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Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

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1
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What are types of Anxiety Disorders ?

A
  1. ) Generalized anxiety disorders
  2. )Panic Disorders
  3. ) Phobias
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___________ anxiety disorder is a universal emotion ?

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Generalized

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When does Generalized Anxiety become a Disorder ?

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When it interferes with day-to-day functioning

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Generalized Anxiety Disorders ______________ performance at mild levels, and ______________ performance at high levels ?

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Increase

Decreases

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized as what type of anxiety?

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Chronic anxiety

–> client feels highly anxious at least 50% of the time for more than 6 month

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder is also called what ?

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The “Worry” disease (worry about everything)

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Which Anxiety Disorder, lives with anxiety daily ?

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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What are ADDITIONAL symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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  • Uneasiness
  • Irritability
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle Tension
  • Difficulty thinking
  • Sleep alterations

(a client with Generalized Anxiety Disorder will also have 3 or more of these)

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

The client may not need the nurse’s presence with what degree of Generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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Mild Anxiety

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

The nurse SHOULD stay with what type of Client ?

A

The Highly anxious client!

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Why does the nurse have to stay with the highly anxious client ?

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B/c the client will need step-by-step instructions to make decisions

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What are relaxation techniques for the Tx of generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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  • Deep breathing
  • Imagery
  • Deep muscle relaxation
  • meditation
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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What type of therapy is important for clients with generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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Psychotherapy

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What type of medications are used in the Tx for Generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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-Anoxiolytics like buspirone (Buspar)
     OR 
- Antidepressants like 
      -SSRI's - sertraline (Zoloft)
      - SNRI's - duloxetine (Cymbalta) or venafaxime (Effexor)
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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

What else can a client with Generalized Anxiety Disorder do over time to help gain insight into anxiety, peaks and valleys, and triggers ?

A

Journaling

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Tx: Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Clients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder should re-channel their anxiety how ?

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Through exercise

17
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What is the Hallmark sign of Generalized Anxiety Disorder ?

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NO panic attacks!

18
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S/S: Panic Disorders

When is the onset of panic attacks ?

A

Start in the late 20’s

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S/S: Panic Disorder

Panic Disorders can be as frequent as what ?

A

As frequent as weekly, or spread out like monthly

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S/S: Panic Disorders

How do Panic Disorders present ?

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Attacks come on suddenly, last about 10 minutes and then subsides

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S/S: Panic Disorders

What are the symptoms of Panic Disorder (/attacks?) ?

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  • Palpitations
  • Sweating
  • Tremors
  • SOB
  • Sense of suffocation
  • Chest pain
  • Nausea and/or dizziness
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S/S: Panic Disorders

What is the definition of Panic Attacks ?

A

A sudden, rapid, intense, and escalating anxiety with 4 or more of the following symptoms

(Palpitations, Sweating, Tremors, SOB, Sense of suffocation, Chest pain, Nausea and/or Dizziness)

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S/S: Panic Disorders

Clients with Panic Attacks may present to the ED with classic symptoms of a _________, but it will be a panic attack ?

A

An MI

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S/S: Panic Disorders

Clients who are having a panic attack may be ___________ and think they are _________ ?

A

Frightened

Dying

25
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

In clients with panic disorders (experiencing a panic attack ?) you want to do what with/for them ?

A
  • Stay with the client in a non-threatening way
  • Give them space, and be calm
  • Don’t add to the anxiety
  • Make them feel secure
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

If a client is Hyperventilating, how will you intervene ?

A

Slow down their breathing & breathe with them

27
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

How do you want to communicate with a client with Panic Disorders ?

A

Use simple words or messages when communicating

the client cannot understand complex messages

28
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

___________ are possible with Panic Disorders

A

Hallucinations

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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What do you want to teach clients with Panic Disorders ?

A
  • Teach ways to stop anxiety

- Teach that the symptoms should peak within 10 minutes and be gone within 20 - 30 minutes

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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What is an activity that can help clients with panic disorders manage their anxiety ?

A

Journaling

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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What is another Tx modality for the Client’s with Panic Disorders ?

A

Relaxation Techniques

Such as…

  • Relaxation tapes
  • Meditation
  • Deep breathing exercises
32
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What are the signs and symptoms of Phobias ?

A
  1. ) The object the client fears often does not present a danger
  2. ) It is unconscious anxiety that causes people to have a phobia
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What must you as the nurse develop with the client ?

A

A trusting relationship

34
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What is the Key to recovery for clients with phobias ?

A

Desensitixation (and it must occur over time)

35
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

What do you want to help a client with who has phobias ?

A

Help the client with self-esteem and self-control

36
Q

What is positive reframing and who should it be used on ?

A

Involves thinking about a negative or challenging situation in a more positive way

Used with Phobia clients

37
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Tx: Nursing Considerations for Panic Disorders

Should you talk about the phobia a lot with phobia clients ?

A

No

NCLEX - HURST REVIEW (Mental Health) (10 decks)

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