Anxiety

Question 1

What are the 2 components of Anxiety?

Answer 1

1. Conscious Feeling

2. Emotional States mediated by autonomic, endocrine and somatic responses.

Question 2

True or False: Anxiety predicts development of depression and increases risk of heart disease.

Answer 2

True

20% of pts with anxiety develop depression

70% of pts with depression have anxiety

Question 3

T/F:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is seen less often in people with COPD because anxious people smoke less.

Answer 3

False

It is seen more often with COPD.

Question 4

True or False:

Patinets with Major Depression have higher suicide rates than those with Panic Disorder

Answer 4

False:

They are comparable.