Drug therapy
- BZ's - an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety drug), reduces nerve cell activity, brain and body can prepare for action/doensn't panic. Reduces CNS, communicates to having the thought and doing the action - reduce stress response and reaction. NEUROTRANSMITTER. It's tackling the chemical serotonin which is associated with mood, alertness and sleep. Serotonin antagonists. Enhances GABA (relaxant naturally in you)
EVALUATION: addiction, withdrawal symptoms, tolerance, side effects, easy to use, works in placebos
-BETA BLOCKERS.
No impact on the brain, still think about the stressor but changes how your body reacts to stress. The adrenaline will still be released from the chronic stressors but the heart receptors are blocked. They reduce the SNS response.
EVALUATION: Not solving problems or the cause, just tackling the system
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