Anxiety diisorders Flashcards

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Acute anxiety is known as?

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State anxiety

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Chronic anxiety is known as?

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Trait anxiety

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Anxiety is often associated with?

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Depression

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Responses to anxiety? Four Fs

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Fight or flight - Fight or Flee - response to perceived threat
Freeze or Fawn - Unable to move or Please/avoid conflict

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Physiologic and perceptual changes in response to anxiety?

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  • Increased alertness
  • Increased muscle stimulation
  • Changes in perceptual field
  • Rerouting of blood supply
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Causes of anxiety?

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  • Stressors that threaten ones self- real or perceived
  • Anticipated
  • Fear of punishment
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Observable responses to anxiety?

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Affective, Behavioral (psychomotor), Cognitive

ABC

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can be a positive force; provides an impetus for changing behavior?

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Mild to moderate anxiety

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occur when anxiety impairs normal functioning. When can psychiatric problems arise?

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
*When anxiety is overwhelming and/or ineffective coping
(Panic, compulsions, phobias)

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Intense expression of feelings that originates on unconscious level to relieve anxiety and tension.
What is this called? What is this known as? What are some examples?

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  • Acting out*
  • coping mechanism for anxiety
  • examples - anger, laughing, crying
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Experiencing psychic stress as a physical reaction as a result of anxiety? What is this called? What is this known as? What are some examples

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  • Somatizing*
  • coping mechanism for anxiety
  • examples - headache, stomach ache
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Evading as a result of eye contact. What is this called? What is this known as? What are some examples

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  • Avoidance*
  • coping mechanism for anxiety
  • lack of eye contact, daydreaming
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13
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characterized by the pervasive existence of severe anxiety with no apparent cause.

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generalized anxiety disorder

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14
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characterized by acute onset of panic levels of anxiety

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panic disorder

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what are some of the theoretical explanations for anxiety?

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  • Psychodynamic - internal conflicts
  • Behavioral - learned conditions
  • Biologic - physical, chemical, genetics
  • Others - PANDAS
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Looking for a solution for anxiety? What is this? What is this known as?

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  • Problem solving*

* Coping mechanism

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17
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remove from anxiety producing situation

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Withdrawl

-coping strategy

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18
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action to confront or resolve anxiety source

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Attack

-coping strategy

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An appropriate response when attack or withdrawal is not appropriate or effective. Used to change a usual way of responding.

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Compromise

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20
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In GAD, symptoms interfere with?

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Normal daily activities

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what may people do to control symptoms of GAD?

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Become dependent on alcohol/drug/substances

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What non pharmacological treatment has proven successful for GAD?

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Combo of cognitive therapy and relaxation training

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Pharmacological treatment for GAD?

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SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, buspirone

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What can the nurse encourage the client to do in GAD?

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*Rethink perceptions of stressors
*Recognize some anxiety is a normal part of life
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In OCD clients, _______will increase if obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are interrupted.
Anxiety
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Complications of OCD?
Depression and/or substance abuse
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Behavioral techniques used to treat OCD?
* Relaxtion * Flooding (maximum exposure to anxiety) * Thought stopping
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when is the best time to teach a client with OCD?
immediately following the completion of a ritual | when the client’s level of anxiety is at its lowest
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unwanted, persistent, intrusive thoughts, impulses, | or images related to anxiety
obsessions
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unwanted behavioral patterns or acts)
compulsions (short term relief for anxiety)
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Most effective meds for treating ocd?
SSRIS, | Tricyclics
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What is sometimes used to treat depression associated with OCD?
ECT
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4 therapies recommended for PTSD?
Cognitive Behavioral, Cognitive Reprocessing, Cognitive, Prolonged Exposure
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Which medications are used to treat PTSD? Which are FDA approved for PTSD?
* Antidepressants - SSRIs | * sertraline and paroxetine
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The onset of a panic attack is,,,,
* SUDDEN | * source of anxiety may not be identifiable
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Individuals with panic attacks frequently associate their symptoms with?
Physical illness and concerns about death.
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Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and despair may lead to
suicidal ideations
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Medications for panic disorder? Acute? Chronic?
* Benzos for acute * SSRIs- fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline * SNRIS - venlafaxine
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In phobias, Contact with the feared stimuli, or mere thoughts of the stimuli, causes
IMMEDIATE and SEVERE anxiety
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Pharmacological treatment for SAD
* SSRI - paroxetine, sertraline * SNRI - Venlafaxine * 3 Bs - Benzos, Betablocker (proranolol), Buspirone
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Nonpharmacological treatment for SAD
* Cognitive behavioral therapy | * Exposure therapy
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General treatments for phobias.
Cognitive therapy and graduated exposure
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Recurrent complaints frequent medical attention is sought, no medical pathology present.
somatization
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Belief in and fear of having a disease, misinterpretation of physical signs as “proof” of the disease
Hypochondriasis
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Transferring: a mental conflict into a physical symptom, which has no organic cause
conversion disorder
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describes the lack of concern over | physical illness; seen in ____
La belle Indifference | *seen in conversion reacitons
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A decrease in anxiety resulting from the | ability to deal with a stressful situation.
Primary gain
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Reward obtained from the sick role, e.g., gain sympathy, excluded from certain responsibility.
secondary gain
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When dealing with somoatoform disorders it is important to convey
Convey a nonjudgmental attitude
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when dealing with somatoform disorders you want to identify
* needs met by the sick role* | e. g., attention and freedom from responsibility
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Summarization of what the nurse should do for somatoform client. Hint: ARD
* Acknowledge symptom or complaint * Reaffirm that diagnostic tests reveal no organic pathology * Determine secondary gains acquired by client