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Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

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Phobias

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Agoraphobia
Social phobia
Specific (isolated) phobias

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GAD

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Generalised anxiety disorder

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Generalised anxiety disorder

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Persistent (several months) symptoms not confined to a situation or object. All the symptoms of human anxiety can occur

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Anxiety symptoms

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Psychological arousal
Autonomic arousal
Muscle tension
Hyperventilation
Sleep disturbance
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Anxiety differential diagnosis physical conditions

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Thyrotoxicosis
Phaeochromoctoma
Hypoglycaemia
Asthma and or arrhythmias

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GAD treatment

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Counselling
Relaxation training
Medication - sedatives = high risk of dependency, use antidepressants SSRI or TCA
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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What is PTSD?

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Delayed and or protracted reaction to a stressor of exceptional severity (would distress anyone)
Combat
Natural or human-caused disaster
Rape
Assault
Torture 
Witnessing any of the above
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