Anxiety Disorder

Question 1

The three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 1

Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

Question 2

GAS: stimulates body to prepare for potential defense needs

Answer 2

Alarm

Question 3

GAS: counteract the physiological changes that happened during the alarm reaction stage

Answer 3

Resistance

Question 4

GAS: a negative response to the stress causing exhaustion and no longer equipped to fight it.

Answer 4

Exhaustion

Question 5

Levels of Anxiety

Answer 5

Mild, Moderate, Severe, Panic

Question 6

• Sensation of something that warrants attention
• Sensory stimulation helps person to focus attention to learn, solve problems, etc.
• Motivates people to make changes and engage in goal-direct activities
• No direct intervention necessary

Answer 6

Mild Anxiety

Question 7

• disturbing feeling that something is definitely wrong
• becomes nervous or agitated
• person can still process information
• has difficulty concentrating and attention wanders
• attention can be regained to refocus at task

Answer 7

Moderate Anxiety

Question 8

• more primitive survival skills take over
• defensive responses ensue and cognitive skills decrease
• Has trouble reasoning and thinking
• paces, restless, irritable and angry
• vital signs increases
• Can no longer pay attention or take in information

Answer 8

Severe Anxiety

Question 9

• Emotional-psychomotor realm predominates
• Adrenaline surge greatly increases vital signs
• Pupils enlarge and cognitive process focuses on the person’s defense
• Not indefinite and usually last 5 to 30 minutes

Answer 9

Panic

Question 10

What are anxiety medications?

Answer 10

Anxiolytics (usually benzodiazepines)

Question 11

What are the types of anxiety disorders?

Answer 11

Panic Disorder
Agoraphobia
Specific phobia
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 12

Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks followed by at least
a month of persistent concern / worry

Answer 12

Panic disorder

Question 13

An illogical, intense, and persistent fear of a
specific object or social situation and interferes
with normal function
Usually does not result from past negative experiences
Fear is unusual and irrational but still powerless to stop it
Has an avoidance behavior
Develop anticipatory anxiety

Answer 13

Phobia

Question 14

Rooted in low self-esteem and concern
about others’ judgments.

Answer 14

Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)

Question 15

Worries excessively
* Highly anxious at least 50% of the time for more than 6
months or more
* Irritable, uneasy with fatigue
* Difficulty thinking
* Sleep alterations

Answer 15

Generalized Anxiety Disorder