NUR 448 Chapters 17 & 27 fully
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What are the different levels of anxiety and their symptoms? - answer 1.
mild: nail biting, fidgeting
2. moderate: gastric discomfort, headache, urinary urgency
3. severe: headache, nausea, dizziness, insomnia
4. panic: pacing, screaming, withdrawal, hallucinations, suicide
Describe fear vs. anxiety. - answer 1. anxiety: basic emotion, vague sense
of dread, "thoughts, anticipation"
2. fear: specific danger reaction, "emotional response to real or perceived
threat"
What is the operational definition of anxiety? - answer expectations are
held and not met, so anxiety is felt automatically and the behavior is
rationalized
What is the cognitive-behavioral theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. excessive anxiety is learned
2. change thoughts, change anxious behavior (CBT)
What is the psychosocial theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. unconscious conflicts
2. overactive superego
3. disturbed self-concept
What is the genetic theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. 20% with first degree relatives with GAD also have GAD
, What is the biological theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. dysfunction of GABA receptors in CNS (GABA is the major inhibitory
neurotransmitter)
What are emotional symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. helplessness
2. irritability
3. angry outbursts
4. social withdrawal
What are cognitive symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. forgetfulness
2. decreased concentration
3. decreased attention
4. decreased productivity
5. rumination
What are physical symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. increased heart rate
2. increased BP
3. tightness or pain in chest
4. difficulty breathing
5. headache
6. urinary frequency
7. accident proneness
Describe each of the following defenses against anxiety:
1. Compensation
2. Conversion
3. Denial
4. Displacement
5. Rationalization
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2025-2026
What are the different levels of anxiety and their symptoms? - answer 1.
mild: nail biting, fidgeting
2. moderate: gastric discomfort, headache, urinary urgency
3. severe: headache, nausea, dizziness, insomnia
4. panic: pacing, screaming, withdrawal, hallucinations, suicide
Describe fear vs. anxiety. - answer 1. anxiety: basic emotion, vague sense
of dread, "thoughts, anticipation"
2. fear: specific danger reaction, "emotional response to real or perceived
threat"
What is the operational definition of anxiety? - answer expectations are
held and not met, so anxiety is felt automatically and the behavior is
rationalized
What is the cognitive-behavioral theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. excessive anxiety is learned
2. change thoughts, change anxious behavior (CBT)
What is the psychosocial theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. unconscious conflicts
2. overactive superego
3. disturbed self-concept
What is the genetic theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. 20% with first degree relatives with GAD also have GAD
, What is the biological theory of anxiety? - answer etiology:
1. dysfunction of GABA receptors in CNS (GABA is the major inhibitory
neurotransmitter)
What are emotional symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. helplessness
2. irritability
3. angry outbursts
4. social withdrawal
What are cognitive symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. forgetfulness
2. decreased concentration
3. decreased attention
4. decreased productivity
5. rumination
What are physical symptoms of anxiety? - answer 1. increased heart rate
2. increased BP
3. tightness or pain in chest
4. difficulty breathing
5. headache
6. urinary frequency
7. accident proneness
Describe each of the following defenses against anxiety:
1. Compensation
2. Conversion
3. Denial
4. Displacement
5. Rationalization
