B3. Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

What is the definition of anxiety ?

Answer 1

Feeling of unease, such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe

Question 2

When can diagnosis of anxiety occur ?

Answer 2

Diagnosis is made if feeling of anxiety occurs all the time

Question 3

What can can help a practitioner diagnose a panic disorder/ mental health disorder

Answer 3

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental health disorders (DSM-5)

People should present with 4 or moe symptoms in the list

Question 4

What is OCD ?

Answer 4

Obsessive compulsive disorder which is a combination of obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity

Obsessive- unwanted/unpleasant thoughts that cause anxiety

Compulsion- repetitive behaviour a person undertakes to relieve the unpleasant feeling

Question 5

What is PTSD ?

Answer 5

Post traumatic stress disorder

Question 6

What can phobias be classified into ?

Answer 6

Specific phobias- an intense dear of something that is really is of little or no danger

Complex phobias- Fear of social performance situations resulting from thoughts of negative judgment embarrassment or humiliation

Question 7

What is GAD?

Answer 7

Generalised anxiety disorder. Suffer from difficult to control worries about everyday situations