Anxiety and anxiety related disorders Flashcards
It is a response to subjective or internal danger.
Afraid of the unknown
Anxiety
It is a response to objective threat or external
danger. Afraid of the known.
Fear
It is an exaggerated, abnormal, marked fear of non-
dangerous object or situation
Phobia
You meet everyday
MILD ANXIETY (+1)
Type of anxiety which is caused by the ordinary tension of
daily life.
MILD ANXIETY (+1)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of mild anxiety
- Alert
- voice is calm
- attentive
- confident
- calm
- secured
- relaxed
- uses adaptive coping mechanism
o Type of anxiety where the patient’s perception continues
to be high, however, the patient begins to focus only on
the situation he is into, excluding other issues
MODERATE ANXIETY (+2) or (++)
o BOARD EXAM = narrowing – focus of the person is very
narrow na wala na siyang pakialam
MODERATE ANXIETY (+2) or (++)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of moderate anxiety
- Sympathetic nervous system is activated
- irritable
- talk fast
- muscle tension
- frequent urination
- sweating
o The perception of the patient is inaccurate
SEVERE ANXIETY (+3) or (+++)
o The problem solving is reduced and patient needs
assistance
SEVERE ANXIETY (+3) or (+++)
o Nurse should separate them to other room (nakakahawa
ang anxiety)
SEVERE ANXIETY (+3) or (+++)
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of severe anxiety
- Disoriented
- extreme tension
- palpitation
- hyperventilating
- inefficient
-confused
-withdrawal - poor eye contact
-sweating
Intense, disorganize a person’s functioning and distorts
perception.
PANIC (+4)
Perception is very high.
MILD ANXIETY (+1)
The patient must have immediate intervention.
PANIC (+4)
Kaya pag severe anxiety na, ilagay na sa ibang room tapos
bantayan ang patient
TRue
Bed = see to it na nakataas ang side rails for pts. that are panicking
TRue
Check if they need oxygen (Panic)
TRue
WITHDRAWAL
- Emotionally drained
- helpless
- desperate
- clumsy
- sleepless
- aggressive
- exhausted
- chest pain
- negativistic
ETIOLOGY
- Increase of epinephrine and norepinephrine
- The earliest emotional trauma felt by a person was during
his birth - Most universal of all emotions, warning of danger
ways of coping w/ anxiety > Able to solve problem
Adaptive
ways of coping w/ anxiety > Temporarily decrease anxiety
Paliative
Unsuccessful attempt to decrease anxiety
without solving it
Maladaptive
Unsuccessful way of relieving anxiety and decrease minimal functioning
Dysfunctional
NURSING MANAGEMENT
- Accept patient’s behavior
- Provide calm and quiet environment. Reduce stimulation.
-Discuss the feelings - Listening
- Plan of activity for the patient and use of hobbies
- Promote relaxation technique
Free floating anxiety
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)
Excessive unrealistic anxiety of 6 months period or years
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)
NURSING CARE of GAD
- Calm and quiet environment
- Stay with the patient and talkd about their fears
- Listen to the patient
- Plan an activity for the patient
- Develop adaptive coping responses. To practice new
behavior to face their problem.
It is an intense fear or discomfort which last for few
minutes.
PANIC DISORDER
Attack occur “out of the blue” the severity will
make the patient unfit and incapable
PANIC DISORDER
S/Sx of Panic Disorder
- Chest pain
- choking feeling
- going crazy
- numbness
- unable to move
-suicidal
NURSING MANAGEMENT of Panic Disorder
- Stay with the client
- Allow client to cry
- Provide calm/safe environment
- Communicate with the client (pag kalamado na siya – kasi
alangan naman pag nagawawala siya) - Speak in short, simple sentence and give one direction at
a time - Ask perception or fear
A recurrent and persistent thoughts, ideas and impulse that are
experienced as senseless
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
A recurrent thought, ideas, ideas, and impulses that are
inappropriate
Obsession
It is a repeated performance where a person is compelled
to do so to decrease his anxiety
Compulsion
OCD- # of affected
equal number of male and female are affected
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS of OCD
- Obsession
- compulsive motor rituals
- low self-esteem
- depressed
- focus on details
- rigid
- perfectionist,
- productive
- suicidal
OCD CYCLE
Obsession (thought) -> anxiety -> Compulsions -> Relief
NURSING MANAGEMENT for OCD
- Limit, but do not interrupt the compulsive act
- Teach alternate coping method
- Be clear and consistent in the approach to care
- Permit time for the rituals (Let them do it pero make sure
na he/she will not disturb others) - Tell patient that is alright to commit mistakes (to decrease
striving for perfection
It is an irrational intense fear in response to an external
object, activity or situation
PHOBIC DISORDER
S/SX of phobic disorder
- Chest pain
- choking feeling
- going crazy
- numbness
- unable to move
-suicidal
fear of being in public, open spaces, situation
where escape is difficult
Agoraphobia