Communication 101
Exchanging info without using words
Non Verbal communication
What is Echolalia
Repeating the last word
Free Floating anxiety
individual is unable to connect anxiety to a stimulu.
What is Agoraphobia and what is the best treatment
Avoidance of specific places or situations that causes anxiety this avoidance might affect the clients ability to maintain employment or participate in routine activities of daily life
Best treatment is cognitive Behavioral Therapy
_______________ therapy uses cognitive reframing to help the client identify negative thoughts that produce anxiety, examine the cause, and develop supportive ideas that replace negative self talk
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Communication requires What?
Sender, Receiver, and a message
What is word salad
incoherent mixture of words and phrases that have no connection
Automatic relief behaviors
jaw-clenching, finger tapping
Done without the person consciously doing them
____________________ is used to control pain, tension, and anxiety.
Relaxation training
Contraindication for anxiety meds
Hypersensitivity, narrow angle glaucoma, pre existing CNS depression, Pregnant and lactating.
Use in caution with older adults
Define Active Listening
Learned skill. Listening for/ clarifying inconsistencies; attempting to understand client’s perception
What is Flight of Ideas
shifts rapidly between unrelated topics
Anxiety is most likely to occur in _________
Females
What medications are used to treat anxiety disorders?
Benzodiazepines and sedatives
Lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam and diazepam.
Buspirone
___________________ is effective in treating anxiety and can be used long term
Buspirone
ineffective Responses for communication
Arguing, giving advice, false reassurance, using the word”why”, closed ended questions, changing the subject, agreeing, minimizing, stereotyping
What is not an example of therapeutic communication
Closed ended questions
What is social anxiety
difficulty performing or speaking in front of others Or participating in social situations due to due to excessive fear or embarrassment
Benzodiazepines are ____________ medications because they Cause fetal risk
teratogenic
What are long term anxiety treatments
Antidepressants (SSRIs)
what is blocking
unconsciously blocks out information which results in loss of thoughts and causes the client to stop speaking
what is anxiety
vague, uneasy, emotional feeling experienced in response to a real or perceived threat to danger.
what are signs and symptoms of anxiety
Tremors, chest pain, hyperventilation, muscle tension, headaches, fatigue, breathing difficulties, GI disturbances and teeth grinding (Bruxism)
A nurse is caring for a client who has begin taking fluoxetine for treatment of panic disorders. Which statement indicates that the client understands the use of this medication?
A. I will take at bedtime
B. I will follow a low sodium diet
C. I will discontinue this medication slowly.
discontinu slowly
What is OCD?
Obsession: recurrent, persistent, unwanted thoughts or images causing intense anxiety.
Compulsion: receptive behavior engaged in to reduce high level of anxiety