Treatment of Anxiety - Definitions
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BCRxTech on July 16, 2011
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pharmacy technician canadian - anxiety
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anxiety | - a condition associated with tension, apprehension, fear, or panic |
| Anxiolytic | - drug used to treat anxiety |
| Drug dependence | - when a person taking a drug must continue to take the drug in order to avoid the onset of physical and/or psychological withdrawal symptoms |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | - a condition associated with an inabiltiy to control or stop repeated unwanted thoughts or behaviors |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD | - a condition associated withan inabiltiy to control or stop repeated unwanted thoughts or behaviors |
| Phobia | - irrational fear of things or situations that produce symptoms of intense anxiety |
| Post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD | - stress disorder that develops in persons who have participated in, witnessed, or been a victim of a terrifying event |
| Tolerance | - increasing doses of a drug are required in order to achieve the same effects as were achieved previously at lower doses |
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