ANXIETY AND OTHER RELATED DISORDERS Flashcards
CONCEPTS:
Vague feeling of dread
ANXIETY
CONCEPTS:
Being afraid or threatened
FEAR
CONCEPTS:
Emotional response Anticipation that something will go wrong There is no real threat but feels uncomfortable
ANXIETY
CONCEPTS:
It is not an emotional, but a cognitive or intellectual response to an actual threat
FEAR
CONCEPTS:
UNCLEAR Cause
ANXIETY
CONCEPTS:
Has a clearly identifiable cause
FEAR
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Normal anxiety and is advantageous
MILD
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Manifestations of mild anxiety
Attentive and Alert
- It makes learning faster, thinking clearer, and solving problems easier
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Intervention for mild anxiety
No need for intervention because mild anxiety is an asset
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Selective attention is focused on the task - Focused on one task at a time; Nakakalimutan yung mga ibang bagay (e.g.kumain dahil nagaaral)
MODERATE
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Manifestations of moderate anxiety
Selective Attention/Tunnel Vision/Decreased or Diminished Perceptual Field
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Intervention for moderate anxiety
The intervention is to redirect attention.
- Moderate anxiety is also an asset but sometimes it
can focus on the wrong thing
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Selective attention
- Mas lumiit yung vision mo at na-focus ka na sa
sarili mo so you will be focused on the s/sx you are
experiencing
SEVERE
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Manifestations of severe anxiety
Focused on Signs and Symptoms
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
What are the manifestations of severe anxiety
- Stomachache
- Difficulty of breathing
- Headache
- Sweating
No longer focused on the problem due to these
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Cannot think or focus clearly anymore; Highest level of anxiety
PANIC
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Manifestation of panic anxiety
Personality Disorganization
PEPLAU’S LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Interventions for Severe and Panic anxiety
Safety is the priority
Initial action for patients with Severe and Panic anxiety
stay with the patient.
How will you minimize or decrease the patient’s
level of anxiety?
minimize the environmental stimuli.
Priority nursing diagnosis for patients with Severe and Panic anxiety
Risk for injury, or any diagnosis that pertains to safety
TYPES OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
- Chronic, unrealistic, excessive anxiety and worry.
- Chronic – 6 months or more
The worst type of anxiety; Has extreme anxiety on everything.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)
TYPES OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
Recurrent episodes of panic attacks
PANIC DISORDER
- Panic attacks: Main manifestation of patients with
panic disorder.
- Episodes that usually last for 15 to 30 minutes, sometimes even hours, of intense and rapidly escalating anxiety.
- Panic attacks are usually unprovoked, happen out of nowhere, unpredictable.
Worry for future attacks
Anticipatory anxiety
Avoiding the place of previous
Avoidance behavior
TREATMENT FOR PANIC DISORDERS
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Medications
initial goal for patient with HIGH LEVEL OF ANXIETY
Decrease level of anxiety
