OnlineMedEd: Psychiatry - Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
These mental symptoms are associated with anxiety: ______________.
worry, fear, and hypervigilance
What physical symptoms are associated with anxiety?
- Perspiration
- Palpitations
- Dyspnea
- Chest pain
Give the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder.
•Chronic state of worry that has persisted for more than 6 months
• Is characterized by worrying about “most things on most days”
•At least three somatic complaints:
- Sleep changes
- Weight changes
- Irritability
- Impaired concentration
The caveats include that this (1) must not be due to another medical disorder or medication and (2) has to be out of proportion to the actual things worried about –meaning that if you worry about putting food on the table for your kids because you’re poor, that’s not GAD.
______________ is more effective than medications in treating GAD.
Psychotherapy
Give Dustyn’s mnemonic for panic attack symptoms.
STUDENTS PANIC •SOB • Tremor •Unsteady • Depersonalization •Excessive HR • Numbness • Tingling • Sweating • Palpitations • Abdominal pain or upset (possibly diarrhea) •Nausea •Intense fear of death or going crazy •Chest pain
When a person presents with panic symptoms, you need to first rule out ______________.
acute coronary syndrome, asthma, and thyrotoxicosis
Panic disorder can occur simultaneously with ____________.
agoraphobia
