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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia
Managing Anxiety
Treatment
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______ are twice as likely to be affected by GAD.
What is Women.
100
Some spend hours at a time performing complicated rituals involving ____-_______, ________, or ________ to ward off persistent, unwelcome thoughts, feelings, or images.
What is hand-washing, counting, or checking.
100
Agoraphobia
What is people stop going into situations or places in which they've previously had a panic attack in anticipation of it happening again.
100
An estimated ____ million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders.
What is 40.
100
Although treatment is individualized, several standard approaches have proved effective. Your health care professional will use one or a combination of these treatments:
What is Therapy, Medication, Complementary and alternative treatment.
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The disorder comes on gradually and can begin across the life cycle, though the risk is highest between ______ and ______ ___.
What is childhood and middle age.
200
_______ hours every day may be spent focusing on obsessive thoughts and performing seemingly senseless rituals.
What is several.
200
About ___ million American adults experience panic disorder in a given year.
What is 6.
200
___________ is the first step to gaining your life back.
What is Understanding.
200
Success of treatment varies. Some may respond to treatment after a few _____ or ______, while others may need more than a ____.
What is weeks, months, year.
300
GAD affects ____ million adults in any given year.
What is 6.8.
300
Left untreated, OCD can interfere with___aspects of life.
What is all.
300
Typically developing in early adulthood, _____ are twice as likely to have panic disorder.
What is Women.
300
_________, ____ ________, ________ _____, and ______ __ ______ ______ all contribute to your well-being.
What is Exercising, good nutrition, adequate sleep, and trying to reduce stress.
300
The following complementary and alternative practices are currently used to treat anxiety and anxiety disorders:
What is Stress and Relaxation Techniques, yoga, Acupuncture, and Kava.
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People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) experience constant, chronic, and unsubstantiated worry, often about ______, ______, _____, or ____.
What is health, family, money, work.
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Obsessions — unwanted intrusive thoughts include:
What is Constant, irrational worry about dirt, germs, or contamination, Excessive concern with order, arrangement, or symmetry, Fear that negative or aggressive thoughts or impulses will cause personal harm or harm to a loved one, Preoccupation with losing or throwing away objects with little or no value, Excessive concern about accidentally or purposefully injuring another person, Feeling overly responsible for the safety of others, Distasteful religious and sexual thoughts or images, Doubting that is irrational or excessive.
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Since many of the symptoms of panic disorder mimic those of illnesses such as heart disease, thyroid problems, and breathing disorders, people with panic disorder often make many visits to emergency rooms or doctors' offices, convinced they have a life-threatening illness. It often takes_____ or _____and a great deal of frustration before receiving the correct diagnosis.
What is Months or years.
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When you're feeling anxious or stressed, these strategies will help you cope:
What is * Take a time-out. Practice yoga, listen to music, meditate, get a massage, or learn relaxation techniques. Stepping back from the problem helps clear your head. * Eat well-balanced meals. Do not skip any meals. Do keep healthful, energy-boosting snacks on hand.
400
Four major classes of medications are used in the treatment of anxiety disorders:
What is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs), Benzodiazepines, and Tricyclic Antidepressants.
500
Physical symptoms of GAD include the following:
What is muscle tension, fatigue, restlessness, difficulty sleeping, irritability, edginess, gastrointestinal discomfort or diarrhea.
500
Compulsions — ritualistic behaviors and routines to ease anxiety or distress include:
What is Cleaning — Repeatedly washing one’s hands, bathing, or cleaning household items, often for hours at a time. Checking — Checking and re-checking several to hundreds of times a day that the doors are locked, the stove is turned off, the hairdryer is unplugged, etc. Repeating — Inability to stop repeating a name, phrase, or simple activity (such as going through a doorway over and over). Hoarding — Difficulty throwing away useless items such as old newspapers or magazines, bottle caps, or rubber bands. Touching and arranging. Mental rituals — Endless reviewing of conversations, counting; repetitively calling up “good” thoughts to neutralize “bad” thoughts or obsessions; or excessive praying and using special words or phrases to neutralize obsessions.
500
A panic attack is defined as the abrupt onset of intense fear that reaches a peak within a few minutes and includes at least four of the following symptoms:
What is * a feeling of imminent danger or doom * the need to escape * heart palpitations * sweating * trembling * shortness of breath or a smothering feeling * a feeling of choking * chest pain or discomfort * nausea or abdominal discomfort * dizziness or light-headedness * a sense of things being unreal, depersonalization * a fear of losing control or "going crazy" * a fear of dying * tingling sensation * chills or heat flush
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For the biggest benefits of exercise, try to include at least _____ hours of moderate-intensity physical activity (e.g. brisk walking) each week, ____ hours of a vigorous-intensity activity (such as jogging or swimming laps), or a combination of the two.
What is 2½ , 1¼.
500
Types of therapies appropriate for anxiety are:
What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).