Anxiety, OCD, Trauma

Question 1

What defines normal anxiety?

Answer 1

No disruption of daily function, mild changes in system functions, and may produce sufficient recklessness as a rush to alleviate the Sx (god help the small child that gets in the way while sprinting to the bathroom to poop)

Question 2

True or False: anxiety can be influenced by our cultural upbringing, like parents who freak out over stuff have kids who freak out over stuff.

Answer 2

True

it’s learned

Question 3

This is the congition where there is inappropriate experience of fear/worry and its physical manifestations when the source of the fear/worry is either not real or insufficnent to account for the severity of the symptoms.

(like freaking the hell out that your child is dead in a ditch somewhere if they dont respond to a text message within 2 minutes, cough mom cough)

Answer 3

Anxiety disorder

Question 4

This is the condition where there is recurrent excessive distress when there is detachement from home or major figures, excessive worry about losing major figures, isolation to be with those figures, nightmares, and physical symptoms when detached.

Answer 4

Separation anxiety

DSM4 classified it just for kids but DSM5 reclassified it under Anxiety disorders

Question 5

How long must u have Sx of separation anxiety to be diagnosed?

Answer 5

1 month as a child

6 months as an adult

Question 6

This is the fear that is excessive or unreasonable and interferes with normal function, cured by presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation.

Answer 6

Specific phobia

spiders, heights, children, Gary Busey

Question 7

This is when you behave in a way to prevent or minimize contact with phobic objects or situations

(phobia of planes = drive to mississippi from CA instead of flying (aka my aunt))

Answer 7

Active avoidance

Question 8

This is the fear of embarrassment in social situations (public speaking, using public restrooms, etc).

Answer 8

Social anxiety disorder

social phobia

Question 9

What is the typical “cycle” of social phobia?

Answer 9

(social encounters anticipated with apprehension and self-doubt) –> (social encounter may result in panc, embarrassment, and humiliation) –> (feared encounters are avoided or suffers in silence) –> back to #1

Question 10

This is the condition defined by the presence of intense fear and discomfort, peaking in 10 minutes.

Answer 10

Panic disorder

Question 11

What does the PANICS acronym stand for to describe the Sx of panic disorder?

Answer 11

Palpitations/Paresthesias
Abdominal distress
Nausea
Intense fear of dying or losing control/l(I)ght headedness
Chest pain/Chills/Choking/disConnectedness
Sweating/Shaking/Shortness of breath

Question 12

True or False: panic attacks can exist on their own or be a specifier to another disorder, like PTSD.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

This is the condition where there is marked fear or anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated exposure to a wide range of situations (using public transportation, being in open or closed spaces, standing in line/being in a crowd, or being outside the home alone).

Answer 13

Agoraphobia

Question 14

How many of the 5 situations must u have to be diagnosed with agoraphobia?

Answer 14

at least 2

Question 15

This is the excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or activities, and the intensity, duration, or frequentcy of the anxiety and worry is out of proportion to the actual liklihood or impact of the anticipated event.

Answer 15

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Question 16

This is the condition characterized by recurring intrusive thoughts, feelings, or sensation that cause severe distress and are relieved in part by repetitive actions.

Answer 16

OCD

Question 17

True or False: the obsessions and persistent thoughts, images, or urges are typically not pleasurable and are intrusive and unwanted by the OCD pt.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

This is the condition caracterized by a preoccupation with minor or imagined defects in appearance, leading to significant emotional distress or impaired functioning (like refusing to go to school cuz u think ur nose is ugly even though it’s normal).

Answer 18

Body dysmorphic disorder

Question 19

Patients with Body dysmorphic disorder typically try to see what form of care?

Answer 19

Cosmetic surgery

Question 20

This is the form of body dysmorphic disorder occurring almost exclusively in MALES, where there you think you’re not yolked enough cuz that swoll shred isnt cut enough.

Answer 20

Muscle dysmorphia

Question 21

This is the disorder where there is persistent difficulties discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value, and treatment involves Leonardo DiCaprio, firefighters, and a pizza delivery guy to enter your dreams to fight Woodsy Owl.

Answer 21

Hoarding disorder

Question 22

This is the conditiomn where there is recurrent pulling out of ones hair despite trying to stop, leading to significant disress.

Answer 22

Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

Question 23

What are the 3 most common areas for trichotillomania?

Answer 23

Scalp
Eyebrows
Eyelids

Question 24

This is the condition where there is recurrent skin picking despite trying to stop, causes significant distress, and is not attributed to other physiological, medication-relation, or another mental disorder.

Answer 24

Excoriation disorder

Question 25

What are the 3 most common areas of excoration disorder?

Answer 25

Face, Arms, and Hands

Question 26

This si the disorder of infancy or early childhood characterized by a markedly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate attachment behaviors, in which the child rarely or minimally turns preferentially to an attachment figure for comfort, support, protection, and nurturance (basically super withdrawn).

Answer 26

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 27

This is the condition in childhood where there is culturally inappropriate, overly familial behavior with relative strangers.

Answer 27

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Question 28

Both Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder have what developmental age?

Answer 28

9 months

Question 29

What disorder is characterized by persistent reexperiencing of traumatic events, resulting in nightmares, flashbacks, fear, helplessness, or horror, which persist for 1 month?

Answer 29

PTSD

Question 30

The DSM5 changed the a lot for PTSD for ages, so in essence, what things can cause PTSD symptoms in kids < 6 y/o?

Answer 30

Kids will suffer nightmares, memories, and renactment in stressors without recognizable content or with trauma-specific content in play.

almost as if it’s just a generalized fear cuz they’re not capable of creating specific PTSD memories and flashbacks cuz theyre kids.

Question 31

This is the symptom of PTSD where there is persistent or recurrent experiences of feeling detached from ones body.

Answer 31

Depersonalization

Question 32

This is the symptom of PTSD where there is persistent or recurrent experiences of unreality of surroundings (like everything is dream-state).

Answer 32

Derealization

Question 33

This is the condition where there are symptoms of intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance, and arousal symptoms from 3 days to 1 MONTH after a traumatic exposure.

Answer 33

Acute stress disorder

like PTSD but < 1 month

Question 34

This is the condition where there are emotional symptoms (anxiety, depression) causing impairment following an IDENTIFIABLE psychosocial stressor, and lasts

Answer 34

Adjustment disorder