Bundle of Nerves (Anxiety Disorder)
A sudden, overwhelming feeling of terror or impending doom.
What is Panic?
This disorder is characterized by the exaggerated belief that the body is deformed or defective in some specific way
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
This can occur when an individual has been exposed to a trauma which leaves them feeling helpless or powerless.
What is PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)?
Persistent, intense, irrational fear of something is known as this
What is a Phobia?
Treats anxiety disorders without being addictive
What are Buspirone and SSRIs?
Excessive fear of situations in which a person might do something embarrassing
What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
Associated with excessive collecting of items and persistent difficulty parting with these possessions, a person with this diagnosis can result in self-imposed social isolation.
What is Hoarding Disorder?
Similar to PTSD, but the symptoms are time limited , up to o1 month following the trauma
What is Acute Stress Disorder?
True or False: Children experience fear as part of normal development.
What is True?
First line drug for PTSD since depression is often a comorbidity
What are SSRIs?
Consisting of the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, basal ganglia, and cingulate gyrus, this system is known as the 'emotional brain' initiates the fight or flight response.
What is the Limbic system?
What is Trichotillomania?
Disorder with maladaptive reaction to a stressor/ event
What is Adjustment Disorder?
This specific phobia is an intense and excessive level of anxiety and a fear of being in places and situations from which escape is impossible.
What is Agoraphobia?
The physician prescribed an antihypertensive medication for your patient with PTSD in hopes to see this response
What is reduced hyperarousal and/ or aggression?
Disorder where anxiety and worry occurred more days than not for at least 6 months. Intense enough to cause social impairment.
What is Generalize Anxiety Disorder?
What is OCD?
This psychotherapeutic treatment involves the patient gradually confronting the trauma related memories, feelings, or situations.
What is Prolonged Exposure Therapy?
True or False: A phobia can be learned instead of through individual experience
What is True? Modeled through a parent's fear, a child may develop that same fear
Traditional medication for acute anxiety but poses the risk of addiction
What are Benzodiazepines?
Anxiety disorders are more common is this gender by at least 2:1
What are women?
This therapeutic process "floods" the patient with information concerning situations that trigger anxiety
What is Implosive Therapy (Flooding)?
Impaired functioning occurs beyond a year after the death of a loved one
What is Prolonged Grief Disorder?
Name five phobias using the classification name (.....phobia)
This medication is not recommended for PRN administration because it takes 10-14 days for anxiety symptoms to diminish
What is Buspirone?