Med-Surg Chp 68 Caring for Clients With Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
is a fear of experiencing a panic attack in a place where the person may be publicly humiliated by their behavior or help may be unavailable.
agoraphobia
is a vague, uneasy feeling, the cause of which is not readily identifiable.
anxiety
are a group of psychobiologic illnesses that result from activation of the autonomic nervous system, chiefly the sympathetic division.
anxiety disorders
are drugs that relieve the symptoms of anxiety.
anxiolytics
attempts to extinguish undesirable responses by learning other adaptive techniques.
behavioral therapy
is a type of psychotherapy in which the therapist helps clients alter their irrational thinking, correct their faulty belief systems, and replace negative self-statements with positive ones.
cognitive therapy
anxiety-relieving ritual.
compulsion
involves providing emotional support while gradually exposing a person to whatever it is that provokes anxiety.
desensitization
is a feeling of terror in response to someone or something specific that a person perceives as dangerous or threatening.
fear
in which the person re-experiences the precipitating event.
flashbacks
mental illness that causes excessive and uncontrollable worry and anxiety about various aspects of life
generalized anxiety disorder
The psychological sense of danger (a stressor) triggers neuroendocrine changes beginning in the hippocampus and proceeds through neuroendocrine pathways involving the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands
HPA axis
a ring of neural structures, is buried within the cerebrum
limbic system
disturbing, persistent thought.
obsession
(OCD) is manifested by the performance of an anxiety-relieving ritual
obsessive-compulsive disorder
