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NUR 172 EXAM 2 HONDROS LATEST EXAM
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
100% GUARANTEED PASS
Anxiety - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an emotional response
to anticipation of danger, the source of which is largely
unknown or recognized.
Anxiety: Epidemiologic Statistics - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
- most common of all psychiatric illnesses
- more common in women than men
- minority children & children from low socioeconomic
environments are at risk
Panic Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ characterized by:
recurrent panic attacks, the onset of which are
unpredictable and manifested by intense apprehension,
fear, or terror
- may or may not be accompanied by agoraphobia
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Symptoms of Panic Attacks - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
sweating, trembling, shaking
- shortness of breath, chest pain or discomfort
- nausea or abdominal distress
- dizziness, hot flashes, chills
- numbness or tingling sensation
- derealization or depersonalization
- fear of losing control
- fear of dying
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
chronic, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety and worry
Psychodynamic Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - ego
unable to intervene between id and superego
- overuse of ineffective use of ego defense mechanisms
results in maladaptive responses to anxiety
Cognitive Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ faulty,
distorted, or counterproductive thinking patterns result in
anxiety that is maintained by mistaken or dysfunctional
appraisal of a situation
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Agoraphobia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ fear of being in
places or situations from which escape might be difficult
or in which help might not be available in the event of
panic-like symptoms
examples:
- traveling in public transportation
- being in open spaces
- being in shops, theatres, or cinemas
- standing in line or being in a crowd
- being outside of the home alone
Social Anxiety Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
excessive fear of situations in which the affected person
might do something embarrassing or be evaluated
negatively by others
Medical conditions that may produce anxiety symptoms
include: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - cardiac
- endocrine
- respiratory
- neurological
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe
enough to be time-consuming or to cause marked
distress or significant impairment
Obsessions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ recurrent thoughts,
impulses, or images experienced as intrusive and
stressful, and unable to be expunged by logic or
reasoning
Compulsions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ repetitive ritualistic
behavior or thoughts, the purpose of which is to prevent
or reduct distress or to prevent some dreaded event or
situation
Body Dismorphic Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
exaggerated belief that the body is deformed or
defective in some specific way
- if true defect is present, the person's concern is
unrealistically exaggerated and grossly excessive
- symptoms of depression and OCD are common
Hair-Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the recurrent pulling out of one's own hair that
results in noticeable hair loss
NUR 172 EXAM 2 HONDROS LATEST EXAM
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
100% GUARANTEED PASS
Anxiety - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ an emotional response
to anticipation of danger, the source of which is largely
unknown or recognized.
Anxiety: Epidemiologic Statistics - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
- most common of all psychiatric illnesses
- more common in women than men
- minority children & children from low socioeconomic
environments are at risk
Panic Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ characterized by:
recurrent panic attacks, the onset of which are
unpredictable and manifested by intense apprehension,
fear, or terror
- may or may not be accompanied by agoraphobia
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Symptoms of Panic Attacks - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ -
sweating, trembling, shaking
- shortness of breath, chest pain or discomfort
- nausea or abdominal distress
- dizziness, hot flashes, chills
- numbness or tingling sensation
- derealization or depersonalization
- fear of losing control
- fear of dying
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
chronic, unrealistic, and excessive anxiety and worry
Psychodynamic Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - ego
unable to intervene between id and superego
- overuse of ineffective use of ego defense mechanisms
results in maladaptive responses to anxiety
Cognitive Theory - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ faulty,
distorted, or counterproductive thinking patterns result in
anxiety that is maintained by mistaken or dysfunctional
appraisal of a situation
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Agoraphobia - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ fear of being in
places or situations from which escape might be difficult
or in which help might not be available in the event of
panic-like symptoms
examples:
- traveling in public transportation
- being in open spaces
- being in shops, theatres, or cinemas
- standing in line or being in a crowd
- being outside of the home alone
Social Anxiety Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
excessive fear of situations in which the affected person
might do something embarrassing or be evaluated
negatively by others
Medical conditions that may produce anxiety symptoms
include: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - cardiac
- endocrine
- respiratory
- neurological
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are severe
enough to be time-consuming or to cause marked
distress or significant impairment
Obsessions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ recurrent thoughts,
impulses, or images experienced as intrusive and
stressful, and unable to be expunged by logic or
reasoning
Compulsions - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ repetitive ritualistic
behavior or thoughts, the purpose of which is to prevent
or reduct distress or to prevent some dreaded event or
situation
Body Dismorphic Disorder - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
exaggerated belief that the body is deformed or
defective in some specific way
- if true defect is present, the person's concern is
unrealistically exaggerated and grossly excessive
- symptoms of depression and OCD are common
Hair-Pulling Disorder (Trichotillomania) - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ the recurrent pulling out of one's own hair that
results in noticeable hair loss
