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anxiety disorders

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anxiety disorder incidence   most common psych illness, more common in women(2:1), family pattern of communication maintain perception and response to anxiety, greatly disproportionate  
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types of anxiety   panic disorder, phobias, specific, PTSD, OCD, GAD  
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4 levels of anxiety   contagious, transferred through empathy. include mild, moderate, severe, and panic  
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mild anxiety   increases motivation, sharpens senses, learning is enhances. occurs in normal experiences of everyday life  
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moderate anxiety   perceptual field diminish, attention span decrease, need help with problem solving, details excluded from observations. can be constructive  
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severe anxiety   can only focus on one detail, severely limited attention, behavior aimed at relief of anxiety. hyperventilation can occur w/ impending doom or dread  
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panic   unable to focus on anything, misperception of environment is common, delusions or hallucinations, fear of dying or going insane, prolonged episode can lead to physical and/or emotional exhaustion  
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behavioral adaptation response   response that stabilize biological processes and preserve self-esteem. influenced by perception of situation, heredity/temperament, learned responses, support system, maturity  
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ego defense mechanism   anxiety is inevitable, developed to cope w/ anxiety, w/out defense may not survive, operate on unconscious level, can deny-falsify- reality to make less threatening, healthy or unhealthy  
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mature healthy defense   altruism(meet others needsa), sublimation(substitute acceptable acitvity), humor, suppression(deny)  
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neurotic intermediate defense   repression, displacement, isolation, reaction, formation, undoing, rationalization, intellectualization  
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immature defenses   passive aggressive, act out, dissociation, projection, devaluation  
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psychotic defenses   denial of external reality(autism), distortion of external reality(delusions, hallucinations)  
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panic disorder   sudden onset of extreme apprehension of fear, usually assoc. w/ feelings of impending doom. may believe losing mind or having H/A, unpredictable onset  
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panic disorder and agoraphobia S/S   SOB, palpitations, angina, choking, chills, hot flashes, smothering sensations  
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agoraphobia   excessive fear or anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult. same symptoms of panic disorder  
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specific phobias   fear of a single object, activity, or situation (snakes, closed spaces, flying)  
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OCD   thoughts, impulses, or images that persist and recur that they cannot be dismissed from the mind. severe if it consumes much of ones mental processed impairing cognitive tasks  
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compulsions   ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels driven to perform in an attempt to reduce anxiety.  
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GAD   excessive anxiety or worry about numerous things that lasts for 6 months or longer. decision making is hard because poor concentration and dread of making wrong decision  
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GAD symptoms   restlessness, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, tension, and sleep disturbance  
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PTSD   re-experiencing a highly traumatic event. symptoms may being w/in 3 months after trauma  
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PTSD major features   flashbacks, avoidance of stimuli, general numbing, irritable, difficult concentrating, hypervigilance, exaggerated startle repsonse  
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psychopharm-psychobiology effects   work by I or D release of a neurotransmitter into the synapse space of by I or D the sensitivity of its receptor site. if meds can alter imbalance mood disorders can be decreased  
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alcohol detox   diminish cravings, revia and campral used.  
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alcohol deterrents   antabuse, prevents breakdown of ETHOL. if the drink with med causes flushing, weak, N,V, monitor use of foods and products with alcohol..will get sick  
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opioids advantages   help reduce illicit opioid use, helps stay in tx, can be used in office-based setting.  
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opioid agents   dolophine(methodone) class II, revia, suboxone  
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medication classes to treat anxiety disorders   benzodiazepines, buspirons, SSRI, SNRI, TCA, MAOIs, beta-blockers, anxiolytic drugs,  
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benzodiazpines meds   xanax, valium, ativan, serax, librium, tranexe. ST tx, dependence and tolerance develop NOT for OCD and PTSD  
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BuSpar   less sedation that benzos, no dependence, 3 or more weeks to be effective, works best when used before benzos, alleviates anxiety  
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SSRI   celexa,lexapro,prozac,luvox,paxil, zoloft. first line tx for all anxiety disorders  
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SNRI   cymbalta and effexor. acts within 1-2 weeks, effexor is approved for PD,GAD,SAD  
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TCAS   elavil,anafranil,norpramin,sinequan, tofranil,ludiomil,pamelor,surmontil, ascendin. 2nd or 3rd line use for PD,GAD,SAD,OCD  
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beta blockers   inderal and tenormin. relieve physical signs of anxiety- decrease HR and Panic. act by attaching to sensors that direct arousal messages.  
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anxiety   feeling of tension,nervousness, apprehension,of fear that usually involves unpleasant reaction  
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anxiety s/s   sweating, fast HR, rapid breathing, and elevated BP  
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anxiolytics   used to prevent feelings of tension or fear  
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sedatives   used to calm patients and can make them unaware of their environment  
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hypnotics   help patients fall asleep by causing sedation  
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minor tranqs   produce a state of tranquility in anxious patients  
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benzodiazepines   most frequently used anxiolytic , prevent anxiety w/out causing much assoc. sedation. less likely to cause physical dependence  
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benzo action   act in limbic system and RAS to make GABA more effective, causing interference w/ neuron firing  
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anxiolytic/hypnotic meds   BuSpar,benadryl,lunesta,ambien  
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