Anxiety (Lecture) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the impact of anxiety disorders on occupational performance?
A
- Physical impacts due to co-morbid illness
- Cognitive: difficulties with STM, executive functioning, difficulties with attention and concentration
- Psychosocial difficulties: disruption to regular activities, difficulties with relationships, school, work, avoiding situations
2
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What are the types of anxiety disorders?
A
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Panic Disorder
- Specific Phobias
- Agoraphobia
- Social anxiety disorder
3
Q
What are general causes of anxiety disorders?
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- Stress response: fight or flight for too long
- Genetic factors
- Neurobiological factors
- Cognitive & psychological factors
- Environmental factors
4
Q
What are the DSM 5 criteria for Generalised Anxiety Disorder?
A
- Excessive anxiety and worry for at least 6 months regarding events or activities
- Difficulty controlling worry
- Restlessness, keyed up or on edge
- Being easily fatigued
- Difficulty concentrating or mind blank
- Irritability
- Muscle tension
- Sleep disturbance
- Causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other functioning areas
- Attributable to substances or another medical condition
5
Q
What are the DSM 5 criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder?
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- Marked fear about 1 + social situations in which person exposed to possible scrutiny by others
- Fears they will act in way or show anxiety symptoms that will be negatively evaluate
- Social situations always cause fear/anxiety, avoided with intense fear
- Fear/anxiety out of proportion to actual threat of social situation
6
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What are the DSM 5 criteria for Panic Disorder?
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- Recurrent unexpected panic attacks (abrupt surge of intense fear/discomfort reaching a peak in minutes
- Palpitations, pounding heart or accelerated heart rate
- Sweating
- Trembling/shaking
- Sensations of shortness of breath/smothering
- Feelings of choking
- Chest pain/discomfort
- Nausea/abdominal distress
- Feeling dizzy, lightheaded or faint
- Chills or heat sensations
- Numbness or tingling
- Feeling of losing control or ‘going crazy’
- Fear of dying
7
Q
What are examples of intervention approaches for anxiety disorders?
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- CBT
- Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management
- Self help strategies
- Exercise & lifestyle approaches
- Relaxation techniques
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness
- Medication
- Psychotherapeutic approaches
- Alternative medicine
- Narrative Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Psychoeducation
- Sensory processing
8
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What is CBT?
A
Challenging beliefs and thoughts, by assessing whether they are realistic, accurate and helpful. A: Situation B: Beliefs/thoughts C: Feelings/behaviour D: New thoughts/beliefs E: New feelings/behaviour
9
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What are the key messages of acceptance and commitment therapy?
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To accept what is out of your personal control, while committing to do whatever is in your personal control to improve your quality of life.
