Nurs 623 Exam 3 2025/2026 Exam
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Anxiety disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Most common psych disorder in the US
(usually 20-45year olds)
Symptoms manifested in several ways:
•Affective
•Behavioral
•cognitive
•Somatic
More common in women
Thinks to rule out with anxiety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔thyroid issues
,palpitations
drug use
caffeine
diagnostics for anxiety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔blood chemistry
ekg
thyroid function
Symptom criteria for diagnosis of GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Excessive anxiety
and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at
least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or
school performance)
Clinical Presentation of GAD
Excessive anxiety
Hyper vigilant
Headaches
Restlessness
Shakiness
Hyperactive autonomic symptoms
,Disrupts life
Symptoms for 6 months or more
Education for GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔•Avoid alcohol and stimulants
•Symptom recognition
•Symptom interpretation
Treatment for GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Non pharmacologic
•***Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
Pharmacology
•Anti-anxiety agents (refer to text for list)
•Acute: alprazolam and diazepam short term
•Long term: SSRIs
•*caution in elderly
Panic disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An anxiety disorder marked by
unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person
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, experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other
frightening sensations.
Distinguish between disorder and attack
•Pattern of recurrent episodes
•Sudden onset
•Severe symptoms
Diagnosis: based on clinical symptoms
•Refer to text for symptom criteria
Treatment:
•SSRI/SNRI or TCA
•CBT**
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Types PTSD
Questions and Correct Answers | New
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Anxiety disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Most common psych disorder in the US
(usually 20-45year olds)
Symptoms manifested in several ways:
•Affective
•Behavioral
•cognitive
•Somatic
More common in women
Thinks to rule out with anxiety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔thyroid issues
,palpitations
drug use
caffeine
diagnostics for anxiety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔blood chemistry
ekg
thyroid function
Symptom criteria for diagnosis of GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Excessive anxiety
and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at
least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or
school performance)
Clinical Presentation of GAD
Excessive anxiety
Hyper vigilant
Headaches
Restlessness
Shakiness
Hyperactive autonomic symptoms
,Disrupts life
Symptoms for 6 months or more
Education for GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔•Avoid alcohol and stimulants
•Symptom recognition
•Symptom interpretation
Treatment for GAD - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Non pharmacologic
•***Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)
Pharmacology
•Anti-anxiety agents (refer to text for list)
•Acute: alprazolam and diazepam short term
•Long term: SSRIs
•*caution in elderly
Panic disorder - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An anxiety disorder marked by
unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other
frightening sensations.
Distinguish between disorder and attack
•Pattern of recurrent episodes
•Sudden onset
•Severe symptoms
Diagnosis: based on clinical symptoms
•Refer to text for symptom criteria
Treatment:
•SSRI/SNRI or TCA
•CBT**
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Types PTSD
