NU664 EXAM 2/149 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
levels of anxiety - -1-normative, perceptual field broadened
2-normative, perceptual field mild narrow
3-pathological, VS changes
4-pathological, panic
-ataque de nervios - -a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos in which they
experience a mixture of anxiety, panic, depression, and anger
-older adult anxiety symptoms - -somatic concerns
-DSM5 anxiety disorders - -panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
-fear vs anxiety - -panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
-2 components of anxiety - -awareness of physiological sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
-limbic system - -amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
-mild anxiety - -eustress
motivating
normal
-___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder - -90%
-____ of people with GAD also have ____ - -2/3 also have MDD
-_____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder - -social phobia
-medical conditions associated w/ anxiety - -migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
, CVD
endocrine disorders
-fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain - -amygdala center circuit
-worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain - -
cohticostraital thalamic circuit
-fear responses triggers what part of brain? - -amygdala
-limbic system role - -emotions
learning
social behavior
-prefrontal cortex - -executive funcitoning/decision making
-what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5? -
-OCD/obsessive
-common vitamin deficiency in anxiety - -B12
-meds that induce anxiety symptoms - -anticholinergics
sympathomimetics
-withdrawal syndromes that mimic anxiety sx - -SSRI discontinuation
syndrome
-most common anxiety disorder <12 - -separation anxiety disorder
important to consider "normal development"
-separation anxiety duration - -4 weeks in children
6 months in adults
-selective mutism essential feature - -will not initiate speech or reciprocate
with others in social situations
speak w/ immediate family members at home
most common <5 YO
duration 1 month
-separation anxiety essential feature - -excessive fear/anxiety focused on
separation from home or attachment figures
nightmares
kidnapping,monsters, school avoidance,
-specific phobia essential feature - -immediate reaction linked to "phobic
stimulus" can occur in presence in or anticipation of
ANSWERS
levels of anxiety - -1-normative, perceptual field broadened
2-normative, perceptual field mild narrow
3-pathological, VS changes
4-pathological, panic
-ataque de nervios - -a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos in which they
experience a mixture of anxiety, panic, depression, and anger
-older adult anxiety symptoms - -somatic concerns
-DSM5 anxiety disorders - -panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
-fear vs anxiety - -panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
-2 components of anxiety - -awareness of physiological sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
-limbic system - -amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
-mild anxiety - -eustress
motivating
normal
-___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder - -90%
-____ of people with GAD also have ____ - -2/3 also have MDD
-_____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder - -social phobia
-medical conditions associated w/ anxiety - -migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
, CVD
endocrine disorders
-fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain - -amygdala center circuit
-worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain - -
cohticostraital thalamic circuit
-fear responses triggers what part of brain? - -amygdala
-limbic system role - -emotions
learning
social behavior
-prefrontal cortex - -executive funcitoning/decision making
-what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5? -
-OCD/obsessive
-common vitamin deficiency in anxiety - -B12
-meds that induce anxiety symptoms - -anticholinergics
sympathomimetics
-withdrawal syndromes that mimic anxiety sx - -SSRI discontinuation
syndrome
-most common anxiety disorder <12 - -separation anxiety disorder
important to consider "normal development"
-separation anxiety duration - -4 weeks in children
6 months in adults
-selective mutism essential feature - -will not initiate speech or reciprocate
with others in social situations
speak w/ immediate family members at home
most common <5 YO
duration 1 month
-separation anxiety essential feature - -excessive fear/anxiety focused on
separation from home or attachment figures
nightmares
kidnapping,monsters, school avoidance,
-specific phobia essential feature - -immediate reaction linked to "phobic
stimulus" can occur in presence in or anticipation of
