Anxiety
True or False: By taking anxiety medication, you can cure your anxiety disorder.
False: Taking anxiety medication will relieve symptoms, not cure you.
True or False: The exact cause of depression is unknown.
True
It is believed to be a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors.
True or False: Women are less likely than men to experience PTSD at some point in their lives.
False: Women are more likely than men to experience PTSD. This is most likely because women are more likely to be victims of assault or abuse.
Psychosis is when someone experiences a collection of symptoms that make it difficult to recognize what is real and what is not. True or False?
True.
During an episode of psychosis, someone can lose contact with reality.
True or False: Once you have experienced a panic attack, you will certainly develop a panic disorder.
False!
True or False: Smoking is more common among adults with mental health conditions.
True
Why smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to experience depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions is uncertain. More research is needed to determine this. No matter the cause‚ smoking is not a treatment for depression or anxiety.
True or False: Having PTSD increases your risk for eating disorders?
True
It also increases your risk for suicidal thoughts and actions, depression and anxiety, and issues with drug or alcohol use.
Which of these are common goals of therapy?
A. Overcoming fears or insecurities
B. Coping with stress
C. Making sense of past painful events
D. All of the above
D. All of the above. Other goals include...
True or False: Separation anxiety only occurs when children fear being away from the people they are close to.
False: Adults can be diagnosed with separation anxiety when experiencing similar symptoms.
True or False: To be diagnosed with PTSD, symptoms must begin within three months of the traumatic incident.
False: Symptoms can begin years afterward but last more than one month and be severe enough to interfere with relationships or work.
Which of these health conditions will aggravate anxiety symptoms?
A. Thyroid Problems
B. Heart Arrhythmia
C. Both A & B are correct.
D. None of the above.
C: Both A & B are correct.
Which one of these is NOT a group of symptoms commonly experienced during PTSD?
A. Changes in Physical and Emotional Reactions
B. Intrusive Memories
C. Avoidance Symptoms
D. Confused Symptoms
E. Negative Changes in Thinking and Mood
D. Confused Symptoms
Confusion is a symptom commonly experienced with negative changes in thinking or mood.
What is one situation you must be afraid of to be diagnosed with Agoraphobia?
A. Spiders
B. Open or Closed Spaces
C. Heights
D. Flying
B. Open or Closed Spaces
You must also be diagnosed with at least one more of the following situations: using public transportation, standing in line or being in a crowd, or being outside of the home alone.
Which of these is NOT considered a symptom of intrusive memories of PTSD?
A. Upsetting dreams or nightmares about the traumatic event
B. Reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks)
C. Recurrent, unwanted distressing memories of the traumatic event
D. Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event
D. Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic event
This is considered a symptom of avoidance of PTSD.