Anxiety & Somatic Disorders Flashcards

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Stages of General Adaptation Syndrome

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Alarm rxn, Resistance, Exhaustion

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Alarm rxn stage

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Body prepares for defense needs by turning glycogen stores into glucose for food

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Resistance stage

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Blood is shunted to areas needed for defense. Lungs breath more air and heart beats faster

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Exhaustion stage

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This happens when person responds negatively to stress and the body stores are therefor depleted

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5
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Example of mild anxiety

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student studying for an exam

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6
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Example of moderate anxiety

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a patient nervous about a surgical procedure

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Example of severe anxiety

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person cant think or reason

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8
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Treatment for anxiety disorders

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Therapy (Cognitive behavioral therapy), Benzos

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9
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Anxiety disorders

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OCD, Phobias, panic disorder, PTSD

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10
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Positive Reframing

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used with anxiety disorders. Turning negative messages into positive ones

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Decatastrophizing

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used with anxiety disorders. Making the situation more realistic. Example: “Is this really likely?” “Could you survive that?”

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12
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Assertiveness training

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used with anxiety disorder. Taking control of the situation. Being assertive with yourself

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13
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What neurotransmitters play a role in the body’s level of natural anxiety

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GABA- antianxiety agent; norepinephrine - increases anxiety

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14
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Treatment of choice for elderly who have anxiety

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SSRI’s are first choice because they can’t break down benzos as well as a young person

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15
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s/s of a panic attack

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sweating, tremors, SOB, sense of suffocation, chest pain, nausea, abdominal distress, dizziness, paresthesias, chills or hot flashes

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16
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What kind of behavoirs do you see in people with panic disorder?

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avoidance behavior (they don’t want people to see them like this so they avoid them) and Primary & Secondary gains. Primary- the relief of anxiety by staying inside to avoid anxiety outside the home, Secondary- the attention received from others

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agoraphobia

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fear of the market place or going outside

18
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Autoatisms

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automatic, unconscious mannerisms, Ex: twisting hair, jingling keys, tapping fingers

19
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Benzodiazepines (anti anxiety)

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Diazepam (Valium), Alprazolam (Xanax), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Lorazepam (Ativan), Clonazepam (Klonopin) Oxazepam (Serax)

20
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OCD. Obsessions are what? The compulsions are what?

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Obsessions are the reoccurring thoughts & the compulsions are the repetitive behaviors

21
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psychosmatic

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connection between mind (psyche) and body (soma)

22
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Hysteria

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multiple physical complaints with no organic basis

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Somatization

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transference of mental experiences into body symptoms

24
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Three central features of Somatic Symptom Disorder

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Physical complaints, psychological factors, symptoms of magnified health concerns

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physical complaints (Somatic Symptom Disorder)

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they have symptoms but are unexplained

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Psychological factors (Somatic Symptom Disorder)

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Dr will say there is nothing wrong with you but patient will not except that

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Symptoms of magnified Health Concerns (Somatic Symptom Disorder)

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not under patients control

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Conversion Disorder

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suddden loss in sensory or motor function (blindness or paralysis) & person is la belle indifferen (lack of concern or distress about issue)

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Body dysmorphic disorder

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exaggerated defect in physical appearance. Ex. Thin person thinks their fat or they get their boobs removed and now they think their ugly

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Malingering

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person pretends to be sick on purpose. Ex: I have cancer and they really don’t

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Factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome)

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cause intentional harm to cause an actual sickness

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Munchausen by proxy

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causing intentional harm to make someone else sick

33
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Treatment for Somatic and munchausen

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antidepressants-SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft)

34
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Treatment for agoraphobia

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Xanax or Tofranil

35
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Treatment for social phobia

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Zoloft

36
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Treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Buspirone, SSRI’s

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SSRIs

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Fluoxetine (Prozec), Citalopram (Celexa), Serraline (Zoloft), Paroxetine (Paxil), Escitalopram (Lexapro)

38
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some SSRI’s end in?

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“pram”

39
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Most Benzo’s end in

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“pam” except for Alprazolam (Xanax), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium)