NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
levels of anxiety - (answer)1-normative, perceptual field broadened
2-normative, perceptual field mild narrow
3-pathological, VS changes
4-pathological, panic
ataque de nervios - (answer)a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos in which they experience a mixture
of anxiety, panic, depression, and anger
older adult anxiety symptoms - (answer)somatic concerns
DSM5 anxiety disorders - (answer)panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
fear vs anxiety - (answer)panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
2 components of anxiety - (answer)awareness of physiological sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
limbic system - (answer)amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
mild anxiety - (answer)eustress
,NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
motivating
normal
___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder - (answer)90%
____ of people with GAD also have ____ - (answer)2/3 also have MDD
_____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder - (answer)social phobia
medical conditions associated w/ anxiety - (answer)migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
CVD
endocrine disorders
fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain - (answer)amygdala center circuit
worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain - (answer)cohticostraital thalamic
circuit
fear responses triggers what part of brain? - (answer)amygdala
limbic system role - (answer)emotions
learning
, NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
social behavior
prefrontal cortex - (answer)executive funcitoning/decision making
what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5? - (answer)OCD/obsessive
common vitamin deficiency in anxiety - (answer)B12
meds that induce anxiety symptoms - (answer)anticholinergics
sympathomimetics
withdrawal syndromes that mimic anxiety sx - (answer)SSRI discontinuation syndrome
most common anxiety disorder <12 - (answer)separation anxiety disorder
important to consider "normal development"
separation anxiety duration - (answer)4 weeks in children
6 months in adults
selective mutism essential feature - (answer)will not initiate speech or reciprocate with others in social
situations
speak w/ immediate family members at home
most common <5 YO
duration 1 month
separation anxiety essential feature - (answer)excessive fear/anxiety focused on separation from home
or attachment figures
nightmares
SOLUTIONS
levels of anxiety - (answer)1-normative, perceptual field broadened
2-normative, perceptual field mild narrow
3-pathological, VS changes
4-pathological, panic
ataque de nervios - (answer)a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos in which they experience a mixture
of anxiety, panic, depression, and anger
older adult anxiety symptoms - (answer)somatic concerns
DSM5 anxiety disorders - (answer)panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
fear vs anxiety - (answer)panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
2 components of anxiety - (answer)awareness of physiological sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
limbic system - (answer)amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
mild anxiety - (answer)eustress
,NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
motivating
normal
___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder - (answer)90%
____ of people with GAD also have ____ - (answer)2/3 also have MDD
_____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder - (answer)social phobia
medical conditions associated w/ anxiety - (answer)migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
CVD
endocrine disorders
fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain - (answer)amygdala center circuit
worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain - (answer)cohticostraital thalamic
circuit
fear responses triggers what part of brain? - (answer)amygdala
limbic system role - (answer)emotions
learning
, NU664 EXAM 2 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
social behavior
prefrontal cortex - (answer)executive funcitoning/decision making
what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5? - (answer)OCD/obsessive
common vitamin deficiency in anxiety - (answer)B12
meds that induce anxiety symptoms - (answer)anticholinergics
sympathomimetics
withdrawal syndromes that mimic anxiety sx - (answer)SSRI discontinuation syndrome
most common anxiety disorder <12 - (answer)separation anxiety disorder
important to consider "normal development"
separation anxiety duration - (answer)4 weeks in children
6 months in adults
selective mutism essential feature - (answer)will not initiate speech or reciprocate with others in social
situations
speak w/ immediate family members at home
most common <5 YO
duration 1 month
separation anxiety essential feature - (answer)excessive fear/anxiety focused on separation from home
or attachment figures
nightmares
