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Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

Skaggs

1
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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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Excessive and persistent worrying that is hard to control, causes significant distress or impairment and occurs on more days than not for AT LEAST 6 MO

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T/F GAD is moderately heritable?

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TRUE

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Pathognomic feature of GAD?

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excessive and persistent worrying

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What are the 6 symptoms seen in GAD?

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Restlessness, feeling on edge
Easily fatigued
Difficulty concentrating
Irritability
Muscle tension
Sleep disturbance
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How many symptoms must a adult have for GAD?

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> 3

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How many symptoms must a child have for GAD?

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> 1

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What screening tool is used for GAD?

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The General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)

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What is the treatment for GAD?

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Cognitive behavioral therapy + SSRI

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What is the 1st line med for txt of GAD?

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SSRI

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What is the 2nd line med for txt of GAD?

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TCA

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If patients don’t respond to 1st or 2nd line med txt for GAD what is used?

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Benzo’s

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T/F GAD is chronic?

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TRUE

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What age does GAD disappear?

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50 yr

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14
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What is GAD replaced with after age 50y?

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Undifferentiated Somatization disorder

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In patients with coronary disease there is an association between what?

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anxiety and mortality

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Panic attack is seen in what age and sex?

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all ages mostly female

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What is panic attack?

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abrupt surge of intense fear, reaching a peak within minutes

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How many symptoms should develop abruptly in Panic attack?

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> 4

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At least 1 of two things must be met for diagnosis of panic attack?

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  • worry about additional attacks

- maladaptive change in behavior

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What is the txt for panic attack/disorder?

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CBT w/ meds

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What are 1st line meds used for panic attack?

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SSRI

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What are 2nd line meds used for panic attack?

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SNRI and TCA

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What TCA works best for panic attack?

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Imipramine (Tofranil)

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24
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What is FDA approved for panic attack txt?

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What does not work for the txt of panic attack?

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What can reduce panic attack symptoms?

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When should panic attack be considered a diagnosis of exclusion?

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in pts that meet criteria for life threatening illness

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What is Agoraphobia?

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fear or anxiety about and/or avoidance of situations where help may not be available or where it may be difficult to leave the situation in the event of developing panic like symptoms

29
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What 5 things do Agoraphobia ppl fear?

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using public transportation
being in open spaces
being in enclosed places
standing in line or being in a crowd
being outside of the home alone
30
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How many things must be met for DSM-5 criteria for agoraphobia?

31
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What questionnaire is used for agoraphobia?

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The Fear questionnaire

32
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What is the treatment for agoraphobia?

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CBT w/ meds

33
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What is 1st line med for agoraphobia?

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SSRI, SNRIs, TCA, Benzo

34
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What is the prognosis for agoraphobia?

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most pt recover with txt

35
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What are the four types of phobias?

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animal
environmental
blood injection/ injury type
situational type

36
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Zoophobia?

37
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Brontophobia

A

thunderstorms

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Acrophobia

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Nosophobia

40
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Thanatophobia

41
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The most common psychiatric disorder among women?

42
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What is the predominant age and sex for phobias?

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15yr and female

43
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What symptoms seen with exposure to phobic stimuli?

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sympathetic activation, pallor, dizziness, or paresthesias

44
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What is the txt for specific phobias?

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treat major psychiatric disorders first

45
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What is not a 1st line txt for specific phobia?

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medication

46
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Prognosis of specific phobias?

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lifelong if untreated, excellent w/ treatment

47
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What is acute stress disorder?

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acute stress reactions that may occur in the initial month after a person is exposed to a traumatic event

48
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What makes up the major prevalence of ASD?

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witnessing a mass shooting

49
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What are the clinical manifestations of ASD?

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presents w/ severe levels of re-experiencing and anxiety in response to reminders of the recent trauma

50
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What is the most effective txt for ASD?

51
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What drugs haven’t been shown to be effective in ASD?

52
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Helpful for acute anxiety, agitation, or sleep disturbance in the immediate period following the traumatic event?

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What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

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intrusive and avoidance symptoms, negative changes in thought or mood, and arousal/reactivity for at least 1 month following a traumatic event

54
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What is the treatment for PTSD?

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early CBT, w/ virtual exposure, has been shown to speed recovery

55
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Prognosis for PTSD?

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symptoms spontaneously remit after 3 mo

56
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Which med doesn’t work for Agoraphobia?

57
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Which specific phobia has the highest level of familial tendency?

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blood injection/ injury type

58
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What are two things that must be recognized in specific phobia?

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fear is irrational or excessive or egodystonic

59
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In order to be diagnosed with ASD what criteria must be met?

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directly experiencing the traumatic event or related to someone that did!

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