NUR 356- Mental Health Exam 2 || 100% Verified Answers.
anxiety correct answers an emotional response to anticipation of danger, the source of which is
largely unknown or unrecognized; worried but not sure why you're worried; usually expressed as
dread anticipation and/or discomfort; emotional response to a stressor; functional impairment
and distress
stress correct answers an external pressure that is brought to bear on the individual
panic disorder correct answers recurrent unexpected panic attacks; sense of impending doom;
physiological response (increased HR, RR, BP); must have 4 of the symptoms
symptoms of panic disorder correct answers sweating, trembling, shaking; shortness of breath,
chest pain or discomfort; nausea or abdominal distress; dizziness, chills, or hot flashes;
numbness or tingling sensations; derealization or depersonalization; fear of losing control or
"going crazy"; fear of dying
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) correct answers chronic, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety
and worry; more days than not over a 6-month time frame; impairment in social occupational
and other areas of functioning
Causes of GAD and panic disorder correct answers cognitive theory: counterproductive thinking
patterns that results in anxiety
biological: genetics, neuroanatomical, biochemical (elevated Lactate in blood), Neurochemical
(increase in norepinephrine, decreased serotonin and GABA)
Medical Causes of Anxiety correct answers Cardiac (M.I., congestive heart failure), Endocrine
(hypoglycemia, thyroid issues) Respiratory (COPD, hyperventilation), Neurological (seizure
disorders)
Phobias correct answers A persistent, intensely felt, and irrational fear of a specific object,
activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the feared stimulus; responses
, typically include intense anxiety or panic attacks; exposure to the phobic object produces
overwhelming symptoms of panic, including palpitations, sweating, dizziness, and difficultly
breathing
Obsessions correct answers Recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images experienced as intrusive and
stressful, and unable to be expunged by logic or reasoning
Compulsions correct answers Repetitive ritualistic behavior in which the purpose is to prevent or
reduce distress or to prevent some dreaded event or situation
Diagnosis Criteria for OCD/ Anxiety correct answers Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or
both, the severity of which is significant enough to cause distress or impairment in social,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning; time consuming to cause distress or
significant impairment; can't move on from thoughts or compulsions
Hair pulling Disorder correct answers Trichotillomania
Treatment for anxiety disorders correct answers Cognitive behavioral therapy (train the mind to
respond differently); Medications (antipsychotics)
Treatment for phobias correct answers systemic desensitization- expose patient to triggers slowly
to desensitize their response to it
Implosion therapy (flooding)- intense, overwhelming all at one time until patient becomes
comfortable with triggers
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) correct answers develops after an event occurs outside the
range of a usual human experience; long-lasting psychological effects
somatic symptoms disorders correct answers physical symptoms with no medical cause (all
medical avenues have been explored and no diagnosis can be determined); associated with
psychological distress and frequent visit to health care professionals/Emergency Rooms to seek
assistance; Chronic disorder and begins before age 30
anxiety correct answers an emotional response to anticipation of danger, the source of which is
largely unknown or unrecognized; worried but not sure why you're worried; usually expressed as
dread anticipation and/or discomfort; emotional response to a stressor; functional impairment
and distress
stress correct answers an external pressure that is brought to bear on the individual
panic disorder correct answers recurrent unexpected panic attacks; sense of impending doom;
physiological response (increased HR, RR, BP); must have 4 of the symptoms
symptoms of panic disorder correct answers sweating, trembling, shaking; shortness of breath,
chest pain or discomfort; nausea or abdominal distress; dizziness, chills, or hot flashes;
numbness or tingling sensations; derealization or depersonalization; fear of losing control or
"going crazy"; fear of dying
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) correct answers chronic, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety
and worry; more days than not over a 6-month time frame; impairment in social occupational
and other areas of functioning
Causes of GAD and panic disorder correct answers cognitive theory: counterproductive thinking
patterns that results in anxiety
biological: genetics, neuroanatomical, biochemical (elevated Lactate in blood), Neurochemical
(increase in norepinephrine, decreased serotonin and GABA)
Medical Causes of Anxiety correct answers Cardiac (M.I., congestive heart failure), Endocrine
(hypoglycemia, thyroid issues) Respiratory (COPD, hyperventilation), Neurological (seizure
disorders)
Phobias correct answers A persistent, intensely felt, and irrational fear of a specific object,
activity, or situation that results in a compelling desire to avoid the feared stimulus; responses
, typically include intense anxiety or panic attacks; exposure to the phobic object produces
overwhelming symptoms of panic, including palpitations, sweating, dizziness, and difficultly
breathing
Obsessions correct answers Recurrent thoughts, impulses, or images experienced as intrusive and
stressful, and unable to be expunged by logic or reasoning
Compulsions correct answers Repetitive ritualistic behavior in which the purpose is to prevent or
reduce distress or to prevent some dreaded event or situation
Diagnosis Criteria for OCD/ Anxiety correct answers Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or
both, the severity of which is significant enough to cause distress or impairment in social,
occupational, or other important areas of functioning; time consuming to cause distress or
significant impairment; can't move on from thoughts or compulsions
Hair pulling Disorder correct answers Trichotillomania
Treatment for anxiety disorders correct answers Cognitive behavioral therapy (train the mind to
respond differently); Medications (antipsychotics)
Treatment for phobias correct answers systemic desensitization- expose patient to triggers slowly
to desensitize their response to it
Implosion therapy (flooding)- intense, overwhelming all at one time until patient becomes
comfortable with triggers
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) correct answers develops after an event occurs outside the
range of a usual human experience; long-lasting psychological effects
somatic symptoms disorders correct answers physical symptoms with no medical cause (all
medical avenues have been explored and no diagnosis can be determined); associated with
psychological distress and frequent visit to health care professionals/Emergency Rooms to seek
assistance; Chronic disorder and begins before age 30
