NR547 Week 2Practice Exam 2025
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most common mental Anxiety disorders
illness in the United -Anxiety impacts approximately 18% of the adult
States population and 25% of children ages 13-17 each year
characterized by persistent, uncontrollable thoughts
Obsessive-compulsive or actions that occur over an hour or more per day
disorder (OCD) -one of the top 20 illness-related disabilities
worldwide
-SSRIs
first line medication
-SNRIs
treatment: Generalized
-Buspirone
anxiety disorder
-Drug Therapy at least 12 months
-Paroxetine
first line medication -Sertraline
treatment: Panic disorder -Fluoxetine
-Drug therapy 6-9 months
, -Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
first line medication
-Sertraline
treatment: Obsessive
-Paroxetine
compulsive disorder
-Clomipramine (TCA)
-Drug therapy for at least 1 year
first line medication -Sertraline
treatment: Social anxiety -Paroxetine
disorder -Drug therapy takes 4 weeks to see effects
first line medication -Paroxetine
treatment: Post-traumatic -Sertraline
stress disorder
Anxiety is often comorbid major depression, COPD, asthma, diabetes
with _________________ as well
as medical conditions
such as ____________, ___________,
and ___________
neurological condition
-characterized by persistent, uncontrollable
worrying that causes emotional distress
-show symptoms on most days, for a period of at
Generalized anxiety
least six months
disorder (anxiety)
-common symptoms of anxiety include restlessness,
irritability, muscle tension, fatigue, and sleep
disturbances
-GAD is twice as common in women as in men
Patients with anxiety amygdala and prefrontal cortex
disorders often show
increased activity in the
______________ and _______________
, Positron emission serotonin binding
tomography (PET) scans
have shown reduced
___________________ in patients
with anxiety
-genetic predisposition (family history of anxiety)
-being female
Risk factors for
-recent life stressors
developing anxiety:
-chronic physical illness
-lack of support during childhood
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic
Anxiety Disorders
Phobias
Agoraphobia
Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
restlessness or edginess
fatigue
GAD often presents with
difficulty concentrating
physical symptoms,
irritability
including:
muscle tension
sleep disturbance
increased activation of the amygdala and reduced
Functional neuroimaging activation in the prefrontal cortex, indicating
studies of GAD show: heightened activation of the fear response with
diminished capacity for reasoning
UPDATE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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solutions)ASSURED SUCCESS/GRADED A+!!!
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Terms in this set (58)
most common mental Anxiety disorders
illness in the United -Anxiety impacts approximately 18% of the adult
States population and 25% of children ages 13-17 each year
characterized by persistent, uncontrollable thoughts
Obsessive-compulsive or actions that occur over an hour or more per day
disorder (OCD) -one of the top 20 illness-related disabilities
worldwide
-SSRIs
first line medication
-SNRIs
treatment: Generalized
-Buspirone
anxiety disorder
-Drug Therapy at least 12 months
-Paroxetine
first line medication -Sertraline
treatment: Panic disorder -Fluoxetine
-Drug therapy 6-9 months
, -Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
first line medication
-Sertraline
treatment: Obsessive
-Paroxetine
compulsive disorder
-Clomipramine (TCA)
-Drug therapy for at least 1 year
first line medication -Sertraline
treatment: Social anxiety -Paroxetine
disorder -Drug therapy takes 4 weeks to see effects
first line medication -Paroxetine
treatment: Post-traumatic -Sertraline
stress disorder
Anxiety is often comorbid major depression, COPD, asthma, diabetes
with _________________ as well
as medical conditions
such as ____________, ___________,
and ___________
neurological condition
-characterized by persistent, uncontrollable
worrying that causes emotional distress
-show symptoms on most days, for a period of at
Generalized anxiety
least six months
disorder (anxiety)
-common symptoms of anxiety include restlessness,
irritability, muscle tension, fatigue, and sleep
disturbances
-GAD is twice as common in women as in men
Patients with anxiety amygdala and prefrontal cortex
disorders often show
increased activity in the
______________ and _______________
, Positron emission serotonin binding
tomography (PET) scans
have shown reduced
___________________ in patients
with anxiety
-genetic predisposition (family history of anxiety)
-being female
Risk factors for
-recent life stressors
developing anxiety:
-chronic physical illness
-lack of support during childhood
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Social Anxiety Disorder
Panic
Anxiety Disorders
Phobias
Agoraphobia
Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
restlessness or edginess
fatigue
GAD often presents with
difficulty concentrating
physical symptoms,
irritability
including:
muscle tension
sleep disturbance
increased activation of the amygdala and reduced
Functional neuroimaging activation in the prefrontal cortex, indicating
studies of GAD show: heightened activation of the fear response with
diminished capacity for reasoning
