NU 664 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ ataque de nervios. Answer: a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos
in which they experience a mixture of anxiety, panic, depression, and
anger
◉ older adult anxiety symptoms. Answer: somatic concerns
◉ DSM5 anxiety disorders. Answer: panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
◉ fear vs anxiety. Answer: panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
◉ 2 components of anxiety. Answer: awareness of physiological
sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
,◉ limbic system. Answer: amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
◉ mild anxiety. Answer: eustress
motivating
normal
◉ ___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder. Answer: 90%
◉ ____ of people with GAD also have ____. Answer: 2/3 also have
MDD
◉ _____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder. Answer:
social phobia
◉ medical conditions associated w/ anxiety. Answer: migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
, CVD
endocrine disorders
◉ fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain. Answer: amygdala center
circuit
◉ worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain.
Answer: cohticostraital thalamic circuit
◉ fear responses triggers what part of brain?. Answer: amygdala
◉ limbic system role. Answer: emotions
learning
social behavior
◉ prefrontal cortex. Answer: executive funcitoning/decision making
◉ what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5?. Answer:
OCD/obsessive
◉ common vitamin deficiency in anxiety. Answer: B12
◉ meds that induce anxiety symptoms. Answer: anticholinergics
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ ataque de nervios. Answer: a self-labeled syndrome found in Latinos
in which they experience a mixture of anxiety, panic, depression, and
anger
◉ older adult anxiety symptoms. Answer: somatic concerns
◉ DSM5 anxiety disorders. Answer: panic disorder
agorabphobia
social anxiety disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
selective mutism
◉ fear vs anxiety. Answer: panic attacks are fear response
fear is imminent threat
anxiety is perceived/future
◉ 2 components of anxiety. Answer: awareness of physiological
sensations I.e. VS
awareness of being nervous/frightened
,◉ limbic system. Answer: amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus
thalamus
◉ mild anxiety. Answer: eustress
motivating
normal
◉ ___% pts with GAD have 1 other psychiatric disorder. Answer: 90%
◉ ____ of people with GAD also have ____. Answer: 2/3 also have
MDD
◉ _____ is comorbid with BPD and body dysmorphic disorder. Answer:
social phobia
◉ medical conditions associated w/ anxiety. Answer: migraines
anemia
IBS
PUD
RA
asthma/COPD
, CVD
endocrine disorders
◉ fear panic phobia is ____ part of brain. Answer: amygdala center
circuit
◉ worry apprehension expectations, obsessions is what part of brain.
Answer: cohticostraital thalamic circuit
◉ fear responses triggers what part of brain?. Answer: amygdala
◉ limbic system role. Answer: emotions
learning
social behavior
◉ prefrontal cortex. Answer: executive funcitoning/decision making
◉ what is no longer considered anxiety disorders per DSM5?. Answer:
OCD/obsessive
◉ common vitamin deficiency in anxiety. Answer: B12
◉ meds that induce anxiety symptoms. Answer: anticholinergics
