Anxiety disorders

Question 1

Anxiety disorders

Answer 1

• Causes excessive or unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness due to an excessive aroused state and feelings of apprehension, uncertainty and fear out of proportion with the threat posed by the situation or event. May not be attributed to any specific threat.
• Persists chronically and be so disabling that the individual cannot function

Question 2

Anxiety

Answer 2

-A state of strong negative emotion and tension in anticipation of danger or misfortune

Question 3

Anxiety response system

Answer 3

• Physical: fight or flight response signal
• Cognitive: apprehension, nervousness, difficulty concentrating and panic
• Behavioral: aggression and escape behaviors

Question 4

Chronic symptoms of anxiety

Answer 4

• Dizziness
• Chronic fatigue
• Sleep difficulties
• Rapid/irregular heartbeats
• Diarrhea
• Sexual problems
• Nightmares

Question 5

Anxiety vs fear and panic

Answer 5

• Anxiety is future orientated and danger may not be realistic
• Fear is present orientated in the face of danger (escape)
• Panic (flight or fight) unexpectedly occurs in the absence of obvious danger or threat