Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat (e.g. arousal for fight or flight, thoughts of immediate danger, escape behaviors)

Answer 1

Fear

Question 2

Anticipation of future threat (e.g. muscle tension, vigilance, cautious or avoidant behaviors)

Answer 2

Anxiety

Question 3

Particular type of fear response prominent within anxiety disorders

Answer 3

Panic attack

May be expected (response to typically feared object or situation) or unexpected (occurs for no apparent reason)

Question 4

Anxiety disorders are best differentiated by the types of __ feared or avoided and content of associated __.

Answer 4

Situations; Thoughts or beliefs

Question 5

Transient fear or anxiety is often __-induced and __ while anxiety disorder is __ and usually __ months or more.

Answer 5

Transient fear or anxiety is often STRESS-induced and TEMPORARY while anxiety disorder is PERSISTENT and usually 6 months or more.

Question 6

Sex Ratio for Anxiety Disorders (Female:Male)

Answer 6

2:1

Question 7

Persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about various domains which are difficult to control in addition to physical symptoms such as restlessness, easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension and sleep disturbance

Answer 7

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 8

Recurrent unexpected panic attacks and persistent worrying of having more panic attacks which may cause maladaptive behaviors

Answer 8

Panic Disorder

Question 9

Fear and anxiety of “unsafe situations” (e.g. public transportation, open spaces, enclosed spaces, standing in line or being in a crowd, being outside home alone) where panic-like symptoms may occur and help or escape is unlikely

Answer 9

Agoraphobia

Question 10

Fear, anxiety or avoidance of circumscribed objects or situations that is out of proportion to actual risk

Answer 10

Specific Phobia

Subtypes: animal, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, situational, other

Question 11

Fear, anxiety or avoidance of social interactions and situations where scrutiny is possible in addition to cognitive ideation of being negatively evaluated or offending others

Answer 11

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Question 12

Fear or anxiety about developmentally inappropriate separation from major attachment figures; nightmares and physical symptoms may be present

Answer 12

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Question 13

Consistent failure to speak in social situations even though individual speaks in other situations which leads to significant consequences on achievement or interferes social communication

Answer 13

Selective Mutism

highly comorbid with social anxiety disorder

Question 14

Anxiety due to substance intoxication or withdrawal or exposure to medication

Answer 14

Substance/Medication-Induced Anxiety Disorder

Question 15

Anxiety symptoms are direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition

Answer 15

Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition

Question 16

Anxiety-like symptoms that cause clinically significant distress or impairment but does not meet full criteria and clinician specifies the reason

Answer 16

Other Specified Anxiety Disorder

ex. limited symptom attacks, generalized anxiety not occurring more days than not

Question 17

Anxiety-like symptoms that cause clinically significant distress or impairment but does not meet full criteria and clinician does not choose to communicate the reason, possible due to insufficient information to make a more specific diagnosis

Answer 17

Unspecified Anxiety Disorder

Question 18

Group of disorders best characterized by excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances

Answer 18

Anxiety Disorders