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MCQ:Anxiety disorder Flashcards

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Which particular age period is likely to develop Generalized anxiety disorders (GAD)?

A

☑️Childhood

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Majority of people with GAD also tend to have another disorder. Name one example of that disorder?

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☑️depression

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Name 4 symptoms related to GAD?

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☑️muscular tension, autonomic hyperactivity, vigilance and scanning.

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Fear is a state of what…

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☑️tension or alarm in response to a serious threat

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Anxiety is …

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☑️is response to an unspecified threat

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What two features do fear and anxiety have in common?

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☑️ flight or fight system

☑️ same clinical features

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When does anxiety become a disorder? Pick 6

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In US what percentage suffer one of the six DSM-IV anxiety disorders?

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☑️15%

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What was anxiety originally and historically called?

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☑️neuroses

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What did Freud believe a neurosis was caused by ….

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☑️inability of ego defence mechanisms to prevent/reduce anxiety at ousted by unconsciousness conflicts.

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Anxiety was historically common in what disorder? Name 2

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☑️OCD

☑️ Phobia

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Historically anxiety was hidden in… ( name 5)

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☑️hysterical ☑️neurasthenic ☑️depersonalisation ☑️depressive ☑️hypochondriacal neuroses

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Now DMS-IV defines disorders by…

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☑️symptoms rather than possible causes

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What is anxiety now recognised as…

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☑️central symptom of anxiety disorders.

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What are the basic characteristics of anxiety? Pick 6 answers

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☑️faster breathing 
☑️tense muscles 
☑️ rapid heart rate 
☑️ nausea 
☑️inability to concentrate 
☑️distorted world perceptions
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Name two complementary system of autonomic nervous system?

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☑️ parasympathetic nervous system

☑️sympathetic nervous system

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Name 2 factors why you are prone to develop a phobia disorder ?

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What one factor increases your potential risk to develop a phobia disorder?

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☑️vulnerability factors

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