Stress and Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Symptoms
Duration
Etiology 
Tx
DDX

Answer 1

Anxiety in at least 2 major domains (money, health, family, etc)

6 months

Metacognitive- worry leads to more worry but helps with preparedness
Biological- small genetic component
GABA

Question 2

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Answer 2

Etiology

Biological- overactive serotonin, cingulate, etc

Behavioral- operant conditioning

Cognitive-
compulsion: associated with poor memory
Obsession: problems with thought suppression

Question 3

Obsessions

Answer 3

Thoughts

(Person tries to control with neutralizing action)

+

Question 4

Compulsions

Answer 4

Behaviors in response to obsessions

-

Question 5

Phobias

Answer 5

6 months

Out of proportion to real danger

Avoidance

Question 6

Social Phobias

Answer 6

Situation involving unfamiliar people, scrutiny

Embarrassment, humiliation

Question 7

Specific Phobias

Answer 7

Object or situation

Age of onset is variable

Question 8

Agoraphobia

Answer 8

Open spaces (going outside)

Question 9

Panic Disorder

Answer 9

Fear of panic attacks

10min

Question 10

Queued Panic Attacks

Answer 10

In response to a situation

Question 11

UnQueued Panic Attacks

Answer 11

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