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Anxiety Flashcards

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Best pharmacological treatment for BDD

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Fluoxetine

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The most common comorbidity in OCD

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MDD

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What kind of learning underlies agoraphobia?

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Negative reinforcement

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Beta blockers in GAD

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Not recommended (CANMAT)

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Lifetime prevalence of GAD

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6%

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GAD first line treatment strategy

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CBT

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GAD- CBT with pharmacotherapy yes or no?

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No according to CANMAT. CBT first, then pharmacotherapy if no response

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Co-morbidity rate in GAD

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50-90%

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Anxiogenic substances

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  1. CCK
  2. Sodium lactate
  3. L-Dopa
  4. Carbon dioxide
  5. Modafinil
  6. THC
  7. LSD
  8. Amphetamines
  9. GABA antagonists
  10. Caffeine
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Panic disorder is by definition panic which is unexpected T/F

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T

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Age of onset in panic disorder

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Young adulthood (not adolescence)

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12
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Lifetime prevalence of panic disorder

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Approx 5%

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13
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What percentage of ppl w panic disorder experience nocturnal panic?

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40-70%

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14
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How many symptoms do you need for the DSM V diagnosis of a panic attack?

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Four

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CBT has been favoured over pharmacotherapy in a meta-analysis for treatment of panic disorder T/F

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T (CANMAT)

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16
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Gabapentin is first line in panic disorder T/F

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F it’s third line

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First line pharmacotherapies in panic disorder CANMAT 2014

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  1. Paroxetine
  2. Paroxetine CR
  3. Fluoxetine
  4. Fluvoxamine
  5. Venlafaxine XR
  6. Sertraline
  7. Escitalopram
  8. Citalopram
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The therapy with the greatest evidence base in trichotillomania

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Habit reversal

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First line therapies for social anxiety disorder

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CBT + exposure therapy alone

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20
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Which is the only specific scale for social anxiety disorder?

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Liebowitz

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21
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Is there an association between panic disorder and mitral valve prolapse?

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No- CANMAT 14

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22
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Anxiety disorders have a lower age of onset than mood disorders T/F

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T (K&S)

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23
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A drug with efficacy for trauma related nightmares & poor sleep in PTSD

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Prazosin

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Antipsychotics may have a role in treatment of flashbacks in PTSD T/F

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T

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25
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Combat PTSD is harder to treat than civilian PTSD T/F

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T

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26
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There is an evidence base for EMDR in panic disorder T/F

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F

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In functional imaging studies in PTSD what happens to a) the amygdala and b) Broca’s area after provocation of symptoms by a stimulus?

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A) increased activation of the amygdala B) hypo perfusion of Broca’s

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28
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What does yohimbine do to ppl with PTSD and panic disorder but not controls?

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Causes anxiety

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29
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Smaller hippocampi in PTSD T/F

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T

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30
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MRI studies in panic disorder have implicated the temporal lobes T/F

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T, partic the hippocampus

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31
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In PTSD psychological therapy is effective for comorbidity with depression T/F

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F, it’s not as effective

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32
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Anterior capsulotomy is an option for treatment refractory OCD T/F

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T

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33
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OCD in kids is associated with what?

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Group A strep

34
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Y-BOCS for diagnosis of OCD T/F

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F progress of disease

35
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Neuroimaging studies in OCD show hyperactivity in the anterior cingulate T/F

36
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Hoarding & symmetry are associated with what kind of response to SSRIs

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A poorer one than aggression/religion/sexual subtypes of OCD

37
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Lifetime prevalence of MDD in OCD

38
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Family attitudes predict response to both psychological & pharmacological treatments for OCD T/F

39
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Lifetime prevalence of OCD

40
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Anxiety disorders have a lower age of onset than mood disorders T/F

41
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Anxiety disorders have been consistently shown to be most prevalent in people with poor socioeconomic status and lower levels of education T/F

42
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Situational panic attacks are more associated with things like social phobia T/F

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T because in panic disorder the panic attacks are unexpected

43
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First line adjuncts in OCD (2)

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Aripiprazole & risperidone

44
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Lifetime prevalence OCD

45
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Acute stress reaction, what are the time parameters?

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3 days to one month

46
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Caffeine and nicotine can exacerbate symptoms in panic disorder T/F

47
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Panic disorder is associated with suicide T/F

48
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MRI studies in panic disorder have implicated the temporal lobes T/F

49
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Panic and anxiety are associated with cerebral vasodilatation T/F

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F constriction

50
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Buspirone is effective in GAD T/F

51
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Sjorgren’s syndrome is associated with panic disorder T/F

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F, it is associated with GAD though

52
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Abrupt onset of OCD in kids suggests what?

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PANDAS paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcus

53
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What role do beta blockers play in the treatment of phobias?

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They might be useful in performers eg stage fright

54
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Social phobia can be associated with panic attacks T/F

55
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Buspirone is less sedating than benzos T/F

56
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Buspirone is useful in panic disorder T/F

57
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What is imaginal exposure?

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Pt closes their eyes and imagines a feared stimulus as vividly as possible

58
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What is cynophobia?

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Fear of dogs

59
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There needs to be significant weight loss for a diagnosis of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder T/F

60
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PTSD is associated with lower cortisol levels T/F

61
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First line Rx pharmacology for PTSD

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SSRIs: fluoxetine, paroxetine & sertraline also venlafaxine

62
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Which SSRIs are first line w RCT evidence in PTSD

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Sertraline, paroxetine & fluoxetine

63
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Prevalence of obsessions & compulsions in the gen pop

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Obsessions 80% Compulsions 55%

64
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Rate of comorbidities in OCD

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“Comprbidities are the rule” about 90%

65
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10% of OCD follows a progressive deteriorating course T/F

66
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Compulsions for >1 hour/day are in the DSM V criteria for OCD T/F

67
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OCD requires higher SSRI doses than ADTs T/F

68
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First line meds for OCD

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  1. Paroxetine
  2. Fluoxetine
  3. Fluvoxamine
  4. Sertraline
  5. Escitalopram
69
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Clomipramine has equal effectiveness to SSRIs but worse tolerability which is why it’s not first line for OCD T/F

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T

Chandarana

70
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Clomipramine and fluvoxamine are a possible combo in treatment resistant OCD T/F

71
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Group CBT = individual CBT for OCD T/F

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T

Chandarana

72
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ECT is useful for treatment resistant OCD T/F

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F

Chandarana

73
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Clozapine can make OCD worse T/F

74
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How long do panic attacks last?

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They peak within minutes according to DSM V

75
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Illness anxiety disorder is not an anxiety disorder T/F

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T it’s in somatoform disorders

76
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How many situations do you need to be fearful of for a diagnosis of agoraphobia

77
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Scale for panic disorder

78
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Specific psychological therapy with demonstrated efficacy for blood injection injury type phobia according to CANMAT 2014

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Applied muscle tension (exposure combined with muscle tension exercises)

79
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Specific psychological therapy with demonstrated efficacy for spiders, flying and small animal type phobias according to CANMAT 2014

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Computer based self help programs

80
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Specific psychological therapy with demonstrated efficacy for spiders, flying and heights and claustrophobia type phobias according to CANMAT 2014

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Virtual reality exposure

81
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Pregabalin is first line for which two anxiety disorders only according to CANMAT 2014?

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First line GAD CANMAT 2014 (8)

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  1. Venlafaxine XR
  2. Sertraline
  3. Escitalopram
  4. Agomelatine
  5. Duloxetine
  6. Pregabalin
  7. Paroxetine
  8. Paroxetine XR

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