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Exam 2- Anxiety Disorders Flashcards

1
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What degree of anxiety are there?

A
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe
  • Panic
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Everyday anxiety that may be useful and helpful is categorized as what degree of anxiety?

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Mild

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Anxiety that is noticeable but non-problematic or anxiety that is becoming problematic is categorized as what degree of anxiety?

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Moderate

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Problematic anxiety that interferes with how I live my life is categorized as what degree of anxiety?

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Severe

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Problematic, debilitating, and severe anxiety is categorized as what degree of anxiety?

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Panic

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Who developed General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?

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Hans Selye

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The pattern of responses that the body goes through after being prompted by a stressor describes what syndrome?

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome?

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  • Alarm
  • Resistance
  • Exhaustion
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Fight or flight response is described as what type of response?

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Acute stress response

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The body’s way of preparing for a situation an individual perceives as threat to survival is called what?

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Fight or flight

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What does a fight or flight response result in physiologically?

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-Increased BP, HR, respirations, and cardiac output

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What treatment involves brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under general anesthesia causing brief seizures in the brain?

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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What should the nurse asses during electroconvulsive therapy?

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Assess for HTN, CHF, cardiac arrhythmia and other cardiac conditions

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What are patient education topics with anxiety disorders and when are they appropriate?

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  • Coping mechanisms?
  • Avoiding or eliminating stressors?
  • When patient is calm?
  • Education on medications?
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Lowering the time involved with or interference from obsession and compulsions is a goal in what type of disorders?

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Obsessive compulsive disorders

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Increasing the daily function at a consistent level with. minimal interference from obsession and compulsions is a goal in what type of disorders?

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Obsessive compulsive disorders

17
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Solving key-life conflicts and emotional stressors that fuels obsessive-compulsive behavior patterns is a goal in what disorder?

A

Obsessive compulsive disorders

18
Q

Is helping with ADLs if patient is unable a intervention in obsessive compulsive disorders?

A

Yes

19
Q

In remaining calm yourself a intervention in those with obsessive compulsive disorders?

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Yes

20
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Is removing excess stimuli from the environment a intervention for obsessive compulsive disorders?

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Yes

21
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Is the use of distraction during panic attacks a intervention for obsessive compulsive disorders?

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Yes

22
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Is assisting the client to identify sources of anxiety an intervention for obsessive compulsive disorders?

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Yes

23
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Is assisting the client to identify strengths and areas of successful coping an intervention for obsessive compulsive disorders?

A

Yes

24
Q

Is teaching relaxation techniques a appropriate intervention to use with those who experience obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Yes

25
Q

What interventions are specific to OCD?

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  • Distract and/or substitute behaviors
  • Do not interrupt compulsive act
  • Maintain structure and safety
26
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What medication categories are use in anxiety disorders?

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  • Benzodiazepines
  • Sedating antihistamines
  • Anxiolytic
  • Sometimes add an SSRI
27
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Diazepam,, lorazepam, alprazolam, etc, are examples of what types of medications?

A

Benzodiazepines

28
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Are benzodiazepines sedating?

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Yes

29
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Should patients be monitored for drug dependence with benzodiazepines?

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Yes

30
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When using sedating antihistamines for anxiety do they cause drying and sedation?

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Yes

31
Q

Buspirone is an example of what type of drug?

A

Anxiolytic

32
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Is buspirone non-sedating?

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Yes

33
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How long does it take to see the effects of anxiolytics?

A

2-3 weeks

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