Identify And Explain 4 Evaluation Points Of Using Drugs To Treat Stress
Outline the use of benzodiazepines and beta-blockers to treat stress
These are biological forms of stress-management. These are direct forms of management, as the tablets are taken into the bloodstream and target neurotransmitters in the brain, affecting communication between neurons. They work by increasing the effect of GABAs which reduce reduces the effect of the neurons. It works by increasing the chloride ions into the neurons, making it harder for other neurotransmitters to activate these neurons. This slows down neural activity, having a calming effect on the person. BZ’s have a greater effect of calming a person down, as it allows for more chloride ions to reduce the neural activity. It explicitly targets serotonin, which has an excitatory …show more content…
They are easily accessible for everyone, possibly provided by the NHS, compared to other forms of treatment. This means that everyone can reduce their stress levels, if need be.
However, like other drugs, it can cause dependency and addiction. By curing one problem another problem may arise. If the patient believes that the drug is helping them reduce stress levels, they can become addicted. Once the body builds immunity to that drug the patient may try other forms that can have an adverse effect on the body. Possibly even turning to illegal drugs.
The drug may be just having a placebo effect on the patient. Because the prescriber is telling them that the drug will help reduce the stress they believe it will. When in actual fact it’s doing nothing. There is no way of telling whether the drug is reducing the stress or the patients mindset is, unless they take urine tests to check the stress hormone levels.
Drugs can also have side effects on the patient. These side effects include unsteadiness, lapses in memory. These side effects can also be long-term. Again, curing one problem but causing
These are biological forms of stress-management. These are direct forms of management, as the tablets are taken into the bloodstream and target neurotransmitters in the brain, affecting communication between neurons. They work by increasing the effect of GABAs which reduce reduces the effect of the neurons. It works by increasing the chloride ions into the neurons, making it harder for other neurotransmitters to activate these neurons. This slows down neural activity, having a calming effect on the person. BZ’s have a greater effect of calming a person down, as it allows for more chloride ions to reduce the neural activity. It explicitly targets serotonin, which has an excitatory …show more content…
They are easily accessible for everyone, possibly provided by the NHS, compared to other forms of treatment. This means that everyone can reduce their stress levels, if need be.
However, like other drugs, it can cause dependency and addiction. By curing one problem another problem may arise. If the patient believes that the drug is helping them reduce stress levels, they can become addicted. Once the body builds immunity to that drug the patient may try other forms that can have an adverse effect on the body. Possibly even turning to illegal drugs.
The drug may be just having a placebo effect on the patient. Because the prescriber is telling them that the drug will help reduce the stress they believe it will. When in actual fact it’s doing nothing. There is no way of telling whether the drug is reducing the stress or the patients mindset is, unless they take urine tests to check the stress hormone levels.
Drugs can also have side effects on the patient. These side effects include unsteadiness, lapses in memory. These side effects can also be long-term. Again, curing one problem but causing