NR547 WEEK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
most common mental illness in the United States
Anxiety disorders
-Anxiety impacts approximately 18% of the adult population and
25% of children ages 13-17 each year
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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
-SSRIs
-SNRIs
-Buspirone
-Drug Therapy at least 12 months
,first line medication treatment: Panic disorder
-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
-Fluoxetine
-Drug therapy 6-9 months
first line medication treatment: Obsessive compulsive disorder
-Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
-Clomipramine (TCA)
-Drug therapy for at least 1 year
first line medication treatment: Social anxiety disorder
-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
,-Drug therapy takes 4 weeks to see effects
first line medication treatment: Post-traumatic stress disorder
-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
Anxiety is often comorbid with _________________ as well as
medical conditions such as ____________, ___________, and
___________
major depression, COPD, asthma, diabetes
Generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety)
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 _______________
amygdala and prefrontal cortex
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans have shown reduced
___________________ in patients with anxiety
serotonin binding
Risk factors for developing anxiety:
-genetic predisposition (family history of anxiety)
-being female
-recent life stressors
-chronic physical illness
-lack of support during childhood
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
most common mental illness in the United States
Anxiety disorders
-Anxiety impacts approximately 18% of the adult population and
25% of children ages 13-17 each year
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
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
-SSRIs
-SNRIs
-Buspirone
-Drug Therapy at least 12 months
,first line medication treatment: Panic disorder
-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
-Fluoxetine
-Drug therapy 6-9 months
first line medication treatment: Obsessive compulsive disorder
-Fluoxetine
-Fluvoxamine
-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
-Clomipramine (TCA)
-Drug therapy for at least 1 year
first line medication treatment: Social anxiety disorder
-Sertraline
-Paroxetine
,-Drug therapy takes 4 weeks to see effects
first line medication treatment: Post-traumatic stress disorder
-Paroxetine
-Sertraline
Anxiety is often comorbid with _________________ as well as
medical conditions such as ____________, ___________, and
___________
major depression, COPD, asthma, diabetes
Generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety)
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 _______________
amygdala and prefrontal cortex
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans have shown reduced
___________________ in patients with anxiety
serotonin binding
Risk factors for developing anxiety:
-genetic predisposition (family history of anxiety)
-being female
-recent life stressors
-chronic physical illness
-lack of support during childhood
