NUR 190 Exam with Accurate Answers
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What are PTSD symptoms? - ✔✔Insomnia, flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, feeling of
detachment
When does a patient need to be inpatient? - ✔✔harm to self, harm to others, and impaired
ability to function
What is the number one treatment for patients with anxiety? - ✔✔Group therapy
When does anxiety become a disorder? - ✔✔when it interferes with daily functioning
What is the anxiety cycle? - ✔✔-Trigger
-Anxious thoughts: What will happen next? I can't do this. Only bad will come out of this.
-Feelings/emotions: fear, anxiety, worry, dizziness
-Physiological response: elevated HR, GI distress, fast and shallow breathing, dry throat,
beginning to sweat, concentration disrupted
-Behavioral response: fight- anger frustration, aggression ~ flight- avoidance, drinking alcohol ~
freeze- unable to respond ~ fawn: try to please to avoid anxiety or stress
What is obsession? - ✔✔recurrent, persistent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts, images, or
impulses that cause marked anxiety and interfere with interpersonal, social, or occupational
function
What are some examples of obsessions? - ✔✔thoughts of being harmed or harming someone
else, fears of safety, concern for cleanliness or germs, fear that they are offending a higher
power or deity, fear of forgetting something important, worry about how tidy or neatly
arranged items are
, What are compulsions? - ✔✔ritualistic or repetitive behaviors that a person carries out
continuously in an attempt to neutralize anxiety
What are some examples of compulsions? - ✔✔repetitive hand washing, checking a door
multiple times to make sure it is locked, counting, praying
What are some anxiety comorbidities? - ✔✔panic disorders, trauma and stressor disorders,
depressive disorders, substance use, somatic manifestations, sleep wake disorders, eating
disorders, cancer, chronic pain, IBS, stroke, delirium, sepsis, myocardial infarction, pulmonary
embolism, asthma, emphysema
What are some risk factors for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔social influence, lifestyle factors (most
important), brain chemistry, family background, genetic predisposition
Are anxiety disorders preventable? - ✔✔No!
What are some nonpharmacological treatments for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔psychotherapy, CBT,
cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, support groups, complimentary integrative approaches,
lifestyle management
What are some pharmacological treatments for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔anxiolytics, SSRIs, SNRIs,
antidepressants
What is Clomipramine? - ✔✔Clomipramine (brand name Anafranil) is a tricyclic antidepressant
(TCA) primarily used in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What is adjustment disorder and how does it differ from PTSD? - ✔✔Adjustment disorder
(adjusted to behavior in 6 months) reaction to stressful event and has difficulty coping. It differs
from PTSD because it is sudden and short term (no flashbacks, no hypervigilant)
{Latest Update}
What are PTSD symptoms? - ✔✔Insomnia, flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, feeling of
detachment
When does a patient need to be inpatient? - ✔✔harm to self, harm to others, and impaired
ability to function
What is the number one treatment for patients with anxiety? - ✔✔Group therapy
When does anxiety become a disorder? - ✔✔when it interferes with daily functioning
What is the anxiety cycle? - ✔✔-Trigger
-Anxious thoughts: What will happen next? I can't do this. Only bad will come out of this.
-Feelings/emotions: fear, anxiety, worry, dizziness
-Physiological response: elevated HR, GI distress, fast and shallow breathing, dry throat,
beginning to sweat, concentration disrupted
-Behavioral response: fight- anger frustration, aggression ~ flight- avoidance, drinking alcohol ~
freeze- unable to respond ~ fawn: try to please to avoid anxiety or stress
What is obsession? - ✔✔recurrent, persistent, intrusive, and unwanted thoughts, images, or
impulses that cause marked anxiety and interfere with interpersonal, social, or occupational
function
What are some examples of obsessions? - ✔✔thoughts of being harmed or harming someone
else, fears of safety, concern for cleanliness or germs, fear that they are offending a higher
power or deity, fear of forgetting something important, worry about how tidy or neatly
arranged items are
, What are compulsions? - ✔✔ritualistic or repetitive behaviors that a person carries out
continuously in an attempt to neutralize anxiety
What are some examples of compulsions? - ✔✔repetitive hand washing, checking a door
multiple times to make sure it is locked, counting, praying
What are some anxiety comorbidities? - ✔✔panic disorders, trauma and stressor disorders,
depressive disorders, substance use, somatic manifestations, sleep wake disorders, eating
disorders, cancer, chronic pain, IBS, stroke, delirium, sepsis, myocardial infarction, pulmonary
embolism, asthma, emphysema
What are some risk factors for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔social influence, lifestyle factors (most
important), brain chemistry, family background, genetic predisposition
Are anxiety disorders preventable? - ✔✔No!
What are some nonpharmacological treatments for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔psychotherapy, CBT,
cognitive therapy, exposure therapy, support groups, complimentary integrative approaches,
lifestyle management
What are some pharmacological treatments for anxiety and OCD? - ✔✔anxiolytics, SSRIs, SNRIs,
antidepressants
What is Clomipramine? - ✔✔Clomipramine (brand name Anafranil) is a tricyclic antidepressant
(TCA) primarily used in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
What is adjustment disorder and how does it differ from PTSD? - ✔✔Adjustment disorder
(adjusted to behavior in 6 months) reaction to stressful event and has difficulty coping. It differs
from PTSD because it is sudden and short term (no flashbacks, no hypervigilant)
