What constitutes pathological anxiety?

What are the main CNS NT that mediate anxiety?

A PET scan shows increased flow in which brain region?

Benzodiazepines are ___ agonists and help reduce anxiety.

Parents have brought their 8-year-old son to the pediatrician concerned about his health. Every morning, he cries and complains of stomachaches and mother has to fight with him to go to school. At least 2 to 3 times a week, the school nurse has been contacting parents that he is complaining of stomachaches and wanting to be picked up from school. What disorder does he most likely have?

A 32-year-old man returns to the emergency room for the second time in the past month with the chief complaint of chest pain, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, tingling in his extremities, nausea, tachycardia and diaphoresis. He presents as extremely anxious and pleads to the ER physician to save him from dying. What condition does he most likely have?

Parents have brought their 8-year-old son to the pediatrician concerned about his health. Every morning, he cries and complains of stomachaches and mother has to fight with him to go to school. At least 2 to 3 times a week, the school nurse has been contacting parents that he is complaining of stomachaches and wanting to be picked up from school. What is the best treatment option for the child?

A 32-year-old man returns to the emergency room for the second time in the past month with the chief complaint of chest pain, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, tingling in his extremities, nausea, tachycardia and diaphoresis. He presents as extremely anxious and pleads to the ER physician to save him from dying. What is the best treatment option for the child?

A patient presents with panic attacks that started about 3 days ago. Around the same time, the patient quit alcohol. What condition do they have?

A 3 year old patient presents with his parents who are concerned about the fact that he does not speak in public. The parents say that he will speak in front of them and his siblings, but no one else. What condition does he most likely have?

Which of the following are part of the criteria for agoraphobia and requires at least 2 for diagnosis?

Which of the following describes repetitive and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that cause anxiety and the patient tries to ignore or neutralize the thought?

Which of the following describes repetitive behaviors that someone feels driven to perform and reduces anxiety and distress when completed?

What is the main treatment option for OCD?

What is the main treatment option for treatment resistant OCD?

PTSD symptoms must last for >___ months

In adjustment disorders, a stressor elicits emotional symptoms within __ months.

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Anxiety is an ___ disorder.

What is the gold standard treatment for anxiety disorders?

The black box warning for SSRIs is increased suicidal events in which patient population?

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Which of the following is an excitatory NT?

Barbituates enhance the action of 

What medication is best for nightmares/sleep disturbances with PTSD

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What is the term for panic disorder therapy where the patient is on medication and decides to undergo psychotherapy with the goal of coming off of the meds when therapy has taken effect?

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Dopamine and schizophrenia

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Match the antidepressants.

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Which of the following classes of meds are the best for GAD with psychotherapy because they generally have safe side effect profiles?