Anxiety Flashcards
what management is available for anxiety ?
CBT regular exercise meditation progressive relaxation training behavioural therapy hypnosis medication
what are some behaviours seen in anxiety
reassurance seeking
avoidance
dependance on someone
What is the treatment for OCD?
clomipramine
CBT
SSRIs (fluoxetine)
when does adjustment disorder occur?
within 1month
what time period does PTSD occur ?
within 6month
what can MRI show in the brain in PTSD?
implicates the anterior cingulate area, failure to inhibit amygdala activation
what is the management for PTSD?
CBT and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
what can be used at time of injury to reduce the risk of PTSD?
morphine
what is depersonalisation ?
unpleasant state of disturbed perception that their body is not of their own
- their body becoming remote, unreal, changed (as if made of cotton wool)
what is derealisation ?
detachment from surroundings
- objects may become distorted in size and colour
what is the most common type of dissociation ?
amnesia
what is the treatment for dissociation?
behavioural therapy
what is fugue dissociation?
inability to recalls ones past and loss of identity, associated with unexpected, purposeful travel