NR547
Week 2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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most /common /mental /illness /in /the /United /States /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Anxiety /disorders
-Anxiety /impacts /approximately /18% /of /the /adult /population /and /25% /of /children /ages /13-
17 /each /year
Obsessive-compulsive /disorder /(OCD) /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔characterized
/by /persistent, /uncontrollable /thoughts /or /actions /that /occur /over /an /hour /or /more /per /day
-one /of /the /top /20 /illness-related /disabilities /worldwide
first /line /medication /treatment: /Generalized /anxiety /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-SSRIs
-SNRIs
-Buspirone
-Drug /Therapy /at /least /12 /months
first /line /medication /treatment: /Panic /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
-Fluoxetine
-Drug /therapy /6-9 /months
first /line /medication /treatment: /Obsessive /compulsive /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
-Sertraline
,-Paroxetine
-Clomipramine /(TCA)
-Drug /therapy /for /at /least /1 /year
first /line /medication /treatment: /Social /anxiety /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
-Drug /therapy /takes /4 /weeks /to /see /effects
first /line /medication /treatment: /Post-traumatic /stress /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
Paroxetine
-Sertraline
Anxiety
/is
/often
/comorbid
/with
/_________________
/as
/well
/as
/medical
/conditions /such /as /____________, /___________, /and /___________ /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔major /depression, /COPD, /asthma, /diabetes
Generalized /anxiety /disorder /(anxiety) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔neurological /condition
-characterized /by /persistent, /uncontrollable /worrying /that /causes /emotional /distress
-show /symptoms /on /most /days, /for /a /period /of /at /least /six /months
-
common
,/symptoms
/of /anxiety /include /restlessness, /irritability, /muscle /tension, /fatigue, /and /sleep /disturbances
-GAD /is /twice /as /common /in /women /as /in /men
Patients
/with
/anxiety
/disorders
/often
/show /increased /activity /in /the /______________ /and /_______________ /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔amygdala /and /prefrontal /cortex
Positron
/emission
/tomography
/(PET)
/scans
/have /shown /reduced /___________________ /in /patients /with /anxiety /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔serotonin /binding
Risk /factors /for /developing /anxiety: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
genetic /predisposition /(family /history /of /anxiety)
-being /female
-recent /life /stressors
-chronic /physical /illness
-lack /of /support /during /childhood
Anxiety /Disorders /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Generalized /Anxiety /Disorder /(GAD)
Social /Anxiety /Disorder
Panic
Phobias
, Agoraphobia
Adjustment /Disorder /with /Anxiety
GAD /often /presents /with /physical /symptoms, /including: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔restlessness /or /edginess
fatigue
difficulty /concentrating
irritability
muscle /tension
sleep /disturbance
Functional /neuroimaging /studies /of /GAD /show: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔increased
/activation
/of
/the
/amygdala
/and
/reduced
/activation
/in
/the
/prefrontal
/cortex,
/indicating /heightened /activation /of /the /fear /response /with /diminished /capacity /for /reasoning
Harold /is /a /32-year-
old
/who
/presents
/to
/the
Week 2 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / / /
most /common /mental /illness /in /the /United /States /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Anxiety /disorders
-Anxiety /impacts /approximately /18% /of /the /adult /population /and /25% /of /children /ages /13-
17 /each /year
Obsessive-compulsive /disorder /(OCD) /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔characterized
/by /persistent, /uncontrollable /thoughts /or /actions /that /occur /over /an /hour /or /more /per /day
-one /of /the /top /20 /illness-related /disabilities /worldwide
first /line /medication /treatment: /Generalized /anxiety /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-SSRIs
-SNRIs
-Buspirone
-Drug /Therapy /at /least /12 /months
first /line /medication /treatment: /Panic /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
-Fluoxetine
-Drug /therapy /6-9 /months
first /line /medication /treatment: /Obsessive /compulsive /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
-Sertraline
,-Paroxetine
-Clomipramine /(TCA)
-Drug /therapy /for /at /least /1 /year
first /line /medication /treatment: /Social /anxiety /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
-Drug /therapy /takes /4 /weeks /to /see /effects
first /line /medication /treatment: /Post-traumatic /stress /disorder /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
Paroxetine
-Sertraline
Anxiety
/is
/often
/comorbid
/with
/_________________
/as
/well
/as
/medical
/conditions /such /as /____________, /___________, /and /___________ /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔major /depression, /COPD, /asthma, /diabetes
Generalized /anxiety /disorder /(anxiety) /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔neurological /condition
-characterized /by /persistent, /uncontrollable /worrying /that /causes /emotional /distress
-show /symptoms /on /most /days, /for /a /period /of /at /least /six /months
-
common
,/symptoms
/of /anxiety /include /restlessness, /irritability, /muscle /tension, /fatigue, /and /sleep /disturbances
-GAD /is /twice /as /common /in /women /as /in /men
Patients
/with
/anxiety
/disorders
/often
/show /increased /activity /in /the /______________ /and /_______________ /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔amygdala /and /prefrontal /cortex
Positron
/emission
/tomography
/(PET)
/scans
/have /shown /reduced /___________________ /in /patients /with /anxiety /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔serotonin /binding
Risk /factors /for /developing /anxiety: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔-
genetic /predisposition /(family /history /of /anxiety)
-being /female
-recent /life /stressors
-chronic /physical /illness
-lack /of /support /during /childhood
Anxiety /Disorders /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Generalized /Anxiety /Disorder /(GAD)
Social /Anxiety /Disorder
Panic
Phobias
, Agoraphobia
Adjustment /Disorder /with /Anxiety
GAD /often /presents /with /physical /symptoms, /including: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔restlessness /or /edginess
fatigue
difficulty /concentrating
irritability
muscle /tension
sleep /disturbance
Functional /neuroimaging /studies /of /GAD /show: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔increased
/activation
/of
/the
/amygdala
/and
/reduced
/activation
/in
/the
/prefrontal
/cortex,
/indicating /heightened /activation /of /the /fear /response /with /diminished /capacity /for /reasoning
Harold /is /a /32-year-
old
/who
/presents
/to
/the
