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Anxty PHM1810 DeMore
Pharmacology 1, Chapter 5: Antianxiety/ Hypnotics, De More
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antianxiety agents | drugs that relieve anxiety; anxiolytics |
| Anxiety | state of apprehension and autonomic nervous system activation resulting from exposure to a nonspecific or unknown cause |
| Compulsion | a ritualized behavior or mental act that a patient is driven to perform in response to his or her obsessions |
| Barbituates | drugs that depress multiple aspects of the CNS function and can be used for sleep, seizures and general anesthesia |
| Benzodiazepines | first drugs of choice to treat anxiety and insomnia |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | difficult-to-control, excessive anxiety that lasts six months or more |
| hypnotics | drugs given to promote sleep |
| Insomnia | the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep |
| Melatonin | an important hormone secreted from the pineal gland that is believed to induce sleep |
| Obsession | aa recurrent, persistant thought, impulse, or mental image that is unwanted and distressing, and comes involuntarily to mind despite attempts to ignore or suppress it |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | anxiety characterized by recurrent repetitive behaviors that interfere with normal activities or relationships |
| Panic Attacks | of sudden onset, reaching peak intensity within ten minutes; symptoms may include: trembling, SOB, chest pain/tightness, sweating, nausea, dizziness, hyperventalation, light-headedness, sense of choking or smothering |
| Panic Disorder | anxiety characterized by intense feelings of immediate apprehension, fearfulness and terror. |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | anxiety characterize dby a sens eof helplessness and the re-experiencing of a traumatic event. |
| Sedative Hypnotics | drugs that when given in lower doses, produce a calming effect, and when given in higher doses produce sleep |
| Social Anxiety Disorder | characterized by an intense, irrational fear of situations in whioch one might be scrutinized by others, or might do something embarrassing or humiliating; social phobia |
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