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Anxiety disorders
Mental health (anxiety & anxiety disorders)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| restlessness, or edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) |
| Occurring more days than not; At least 6 months duration | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) |
| Excessive anxiety and worry about variety of real life problems | Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) |
| Panic Attack Differ from Anxiety because: | – Sudden onset of attack _* Situational bound – Discrete, self-limiting nature of symptoms – Paroxysmal symptom profile – Severe , distressing symptoms _ *May be Cued or un-cued |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are treated w/ what class of psychotropics | SRRIs |
| characteristic & signs/symptoms of panic attack | racing/pounding, chest pain,difficulty breathing, fear of losing control, dizziness/lightheaded, fear of dying,nausea, tingling, numbness & overwhelming terror. |
| in PTSD there has to be ___ ___ ___ of __/__ death or __ __ to: | Traumatic Event Exposure Actual/threatened death or serious injury to |
| Perhaps most important physiological trait in coping for persons w/ PTSD | Resilience. |
| anti-anxiety classes of medication (3) | Benzodiazepine, Atypical anxiolytic/nonbarbiturate anxiolytics & SSRIs |