Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
Which hormone is released in response to stress?
Cortisol
What is the difference between stress and anxiety?
Anxiety is a normal stress response at an abnormal time or to an abnormal degree
What are some of the GI symptoms of anxiety?
Dry mouth
Swallowing difficulties
Frequent loose motions
What are some of the respiratory symptoms of anxiety?
Tight chest
Difficulty breathing
What are some of the cardiovascular symptoms of anxiety?
Palpitations
Chest pain
Increased HR
What are some of the genitourinary symptoms of anxiety?
Frequency/urgency of micturition
Amenorrhoea/ Dysmenorrhoea
Erectile failure
What are some of the psychological symptoms of anxiety?
Fearful Anticipation
Irritability
Sensitivity to noise
Poor concentration
Worrying Thoughts
What is used to help make psychiatric diagnosis’s?
ICD 11
What is the difference between phobic anxiety disorders and generalised anxiety disorders?
Phobias occur is only in particular circumstances
Generalised anxiety disorder occurs persistently
What are some other non-psychological disorders which can be a differential diagnosis for anxiety?
Thyrotoxicosis
Phaeochromoctoma
Hypoglycaemia
Asthma and or Arrhythmias
Summarise anxiety epidemiology.
Women > men
Symptoms tend to start in childhood/adolescent years
What is the most important thing to manage in a panic attack?
Breathing rate
->has a real calming effect
Agaraphobia
Fear of going outside
What are some of the core features of OCD?
Recurrent obsessional thoughts or actions
PTSD?
Delayed and or protracted reaction to a stressor of exceptional severity (would distress anyone)
