PSYC 235 Study Guide - Final Guide: Palpitations, Lanugo, Trichotillomania
17 Dec 2015
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Septal hippocampal system is supplied with nerves by both serotonergic circuits in the raphe nuclei and noradrenergic circuits in the locus coeruleus: raphe nuclei: cluster of nuclei in the brain stem responsible for releasing serotonin (ssri"s and antidepressants target this area, locus coeruleus: nucleus in the pons involved with physiological responses to stress and panic (site for synthesis of norepinephrine) Relapse rates for panic are high, medicating is discontinued: psych rx (cbt) effective for panic disorder (80 100% of patients are panic free after 12 months, gradual exposure & anxiety reducing coping skills (relaxation, breathing, 70% improve a lot, very few cured, pct (panic control treatment) is cbt that arranges for mini exposure to panic sensations and includes cognitive therapy to address attitudes and misconceptions about feared sensations, combined treatments (meds + cbt, combined treatment was no more effective than individual short term, long term; people with only cbt maintained panic free longer, meds alone (or +cbt) deteriorated somewhat.
