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NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
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
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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
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___% 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
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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
NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH
EXPERT SOLUTIONS
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
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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
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___% 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
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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
