Anxiety Spectrum Disorders Flashcards
Social factors are often precipitants to
Anxiety disorders
Delusions are separated from preoccupation, rumination, and obsession by the fact that it is
Not based in reality, and it is fixed
Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects in physical appearance
Body Dimorphic Disorder
Repetitive behaviors (excessive grooming) or mental acts (comparing)
Body Dimorphic Disorder
Patient is preoccupied with body build being too small
Muscle Dysmorphia
A diagnosis of exclusion
-Symptoms develop in response to a stressor
Adjustment Disorders
In order to diagnose with adjustment disorder, we must establish a
Cause and Effect
Signs and symptoms must have onset within 3 months of acute stressor
-Once acute stressor is eliminated, symptoms must not persist for longer than 6 months
Adjustment disorders
Inhibited, emotionally withdrawn behavior
-Child/adolescent between 9 months and 5 years
Reactive Attachment disorder
Also characterized by social and emotional disturbance (irritability or sadness) and is not attributed to an autism disorder
Reactive Attachment Disorder
We often see a history of insufficient care, I.e. neglect with
Reactive attachment disorder
Child older than 9 months who actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
Disinhibited social engagement disorder
Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations
Selective mutism
A combination between major depression and anxiety
Generalized anxiety disorder
With generalized anxiety disorder, the SIG and A of SIG E CAPS becomes
SI: significant irritability
G: Generalized muscle tension
A: anxiety and excessive worry
Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions
Hoarding disorder