Medications
This medication interacts with benzodiazepine receptors
Benzodiazepines
Which anxiety type is when you worry about everything
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The first benzodiazepine synthesized
Chlordiazepoxide
This refers to understanding how a person's cultural background can influence how they experience, express, and understand anxiety.
sociocultural understanding
This group of medication consists entirely of drugs that are regarded as ‘Scheduled’
Benzos/Benzodiazepines
If someone has previously used Benzos, what medication may be less effective?
Buspirone
Anxiety reflecting underlying internal conflict
Neurotic Anxiety
Chlorpromazine was first introduced to the market for patients with this disorder
Schizophrenia
Anxiety may sometimes be expressed through physical symptoms rather than emotional complaints, a phenomenon known by this term.
Somatization
Many anti-anxiety medications affect the heart and circulatory system. This is a common side effect of these medications.
Changes in blood pressure
True or False: SSRIs and SNRIs are also used to treat anxiety
True
Anxiety as part of another disorder
Secondary mental disorder
The year Chlordiazepoxide was FDA approved
1959
These are the beliefs and explanations a person or culture uses to understand the causes, symptoms, and appropriate treatment of an illness.
explanatory models
Like SSRIs and SNRIs this medication group is often used to treat depression, but can be used as an anxiolytic. It is not recommend for patients that are suicidal
tricyclics
What is the best medication for individuals with performance anxiety?
Beta Blockers
Anxiety after a stressful event
Adjustment Disorder
The first rationally designed psychiatric medicine
Meprobamate
DMT, LSD, MDMA, and psilocybin belong to this broad category of substances being investigated for potential therapeutic applications in mood and anxiety disorders
psychedelics
This medication is primarily used as an antiseizure medication, but has applications as an anxiolytic for anxiety secondary to Bipolar
Gabapentin
Usually used to treat hypertension
Clonidine
Fear of being trapped or unable to escape
Agoraphobia
The creator of meprobamate
Frank Berger
Ginkgo biloba, kava and valerian are examples of this type of treatment.
herbal medications
When a client starts this medication(s) it is important to establish a baseline so they can determine if they are experiencing side effects
Trick question: All of them!