Anxiety/Personality Disorders Flashcards
Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders have higher rates of?
Suicidal behaviour
Early parenthood
Drug and alcohol dependence
Educational underachievement
What is fear?
A perceived threat, rising anxiety levels that cause physical and emotional changes
What is anxiety?
An uncomfortable feeling, that occurs in response to internal or external stimuli. Can result in physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural symptoms
Who is at risk for developing anxiety?
Early life trauma
History of physical or sexual abuse
Personal disadvantages
Genetic inheritance
When does anxiety in a normal person become an anxiety disorder?
When the persons daily functions on social, occupational and interpersonal functioning is being affected
What is generalized anxiety disorder? (DSM V)
Excessive anxiety and worry occurring for more than six months about a number of events
The focus of the anxiety is not related to features of another psychiatric disorder
Anxiety is not due to the effects of a substance or general medicine condition
Symptoms of generalized anxiety
Feeling restless, on edge Being easily fatigued Mind going blank Irritability Muscle tension Sleep disturbances
What is Social anxiety disorder
Fear of social performances situations
Exposure to feasted social event
Person recognizes the fear is excessive or unreasonable
Symptoms of social anxiety disorder
Doesn’t speak up in crowds due to embarrassment
Difficulty dating or sexual relationships
Test taking anxiety
Treatment of anxiety disorders
Biologic domain (pharm)
Psychological domain
Social
Spiritual
What is PTSD
Exposure to traumatic event
What is acute stress disorder
Involves same diagnostic criteria as PTSD
Lasting 3-1 month of exposure
Risk for PTSD
What is the treatment for PTSD
Medication (prazosin)
Treatment for substance abuse
Cognitive behavioural therapy
What is obsessive compulsive disorder ?
Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses or images that are experience as intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked anxiety
Person recognizes that the obsessional issue is in the mind
What is the difference between obsession and compulsion?
Obsession is fear of contamination resulting in compulsion to wash hands
Fear of causing harm is obsession with compulsion to check everything
