Definitions
Fear out of proportion to the stimulus.
What is anxiety
Anxiety symptom that can mimic an MI or PE
What is a panic attack
The fear of public spaces
What is agoraphobia?
Medication that inhibits reuptake of 5HT in the forebrain increasing extracellular 5HT, commonly used for anxiety disorders
What is an SSRI
Type of psychotherapy which is evidenced based to treat anxiety disorders and uses interoceptive exposure to feared bodily sensations in Panic Disorder.
What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy ( CBT).
Anxiety that meets certain criteria and causes impairment in domains of functioning.
What is an Anxiety Disorder
Withdrawal of this substance can cause autonomic dysfunction, anxiety, confusion and seizures
What is alcohol
Excessive anxiety relating to separation from an attachment figure(s).
What is Separation Anxiety
medication often used to help decrease social anxiety, especially performance anxiety but is not FDA approved for this
What is propranolol
Barriers that prevent patients with anxiety disorders accessing CBT
What are: therapist training, stigma, cultural acceptability, insurance issues.
Anxiety in situations where the person has to interact with others and fears being negatively evaluated, or criticized
What is Social Anxiety Disorder
Disorder seen commonly on medical floors (especially in the elderly), that can be confused for anxiety.
What hyperactive delirium
The fear of being judged by peers in settings like work or school
Group of medications for anxiety that can increase falls in older patients
What are benzodiazepines
Celebrities with anxiety
Excessive worry and fear about a number of issues, more days than not for at least 6 months, hard to control the worrying, and 3 out of 6 criteria:
restlessness, fatigued, poor focus, irritability, muscle tension, sleep problems,
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
misuse of these medications may cause patients to present with anxiety, weight loss, agitation, stereotypy.
What are stimulants
Marked anxiety about a specific situation or object
What is specific phobia.
Medication family used in psychosis and anxiety (off label).
What are second generation antipsychotics,(SGA).
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This ABC show portrayed Dr. Miranda Bailey dealing with OCD
What is Grey's Anatomy?
problems functioning in social, work or relationships.
What is DSM 5 impairment?
Common recreational drug, especially in adolescents which is often associated with paranoia and anxiety
What is cannabis
Presence of obsessions and or compulsions that take > 1 hour per day.
What is OCD
Anxiety medication with very fast onset and effects, metabolized via cyp3a4, and requiring lower doses in older patients.
What is alprazolam.
Only antihistamine fda approved for anxiety.
What is hydroxyzine