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