Anxiety

Question 1

• Persistent, excessive anxiety regarding general life events.
• Lasting 6+ months, symptoms a majority of days
• Not episodic or situational
• Concominant somatic symptoms: ex: fatigue, muscle tension, sleep disturbance
• Tx: SSRIs, benzos for acute anxiety, therapy

Answer 1

Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 2

-Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks occurring abruptly, and accompanied by debilitating fear of additional attacks
-Somatic symptoms
-SSRIs, benzos, therapy
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Answer 2

Panic disorder

Question 3

-Similar to PTSD, but shorter

Answer 3

Acute Stress disorder

Question 4

• Extraordinary life event
• Sensation of helplessness, fear, dissociative sxs
• For Dx: 3+, for 1mo+ 1) Amnesia to aspects of event, 2) Avoidance of things that remind of event, 3) Attempts to avoid thinking/talking of event, 4) feelings of detachment, 5) anhedonia, 6) restricted affect,
• Tx: SSRIs, benzos for anxiety, Therapy

Answer 4

PTSD