazepine - Answer: CNS depressing agents with the
potential for abuse and/or dependence
- works to enhance GABA to put out fire
- benefits are only short term
- long term use can be dangerous
first line pharmacotherapy for OCD - Answer: SSRI
if first line fails, switch to another SSRI
if no response to SSRI, clomipramine may be tried, or a
combination of SSRI and clomipramine
antipsychotics may be used for resistant OCD
first line treatment of PTSD - Answer: antidepressant
neurotransmitters involved in pain sensation - Answer: - opioid
peptides
- endorphin
EXAM LATEST UPDATE VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms - Answer: excessive
worry and anxiety about a number if events and activities with
difficulty to control the worry
panic disorder symptoms - Answer: 13 symptoms
palpitations, sweating , trembling, shortness of breath, feeling of
choking, chest pain, nausea, feeling dizzy, chills or heat
sensation, paresthesias, derealization or depersonalization,
feeling of losing control
social anxiety disorder symptoms - Answer: marked fear or
anxiety about one or more social situations where the individual
is exposed to possible scrutiny
what brain region processes fear? - Answer: the amygdala
,output of anxiety - Answer: fight or flight or freeze response,
increased cortisol (risk or heart attack or stroke) increased
respiratory rate (asthma attack) cardiovascular (increased blood
pressure)
what drugs are used to target physiologic output of anxiety? -
Answer: -anti adrenergic
-prazosin
-beta blocker ex: propranolol for stage fright
what drugs are used to treat core anxiety? - Answer: SSRI & SNRI
SSRI for anxiety - Answer: usually first line treatment in most
anxiety disorders
- if you see a client using SSRI, it could be for depression, anxiety
or another disorder
buspirone - Answer: -serotonin partial agonist
-works on serotonin but not useful for depression, only useful
for anxiety
prazosin - Answer: -for PTSD associated nightmares
, -alpha 1 blocker
-NE will activate receptors when they are blocked, adrenergic
activity is also blocked
benzodiazepine - Answer: CNS depressing agents with the
potential for abuse and/or dependence
- works to enhance GABA to put out fire
- benefits are only short term
- long term use can be dangerous
first line pharmacotherapy for OCD - Answer: SSRI
if first line fails, switch to another SSRI
if no response to SSRI, clomipramine may be tried, or a
combination of SSRI and clomipramine
antipsychotics may be used for resistant OCD
first line treatment of PTSD - Answer: antidepressant
neurotransmitters involved in pain sensation - Answer: - opioid
peptides
- endorphin
