Five major categories of Anxiety
Is excessive anxiety that persists for 6 mothers or longer. Has a gradual onset and is excessive worry of fear regarding life events or activities.
What is Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
What are the two neural systems in the brain that are associate with anxiety.
What is the limbic system and the reticular activating system?
The two phases of sleep.
These two things are how a diagnosis of chronic insomnia is determined.
What is duration (at least 30 days or more) and the degree to which it affects ADL's?
What is anti-anxiety drug?
What is Panic disorder
A key part of the limbic system that is involved in the pathogenesis of anxiety.
What is the amygdala?
The part of the sleep cycle that muscle tone diminishes and heart rate and breathing become irregular.
What is rapid eye movement (REM) sleep?
What is Cataplexy?
This is the receptor that lorazepam works at.
What is GABA receptor?
An unreasonable and persistent fear of being judged, ridiculed, or embarrassed by others.
What is Social anxiety disorder.
What is the major modulators of the long-term stress response, keeping the body on continual "high alert" for stressors.
What is Corticosteroids?
This is how many times each night a person goes through a sleep cycle.
What is 4 to 5 times?
Is a vivid, fearful sensory illusions that may be experienced a the onset of sleep or on awakening.
What is Hypnagogic hallucinations?
These are the route that lorazepam may be administered.
What is PO, IM, and IV?
Involves recurrent, intrusive thoughts or repetitive behaviors.
What is Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
What is the primary site for norepinephrine synthesis in the brain.
This is how long a sleep cycle lasts.
What is approximately 90 minutes?
Is severe daytime sleepiness such that the person is unable to stay awake and may fall asleep quickly and at inappropriate times.
What is narcolepsy?
These things may decrease the effectiveness of lorazepam.
What is excessive ingestion of caffeinated food and drinks?
A type of situational anxiety that develops in response to re-experiencing a previous event.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
It is responsible for regulating sleep and wakefulness and it performs an alerting function for the entire cerebral cortex.
What is the reticular activating system (RAS)?
People that are deprived of this stage of sleep experience depression and a feeling of apathy and fatigue.
What is stage 4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep?
These are the three primary drugs used for treating both anxiety and insomnia.
What is benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepine anti-anxiety drugs and anti-depressants?
This is the major contraindications/precautions with lorazepam.
What is contraindicated during pregnancy? (Pregnancy category D)