Panic Disorders

How long must symptoms occur following a panic attack:

A: 6 months

B: 3 weeks

C: 1 month

C

__ are most often helpful at preventing or reducing panic attacks:

A: antidepressants

B: antipsychotics

C: benzodiazepines

A

Antidepressants work against panic disorders by:

A: increasing norepinephrine

B: decreasing norepinephrine

C:increasing GABA

D: decreasing GABA

A

Other than antidepressants, __ have often proven useful when very powerful:

A: antipsychotics

B: benzodiazepines

C:allergy meds

B

__ theorists believe panic prone people have a high degree of anxiety sensitivity:

A: cognitive-behavioral

B: behavioral

C: cognitive

D: biological

C

___ theorists believe that “full panic reactions” occur when someone misinterprets their psychological events

A: behavioral

B: Cognitive- behavioral

C:biological

D: cognitive

B

__ is/are more common in women:

A: anxiety disorders

B: depression

C: OCD

A