NFDN 2007 Final questions with accurate
answers
acrophobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of heights
acute stress disorder Ans✓✓✓ An anxiety disorder in which fear and
related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last
less than a month
aggression Ans✓✓✓ any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or
destroy
agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ - combination of panic disorder symptoms and
intense anxiety or fear about being unable to escape situations
alzheimers disease Ans✓✓✓ - progressive neurodegenerative disorder
- includes: memory loss, irreversible cognitive deficits, and behavioral
change
anger Ans✓✓✓ a strong feeling of displeasure
anorexia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ an eating disorder in which an irrational
fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves
antisocial personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ - no remorse for some of the
things that they do
, - may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
- exploitation and repeated unlawful actions
anxiety assessment Ans✓✓✓ - determine degree of impairment: what
preceded attack, is there substance use, is their sleep disturbed
anxiety disorders Ans✓✓✓ - features: behavioural, emotional, and
physiologic responses
- abnormally low levels of GABA
attention Ans✓✓✓ - ability to concentrate on one activity to the
exclusion of others
- ability to sustain focus
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Ans✓✓✓ - a disorder
characterized by restlessness, inattentiveness, and impulsivity
autism spectrum disorder Ans✓✓✓ - marked impairment of
development in social interaction and communication with a restrictive
repertoire of activity and interest
avoidance personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ - desire for affiliation that is
affected by a sense of personal inadequacy and intense fear of social
rejection
- fear of humiliation and rejection
answers
acrophobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of heights
acute stress disorder Ans✓✓✓ An anxiety disorder in which fear and
related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last
less than a month
aggression Ans✓✓✓ any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or
destroy
agoraphobia Ans✓✓✓ - combination of panic disorder symptoms and
intense anxiety or fear about being unable to escape situations
alzheimers disease Ans✓✓✓ - progressive neurodegenerative disorder
- includes: memory loss, irreversible cognitive deficits, and behavioral
change
anger Ans✓✓✓ a strong feeling of displeasure
anorexia nervosa Ans✓✓✓ an eating disorder in which an irrational
fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves
antisocial personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ - no remorse for some of the
things that they do
, - may be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist.
- exploitation and repeated unlawful actions
anxiety assessment Ans✓✓✓ - determine degree of impairment: what
preceded attack, is there substance use, is their sleep disturbed
anxiety disorders Ans✓✓✓ - features: behavioural, emotional, and
physiologic responses
- abnormally low levels of GABA
attention Ans✓✓✓ - ability to concentrate on one activity to the
exclusion of others
- ability to sustain focus
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Ans✓✓✓ - a disorder
characterized by restlessness, inattentiveness, and impulsivity
autism spectrum disorder Ans✓✓✓ - marked impairment of
development in social interaction and communication with a restrictive
repertoire of activity and interest
avoidance personality disorder Ans✓✓✓ - desire for affiliation that is
affected by a sense of personal inadequacy and intense fear of social
rejection
- fear of humiliation and rejection
