Fearless… About Stats
This is the lifetime prevalence of any anxiety disorder in the U.S., estimated to affect roughly this percentage of adults
What is ~30%?
This almond-shaped structure in the limbic system is central to fear processing and panic responses
What is the amygdala?
This class of drugs, first-line for chronic anxiety.
What are SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)?
BONUS: name me 3
This first-line psychotherapy for most anxiety disorders teaches patients to identify and challenge anxious thoughts.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This term refers to negative beliefs and discrimination toward people with mental illness, which can worsen anxiety outcomes.
What is stigma?
This specific disorder has a lifetime prevalence of about 4–5% and is characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks
What is panic disorder?
This seahorse-shaped structure helps regulate memory and contextual processing of fear, often showing altered activity in panic disorder.
What is the hippocampus?
Buspirone primarily acts on this receptor to reduce anxiety.
What is the 5-HT1A receptor?
To the SLIDES
Bonus: agonist or antagonis
This therapy involves gradual exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance behavior.
What is exposure therapy?
In many cultures, anxiety symptoms are expressed more through physical complaints than emotional words; this term describes that phenomenon.
What is somatization?
Women are approximately this many times more likely than men to develop most anxiety disorders
What is 2 times?
This part of the frontal lobe is involved in decision-making and inhibiting fear responses, and may function differently in panic disorder.
What is the prefrontal cortex (PFC)
This drug (I will accept the drug class but will be sad because you should know the drug) reduces anxiety symptoms by blocking the sympathetic nervous system.
What is propranolol?
Short-acting drugs like lorazepam are sometimes used for this purpose in acute panic attacks.
What is symptom relief or acute anxiolysis?
Women worldwide are generally more likely than men to be diagnosed with this group of disorders.
What are anxiety disorders?
The median age of onset for anxiety disorders is typically during this period of life.
Can give me age or stage
What is childhood or adolescence (around 11 years old)?
This region deep in the brainstem helps detect threats and regulate autonomic responses like heart rate during panic attacks.
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What is the locus coeruleus?
Bonus: What is made here?
SSRIs often require this many weeks to reach full anxiolytic effect despite early pharmacologic activity.
What is 4–6 weeks?
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Meditation aims to improve this ability to notice thoughts and sensations without judgment.
What is awareness or mindfulness?
Fear of public embarrassment or judgment is often exacerbated in this type of socially oriented culture.
What is a collectivist culture?
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Anxiety disorders in the U.S. show higher prevalence in this racial/ethnic group.
What is non-Hispanic Whites?
This cortical region integrates internal bodily sensations (interoception) and is hyperactive in panic disorder.
What is the insula?
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This liver enzyme family metabolizes most benzodiazepines and SSRIs, affecting drug interactions.
What is cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes?
BONUS: name me some interactions
For severe, treatment-resistant anxiety, this procedure uses electrical stimulation to modulate brain circuits.
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)?
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Community-based programs, psychoeducation, and culturally adapted CBT are examples of interventions aimed at improving this.
What is access to mental health care or treatment equity?