Anxiety

Question 1

Feeling of discomfort, apprehension, or dread related to anticipation of danger, the source of which is often nonspecific or unknown.

Answer 1

Anxiety

Question 2

Genetics, Gender, Substance Abuse, Illness/Chronic Conditions, History of Stress are all

Answer 2

Predisposing Factors

Question 3

What is the difference between anxiety and fear?

Answer 3

Anxiety is an emotional response and fear is a cognitive response.

Question 4

What is the etiology of Nature vs Nurture?

Answer 4

Nature is what we think we were both with; Nurture is what we learn after we’re born

Question 5

Molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles.

Answer 5

Neurotransmitters

Question 6

Sleep and arousal, libido, appetite, mood, aggression, pain perception, coordination, judgment; plays a role in the sleep–wake cycle, sexual behavior, appetite, mood, anxiety, aggression, and pain perception.

Answer 6

Serotonin

Question 7

regulation of mood, cognition, perception, attention, vigilance, memory, cardiovascular functioning, and sleep–wake cycles.

Answer 7

Nonephierene

Question 8

Slowdown of body activity, reduces the activity of neurons to which it binds; Inhibitory neurotransmitters, such as GABA, prevent postsynaptic excitation, interrupting the progression of the electrical impulse at the synaptic junction

Answer 8

GABA (Gamma-amino-butyric acid)

Question 9

Fear of specific objects or situations that could conceivably cause harm, but the person’s reaction to them is excessive, unreasonable, and inappropriate

Answer 9

Phobia

Question 10

Recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images experienced as intrusive and stressful, and unable to be expunged by logic or reasoning; performs certain behaviors to reduce the obessive thoughts

Answer 10

Obessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Question 11

recurrent panic attacks, the onset of which are unpredictable and manifested by intense apprehension, fear, or terror, often associated with feelings of impending doom and accompanied by intense physical discomfort

Answer 11

Panic Disorder

Question 12

What should you do when a patient is in a panic state?

Answer 12

Be calm and nonthreatening

Keep low stimuli surroundings

Teach signs of escalating anxiety

Direct patient to acknowledge reality and focus on the present environment

Question 13

What should you do when a patient is in a state of fear?

Answer 13

Include patient in making decisions

Encourage patient to explore underlying feelings

Be calm to recognize distress

Remain with the patient and speak slowly and in a low pitched voice

Question 14

What should you do when you a patient has ineffective coping?

Answer 14

Meet the client’s dependency needs

Provide structured schedule of activities

Make referrals to support groups

Evaluate past coping mechanisms

Explore alternatives to problem situations

Question 15

What should do you when a patient has ineffective impulse control?

Answer 15

Convey a nonjudgmental attitude.

Practice stress management techniques.

Offer support and encouragement.

Encourage participation in activities, such as exercise that can temporarily relieve feelings of inner tension.

Question 16

Fear of specific objects or situations that could conceivably cause harm, but the person’s reaction to them is excessive, unreasonable, and inappropriate

Answer 16

Phobia

Question 17

Excessive fear of situations in which the affected person might do something embarrassing or be evaluated negatively by others

Answer 17

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia, or SAD)

Question 18

Fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or in which help might not be available in the event of panic-like symptoms or other incapacitating symptoms Such as, Traveling in public transportation, Being in open spaces Standing in line or being in a crowd

Answer 18

Agoraphobia

Question 19

Symptoms of _____ _____ include elevated temperature, agitation, muscle rigidity or twitching, sweating, irregular heartbeat, and seizures.

Answer 19

Serorotin Syndrome

Question 20

What are the nursing interventions for serotonin syndrome?

Answer 20

Hold serotonergic medication! Start symptomatic treatment (medications to create serotonin receptor blockade and muscle rigidity, cooling blankets, anticonvulsants, artificial ventilation)

Question 21

Helps the client recognize and correct distorted and irrational thinking patterns. Behavioral strategies offer reinforcement for positive change. Also teaches alternative ways to deal with illness.

Answer 21

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Question 22

Targets anxiety born of trauma by systematically exposing patients to their own trauma via a structured process of education, breathing, retraining, and real-world (or in vivo) and imaginal exposure.

Answer 22

Exposure Therapy

Question 23

A nurse is teaching a patient about diazapam for anxiety. What indicates that the patient understands the teaching?

Answer 23

If i become pregnant, I have to let my provider know

Question 24

A patient is currently taking fluoxtine and is also self-administering St. John’s wart for the past 2 weeks. What findings indicate that the nurse should indicate serotion syndrome?

Answer 24

Hallucinations