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Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

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Psychological symptoms of anxiety

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Worry

Panic

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Physical symptoms of anxiety

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Heart racing
Sweating
Tremor
Dizzy
SOB

Muscle pain
Weakness

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What is globus hystericus?

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Experience of not being able to swallow, or eat, typically associated with anxiety (Described as a lump in the throat)

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What are the amygdalae?

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An almond shaped set of neurones forming part of the limbic system. It processes fear and pleasure responses

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What is pavlovian conditioning?

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The process whereby we will associate an initially innocuous stimulus with a particular response if that stimulus is repeatedly presented along with another stimulus that provokes a response.

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Characteristics of General anxiety disorder?

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Excessive and inappropriate worrying that is persistent.

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Conditions associated with GAD?

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Major depression
Panic disorder
Phobic anxiety disorders
Health anxiety
OCD
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Characteristics of panic disorder?

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Recurrent unexpected surges of severe anxiety (Panic attacks)

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How is a panic attack differentiated from general anxiety

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Panic attacks are intense, sudden increase in severe and often disabling anxiety

Has to increase quickly

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Characteristics of social anxiety disorder?

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Marked, persistent and unreasonable fear of being observed or evaluated negatively by other people.

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What is simple phobia?

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Excessive or unreasonable fear of single people, animals, objects, or situations.

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Characteristics of PTSD?

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History of exposure to trauma which is associated with a response of intense fear, helplessness or horror.

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Characteristics of health anxiety?

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Excessive or disproportionate preoccupations with having or acquiring a serious illness

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Characteristics of OCD?

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Recurrent obsessive ruminations, images or impulses and or recurrent physical or mental

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What are obsessions?

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Ideas thoughts or impulses that are excessive, unreasonable and intrusive.

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What are compulsions?

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Repetitive behaviours or mental acts that reduce anxiety but are not pleasurable in themselves.

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What is agoraphobia?

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Fear or avoidance in one of the following:

Crowds
Public places
Travelling alone
Travelling away from home

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What is social phobia?

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Fear of being the focus of attention or fear of situations that there is fear of behaving in an inappropriate way

19
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Social phobia and alcohol abuse percentage?

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20%

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What is a specific (Isolated) phobia?

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Marked fear of a specific object or situation or marked avoidance of such objects

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What is panic disorder?

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Recurrent panic attacks that are not consistently associated with a specific stimulus, often spontaneuous

Psychiatry week 2 (9 decks)

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