Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Anxiety is described as…

Answer 1

Apprehension of danger, and dread accompanied by restlessness, tension, tachycardia, and dyspnea unattached to a clearly identified stimulus

Question 2

How do we distinguish fear from anxiety?

Answer 2

Fear is similar in that it is an alerting response to a known, external, definite threat.

Anxiety is a response to a threat that is unknown, vague, and internal, and it can lead to conflicted feelings

Question 3

Most often, someone can be nervous or anxious about a number of life events but the difference with someone experiencing anxiety is …

Answer 3

These nervous or anxious feelings prohibit their ability to perform daily occupations without incident

Question 4

When incessant worry begins to negatively impact ability to work, learn, or socialize anxiety may be considered __________

Answer 4

Pathologic

Question 5

Panic disorder includes….

Answer 5

Short, sudden attacks of fear, fear of losing control, and/or terror

Question 6

The diagnoses for panic disorder must include the experience of ___________

Answer 6

Panic attacks, which recur and are unexpected

Question 7

A _________ short abrupt surge of intense fear/discomfort, which can peak within minutes and at which time four (or more) of the following symptoms occur:
- Heart palpitation
- Sweating
- Shaking or trembling
- Feeling of choking
- etc.

Answer 7

Panic attack

Question 8

What is phobia?

Answer 8

Irrational fears that lead individuals to often avoid certain objects and specific situations all together

Question 9

In children, fear and anxiety resulting from phobia can be expressed through behavior that includes…

Answer 9

crying, tantrums, clinging, and lack of movement

Question 10

When considering generalized anxiety disorder in children, worry tends to focus on _______ or ________________

Answer 10

competence or quality of performance

Question 11

Comorbidity of another mental illness is low when individuals are diagnosed with social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder

True or False?

Answer 11

False! Comorbidity of another mental illness is HIGH

Question 12

The likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder includes a combination of _____________, ______________, and ___________

Answer 12

life experiences, psychological traits, and genetic factors

Question 13

In social anxiety disorder the symptoms present are similar to to those for _________ (what other disorder?)

Answer 13

specific phobia

Question 14

The age of onset for panic disorder is typically …

Answer 14

early to middle adulthood

Question 15

The age of onset for individuals with social phobia is …

Answer 15

childhood or adolescence

Question 16

From an occupational therapy perspective, individuals with panic disorder may need assistance in the area of ________, how may they need assistance in this area?

Answer 16

Instrumental activities of daily living.

People may be fearful of leaving the house, and therefore, community mobility may be impaired.