PNU 128 TEST 2 LATEST UPDATED
Chief Neurotransmitter for anxiety - ANSWER Adrenalin (epinephrine)
Ego defense mechanisms - ANSWER everybody does it, it reduces anxiety and
guilt but never solves problems that led to anxiety
x. Rationalization
Compulsion - ANSWER an unreasonable need to do something in a specific
way to prevent a feared outcome
Obsession - ANSWER A persistent, intrusive thought or idea that continues to
recur repeatedly
Phobia - ANSWER abnormal fear
Somatization - ANSWER the manifestation of psychological distress through
physical illness
Dissociation - ANSWER fragmented psyche, ego defense mechanism
employed to cope with trauma by dissociating it from the psyche
Derealization - ANSWER nothing feels real
Depersonalization - ANSWER a sense of being in a dream state or looking at
yourself from outside your body
Biological/ Autonomic symptoms of Anxiety - ANSWER insomnia, tachypnea,
Shortness of breath, tachycardia, diaphoresis, dizziness, paresthesias (pins &
needles)
Chief Neurotransmitter for anxiety - ANSWER Adrenalin (epinephrine)
Ego defense mechanisms - ANSWER everybody does it, it reduces anxiety and
guilt but never solves problems that led to anxiety
x. Rationalization
Compulsion - ANSWER an unreasonable need to do something in a specific
way to prevent a feared outcome
Obsession - ANSWER A persistent, intrusive thought or idea that continues to
recur repeatedly
Phobia - ANSWER abnormal fear
Somatization - ANSWER the manifestation of psychological distress through
physical illness
Dissociation - ANSWER fragmented psyche, ego defense mechanism
employed to cope with trauma by dissociating it from the psyche
Derealization - ANSWER nothing feels real
Depersonalization - ANSWER a sense of being in a dream state or looking at
yourself from outside your body
Biological/ Autonomic symptoms of Anxiety - ANSWER insomnia, tachypnea,
Shortness of breath, tachycardia, diaphoresis, dizziness, paresthesias (pins &
needles)
