anxiety

Question 1

What is anxiety characterized by?

Answer 1

intense anxiety that effects the patient’s behaviour, misinterpretation of events to be scary, exceeds normal amount of fear for developmental stage

Question 2

How long does the pt need to have s&s for to be diagnosed with a phobia?

Answer 2

6 months

Question 3

Tx for phobia?

Answer 3

exposure, flooding and CBT

Question 4

What is agrophobia?

Answer 4

fear of open spaces

Question 5

How long does the pt need to have s&s for to be diagnosed with panic disorder?

Answer 5

1 month

Question 6

How long does the pt need to have s&s for to be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

What is a comorbidity of generalized anxiety?

Answer 7

unipolar depression

Question 8

Tx for anxiety related disorders?

Answer 8

individualized psychotherapy, behavioural therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, CBT

Question 9

Pharm tx of anxiety?

Answer 9

buspirone, SSRIs, tricyclic antidepressants and beta blockers

occasionally use benzos or atypical antipsychotics