Dopamine, 82
alcohol abuse and, 213
buspirone and, 90
serotonergics and, 87
Doral, 285
Dream analysis, 38
DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders), 35
anger and, 205
generalized anxiety disorder and, 125
major depression and, 146–147
panic disorder and, 66
personality disorders and, 207
phobias and, 67–68
PTSD and, 70–71
Duct tape solution, 264–266
EAP (Employee Assistance Programs),
273–274
Economics of behavior, 32–33
Effexor, 153, 286
generalized anxiety disorder and, 126
Elavil, 286
Electrotherapy, 168–169
EMDR. SeeEye Movement
Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR)
Emergencies, 272–274
Emergency rooms, 272
Emotional explosions
causes of, 29
as communication, 6–7
complexity of, 5–6, 29
composition of, 5
dealing with, 8–9
definition of, 4–5
interactivity of, 6
repetition of, 7–8
Empathy, 62
anger and, 209
Employee Assistance Programs. SeeEAP
(Employee Assistance Programs)
Enabling, 45
Endogenous depression
Prozac and, 160–161
Endorphins
exercise and, 91
Epinephrine
vs.adrenaline, 152
Escalations, 63
Eskalith, 286
Ethology, 225
anger and, 233
Exercise
anger control problems and, 267–268
depression and, 173
internal control and, 117–118
serotonin levels and, 91
External control, 99–104
depression and, 172, 186–188
Eye Movement Desensitization and
Reprocessing (EMDR), 119
Family history, and fear disorders, 123–124
Fear
measuring of, 104
medications for, 82–91
physiology of, 73
Fight or flight response, 10, 54
depression and, 15
physiology of, 75
symptoms of, 75–76
Flashbacks, 81
Fluoxetine, 286. See alsoProzac
Flurazepam, 285. See alsoDalmane
Fluvoxamine, 286. See alsoLuvox
Freud, Sigmund, 38, 93, 112
aggression and, 239
cocaine and, 158
repression and, 122
sublimation and, 241
transference and, 215
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), 82
alcohol and, 84, 157
benzodiazepines and, 85
effects of, 158
Gabapentin, 285. See alsoNeurontin
Gamma-aminobutyric acid. SeeGABA
Gastrointestinal distress, 77
during panic attacks, 78
Generalization, 79, 107
Generalized adaptation syndrome, 128
Generalized anxiety disorder, 214
dealing with, 126
definition of, 125
medications for, 126
quantifying anxiety with, 134
stress and, 127
treatment of, 133–135, 142
Glococorticoids, 154
Glutamate, 158290 ❧Index