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| drugs used for the treatment of depression and a range of anxiety disorders including panic, obsessive-compulsive, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorders |
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| state of apprehension and autonomic nervous system activation resulting from exposure to a nonspecific or unknown cause |
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| drugs that relieve anxiety |
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| class of drugs derived from barbituric acid; they act as CNS depressants and are used for their sedative and anti-seizure effects |
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| class of drugs used to treat anxiety and insomnia |
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| drugs that lower neuronal activity within the central nervous system |
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| generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) |
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| difficult-to-control, excessive anxiety that lasts 6 months or more |
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| the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep |
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| system area in the brain responsible for emotion, learning, memory, motivation, and mood |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) |
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| anxiety characterized by recurrent, intrusive thoughts or repetitive behaviors that interfere with normal activites or relationships |
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| anxiety characterized by intense feelings of immediate apprehension, fearfulness, terror, or impending doom |
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| fearful feelings attached to situation or objects |
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| post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| anxiety characterized by a sense of helplessness and the re-experiencing of a traumatic event; for example, war, physical or sexual abuse, natural disasters, or murder |
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| increased sleeplessness that occurs when long-term anti-anxiety or hypnotic medication is discontinued |
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| a network of neurons found along the entire length of the brain stem connected with the reticular activating system |
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| drug that, when given in lower doses, produces a calming effect and, when given in higher doses, produces sleep |
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| drugs that relax or calm the client |
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