Stress/Anxiety
Fill in the blank: Fight, Flight, or ________.
Freeze
Name 3 coping strategies to help with depression.
Variable
What class of Medications is used to treat psychotic disorders?
Antipsychotics
Name 3 coping strategies for managing anxiety more effectively.
Variable
How does seasonal affective disorder develop?
lack of vitamin D
Mood stabilizers are first line treatment for which disorders?
Bipolar Disorders
Name the stress hormone that suppresses the metabolism, lowers the stress threshold, and famously results in weight gain.
Cortisol
What is the common class of medications used to treat depression?
SSRI
Name 2 different types of medications used to treat anxiety.
Varies
Name the part of the brain responsible for the anxiety response.
Amygdala
Where is the majority of serotonin found in the body?
GI system
Name 3 classes of antidepressant medications.
Varies
Anxiolytics, or anxiety medications, target this pathway.
GABA
What is anhedonia?
lack of pleasure
Mood stabilizers typically fall into three categories...what are they?
Mood stabilizers
Antipsychotics
Anticonvulsants