Anxiety Meds
Levels of Anxiety
Coping Strategies
Fictional Characters with Anxiety Disorders
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1st line of treatment for anxiety disorders.
What are SSRI’s?
100
This occurs in the normal experience of everyday living, allows an individual to perceive reality in sharp focus.
What is mild anxiety?
100
Three types of Behavioral Therapies, which involve teaching and physical practice of activities to decrease anxious or avoidant behavior.
What is (3) Relaxation training Modeling Systemic desensitization Flooding Response desensitizing Thought stopping
100
Piglet, from Winnie the Pooh, presents with chronic excessive worry and is easily startled. He may be diagnosed with this anxiety disorder.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
200
Used to treat somatic and psychological symptoms of anxiety disorders.
What are anxiolytics or antianxiety drugs?
200
The perceptual field of a person is greatly reduced. Learning and problem solving are not possible at this level.
What is severe anxiety?
200
An important nursing intervention to provide when dealing with a PTSD patient is to.
What is letting the patient talk about the event?
200
The character Adrian Monk, from the show Monk, has this disorder.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
300
Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, and Ativan
What are Benzodiazepines?
300
This is the most extreme level of anxiety and and results in markedly disturbed behavior. They are unable to process what is going on in the environment and may lose touch with reality.
What is panic?
300
A Cognitive therapy that helps the patient to identify automatic negative beliefs (errors in thinking) that cause anxiety.
What is cognitive restructuring?
300
After the sudden violent death of his wife, Coral, and all but one of their 400 eggs, Marlin, Nemo's father in the movie "Finding Nemo" may have suffered from this anxiety disorder.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
400
A side effect of many benzodiazepines
What is sedation, sleepiness, ataxia, impaired reflexes or impaired attention?
400
These two levels of anxiety can be constructive, because anxiety may be a signal that something in the person’s life needs attention or is dangerous.
What is mild or moderate anxiety?
400
A type of nursing intervention used for Anxiety disorders that assists the patient to adapt to perceived stressors, changes, or threats that interfere with meeting life demands and roles.
What is coping enhancement?
400
The Cowardly Lion, in the movie, the Wizard of Oz, suffers from this anxiety disorder.
What is phobia?
500
Nausea, diarrhea, weight loss, sexual dysfunction, CNS stimulation
What are side effects of SSRI’s
500
This presents with a sudden onset of extreme apprehension or fear, usually associated with feelings of impending doom. Severe personality disorganization is evident.
What is panic attack/ panic disorder?
500
Some simple relaxation techniques that a nurse can teach/demonstrate to a patient to decrease undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain, muscle tension and anxiety?
What is meditation, guided imagery, breathing exercises, journaling, or positive self talk?
500
In the movie, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Roger, the rabbit, experiences this stress related anxiety disorder after learning that his wife, Jessica, may be cheating on him. He feels distressed, experiences dissociation symptoms, and irritability, which is resolved within 4 weeks.
What is acute anxiety disorder.
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