Chapter 12.3

Question 1

Anxiety disorder

Answer 1

Any of a class of psychological disorders that include recurrent panic states and generalized persistent anxiety disorder

Question 2

Benzodiazepine

Answer 2

Any of a class of antianxiety drugs that are noncompetitive antagonists of GABA _A receptors in the central nervous system. One example is diazepam

Question 3

Anxiolytic

Answer 3

A substance that is used to reduce anxiety. Examples include alcohol, opiates, barbiturates, and the benzodiapezines

Question 4

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer 4

A disorder in which memories of an unpleasant episode repeatedly plague the person

Question 5

How does the amygdala and hippocampus cause anxiety disorder?

Answer 5

Too much amygdala activity stimulates too much stress and too little hippocampal activity reduces HPA which reduces CRH release. The CRH affects ACTH which produces cortisol. The cortisol further reduces the activation of the hippocampus

Question 6

Treatments for anxiety disorders

Answer 6

Psychotherapy
Benzodiazepines
Serotonin agonists and SSRIs