Stress & Coping
A return to indicates successful coping
What is homeostasis
Symptoms must persist for longer than after the event
What is 1 month
How does anxiety disorders effect an individual?
interferes with the individual's daily living
Overwhelmes the individual's ability to resolve, manage or process the event
What is crisis
End in - lam or - pam
Benzodiazepines
Chronic exposure to stress can cause this
What is illness
Can be triggered by daily events such as a sound or smells
What are flashbacks
increased alertness, irritability, and restlessness. Usually resolved by coping mechanisms
What is mild anxiety
This is the priority concerns when providing crisis counseling
What is safety
used "as needed" to treat anxiety
Benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepines
What are the two types of stressors
What are biogenic and psychosocial
How may a child with PTSD present
recreate the event through play or pictures. have behavioral problems. regression of development (bed wetting, not talking). Being exceptionally needy/clingy.
The primary goal when a patient is experiencing an anxiety attack
What is reduce the patient's immediate anxiety
The purpose of crisis intervention
What is to find an immediate solution
When should patient's fill the therapeutic effects of SSRIs
2-3 weeks
What are the three steps in the coping process
What is cognitive appraisal, effective coping, reappraisal & adaptation.
What medications are used in combination with psychotherapy
What are SSRIs
experience more side effects or drug-drug interactions. Should NOT take benzodiazepine
Who are Older Adults
two types of crisis
What is situational and maturational
Benzodiazepines should be avoided in what populations
Who are the Older Adults
What does an individual gain by doing rituals associated with OCD?
What is temporary anxiety reduction
The three things that can effect how an individual repsonds to traumatic events
What are personal history, coping mechanisms, and circumstances surrounding the event.
pounding heart, chest pain, flushed or chilled, numbness and/or tingling in the hands are signs of
Interventions that can be done for a patient who is in crisis experiencing acute confusion
What is reorienting the patient, provide written instructions, repeating information in a calming and soothing manner
Teaching points for antianxiety or antidepressant drugs
Avoid operating heavy machinery, do not drink alcohol, do not stop abruptly