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Behavior - Lecture 1 - Anxiety Disorders
Behavior - Lecture 1 - Anxiety Disorders
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01/16/2013
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Term
All anxiety disorders share what common theme ?
 Definition
Inappropriate anxiety
Term
Anxiety is abnormal in what two circumstances ?
 Definition
•elicited by inappropriate cues (or no cues)
•excessive in intensity or duration
Term
Anxiety is caused by ?
 Definition
overstimulation overstimulation of of the the
HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis resulting from activation by the from activation by the amygdala
Term
HPA axis releases what two hormones responsible for changes seen in anxiety ?
 Definition
Cortisol and adrenaline
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