Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Panic Disorder

Answer 1

• repeated uncued panic attacks
• worry about having additional attacks
• variety of situations
• duration: 1+ months
• hard to differentiate from agoraphobia and social anxiety disorder
• panic attacks can be symptoms of other disorders

Question 2

Agoraphobia

Answer 2

• inordinate anxiety or dread when they have to be alone or away from home
• so fearful they escape and avoid such situations (usually place - public transportation, open spaces, enclosed spaces, etc.)
• fear that escape might be difficult or help might not be available
• the situation almost always provoke fear or anxiety
• duration: at least 6 months

Question 3

Specific Phobia

Answer 3

• fear, out of proportion, of specific object or situation
• anxiety produced by exposure to these things can take form of panic attack or anxiety but is it SPECIFIC
• patients usually have more than one specific phobia, average is 3
• worry about what they MIGHT do (ex. faint) when facing fearful object
• duration: at least 6 months

Question 4

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Answer 4

• imagine themselves embarrassed when they speak or in public

Question 5

Selective Mutism

Answer 5

• elects not to talk, except when alone or select intimates

Question 6

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 6

• no panic attacks, but uncontrollable anxiety and worry about various issues

Question 7

Separation Anxiety Disorder (SepAD)

Answer 7

• anxious when separated from a parent or other attachment figure
• thoughts and fear of what could happen to them

Question 8

Anxiety Disorder due to Another Medical Condition

Answer 8

• panic attacks and generalized anxiety symptoms can be caused by numerous medical conditions

Question 9

Substance/Medication - induced Anxiety Disorder

Answer 9

• use of a substance or medication has caused panic attacks or other anxiety symptoms