Lecture 9

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Where does aversive conditioning occur?
Amgdala
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How is social anxiety treated?
Identification of autonomic features and shifting attentional focus away from them, video feedback
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What are the treatments for panic disorder?
SSRI's and benzodiazephines
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What is the key hormone in stress response?
Adrenalin
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What function does cortisol have and when do we receive lots of it?
Cortisol increases blood glucose by breaking down fat and protein, we have lots of cortisol in times of stress
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What damage can cprticosteroids have? ((4)
Damage hippocampus, decrease entry of available glucose for neurons, decrease reuptake of glutamate, open NMDA receptors and allow lots of Calcium in which is toxic
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What brain area is associated with PTSD patients
Hippocampus
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Which channel does GABAa control and which does GABAb control?
GABAa = chloride GABAb = potassium
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