PAs & Panic D/O
Specific/Social Phobias
GAD
OCD
PTSD
100
Palpitations, Abdominal distress, Numbness/nausea, Intense fear of death/going crazy, Choking/chills/chest pain, Shortness of breath/sweating/shaking are all signs of
What is a Panic Attack (PA)?
100
Fear of needles, bugs, or heights is an example of
What are Specific Phobias?
100
Complaints of constant worries about multiple areas of life that cause significant stress and occur most days for longer than 6 months qualify as
What is GAD?
100
Intrusive thoughts about contamination, doubts, symmetry
What are obsessions?
100
The diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) requires the presence of a traumatic experience, persistent hyperarousal, for more than a month, including nightmares, increased startle response and
What are flashbacks?
200
Speaking/eating in public are examples of
What are Social Phobias?
200
Asking about intake of this substance is important prior to diagnosing GAD
What is caffeine?
200
Behaviors that patients with obsessions often use to reduce the anxiety caused by these intrusive thoughts
What are compulsions?
200
If a patient is exhibiting anxiety and dysfunction 2 weeks after watching his friend die in a car accident, s/he may qualify for
What is Acute Stress D/O?
300
More than 40% of patients presenting with chest pain and a normal angiogram may have
What is Panic Disorder?
300
For the diagnosis to be considered a social phobia, the provoked anxiety for a person with issues of shyness has to
What is interfere with daily functioning?
300
A medical condition that should be ruled out prior to diagnosing GAD
What is hyperthyroidism?
300
Patients with OCD are often distressed by their symptoms; it should not be confused with this ego-syntonic state in which a person is preoccupied with details, lists and organization
What is OCPD?
300
Because of the high rate of substance abuse in patients with PTSD, this class of medications should be avoided
What are Benzodiazepines?
400
In DSM IV, Panic D/O is characterized with and w/out Agoraphobia, but in DSM V, they are separate entities. To diagnose Panic D/O, a patient must not only have panic attacks, but must have done the following for the past month
What is change behavior to avoid inability to escape if has a PA?
400
Performance anxiety is often successfully treated with
What are Beta Blockers?
400
A typical symptom of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
What is muscle tension?
400
Treatment with SSRIs often decreases the invasive thoughts associated with OCD. Treatment of OCD often requires a different dose than that used for depression; the dose used for OCD is
What is higher?
400
A modified form of CBT in which thoughts, feelings, and meanings of the event are revised and questioned is useful in PTSD
What is Cognitive processing therapy?
500
PAs and Panic D/O are treated with a low dose of this class of medication and it is titrated slowly to avoid initial worsening of anxiety
What is SSRI?
500
While SSRIs are a first-line treatment for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, this form of psychotherapy has also been shown to be beneficial
What is CBT?
500
75% of OCD patients have both obsessions and compulsions. Comorbid conditions of OCD include ADHD and
What is Tourette syndrome?
500
This alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist is very effective in treating the re-experiencing and arousal symptoms of PTSD, especially
What are nightmares?
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