AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY NURS 4800 Exam 3
Anxiety and Stress Questions With Complete
Solutions
Acute anxiety Correct Answers - sudden
- r/t event or threat
- can be normal
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Correct Answers -
developed btwn 3 days to 1 month after traumatic
event
- causes significant distress
- short term
agoraphobia Correct Answers fear of open spaces
Anxiety Correct Answers uncomfortable feeling of
apprehension or dread that occurs in response to
internal or external stimuli
can result in physical, emotional, cognitive, and
behavioral sx
Anxiety Disorders (3) Correct Answers Panic
Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobias
Assessment for Panic Attacks Correct Answers -
determine trigger of attack
, - reorient them or rationalize thoughts
- help to restructure distorted thoughts
- treat/medicate for anxiety first, then physical sx
Biologic Theories (GAD) Correct Answers
neurochemical
genetic
Biologic Theories (OCD) Correct Answers genetic
neuropathology
biochemical
Biologic Theories (PTSD) Correct Answers
neurobiology (stress response)
genetic
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Correct Answers
Somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive
preoccupation with some imagined defect in
appearance ("imagined ugliness").
Chronic anxiety Correct Answers - consistent
- r/t normal daily acitivities
circumstantial speech Correct Answers A pattern
of speech characterized by indirectness and delay
before the person gets to the point or answers a
question; the person gets caught up in countless
details and explanations.
Anxiety and Stress Questions With Complete
Solutions
Acute anxiety Correct Answers - sudden
- r/t event or threat
- can be normal
Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Correct Answers -
developed btwn 3 days to 1 month after traumatic
event
- causes significant distress
- short term
agoraphobia Correct Answers fear of open spaces
Anxiety Correct Answers uncomfortable feeling of
apprehension or dread that occurs in response to
internal or external stimuli
can result in physical, emotional, cognitive, and
behavioral sx
Anxiety Disorders (3) Correct Answers Panic
Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobias
Assessment for Panic Attacks Correct Answers -
determine trigger of attack
, - reorient them or rationalize thoughts
- help to restructure distorted thoughts
- treat/medicate for anxiety first, then physical sx
Biologic Theories (GAD) Correct Answers
neurochemical
genetic
Biologic Theories (OCD) Correct Answers genetic
neuropathology
biochemical
Biologic Theories (PTSD) Correct Answers
neurobiology (stress response)
genetic
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Correct Answers
Somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive
preoccupation with some imagined defect in
appearance ("imagined ugliness").
Chronic anxiety Correct Answers - consistent
- r/t normal daily acitivities
circumstantial speech Correct Answers A pattern
of speech characterized by indirectness and delay
before the person gets to the point or answers a
question; the person gets caught up in countless
details and explanations.
