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| Types of anxiety disorders |
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Definition
Somatic/autonomic
Cognitive
Emotional
Behavioral/motoric |
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Term
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Definition
May be tied to situation or anticipatory.
Unrealistic, recognized as so.
Children different from adults.
Patterns/frequency variations between cultures. |
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Term
| Autonomic Anxiety Symptoms |
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Definition
Heart palpitations, pounding, rapid HR.
Sweating, chills, hot flashes.
Shortness of breath, smothering, choking.
Nausea, abdominal distress.
Dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, faint. |
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Term
| Other somatic Anxiety Symptoms |
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Definition
Easily fatigued
Sleep disturbance
Muscle tension
Paresthesias (numb or tingle sense) |
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Term
| Cognitive Anxiety Symptoms |
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Definition
Fear of loss of control, going crazy.
Fear of dying.
Derealization
Depersonalization
Difficulty concentrating, blank
Preoccupations or ruminative thoughts. |
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Term
| Emotional Anxiety Symptoms |
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Definition
Fear
Hyperactivity/hypersensitivity
Restlessness
Irritability |
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Term
| Behavioral and Motor Anxiety Symptoms |
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Definition
Avoidance
Trembling or shaking
Restlessness |
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Term
| DSM-5 Categories of Anxiety |
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Definition
Childhood anxiety probs
Phobias
Panic
Generalized
Other |
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Term
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Definition
Most common mental health prob
Early age onset (excludes agoraphobia and panic)
Fairly constant across life
Comorbidities: irritable bowel, hypochondriasis |
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Term
| Diagnostic criteria: Specific Phobia |
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Definition
(Always) marked fear or anxiety about specific object or situation.
Out of proportion, persistent(6 mo), significant distress/impairment, unexplained |
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Term
| Subtypes based on phobic stimulus include |
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Definition
Animal
Natural environment
Blood injection or injury
Situational |
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Term
| Phobia Causes/Risk factors: predisposing factors |
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Definition
| Traumatic event, unexpected panic attack, observation of others, information |
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Term
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Definition
Familial patterns
childhood onset persist to adulthood |
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Term
| Social Anxiety diagnostic criteria |
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Definition
Anxiety/fear about scrutiny by others: Social sits, Being observed, Performing.
Fear of showing anxiety and negative evaluation. |
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Term
| Social Anxiety Diagnostic in children |
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Definition
Anxiety must be in peer settings.
Expressed as crying, tantrums, freezing, clinging, shrinking, mute. |
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Term
| Social Anxiety disorder criteria details |
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Definition
Social situations: always fear, avoid.
Fear: out of proportion, persistent, significant distress/impairment |
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Term
| Social Anxiety disorder diagnosis, not due to... |
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Definition
physiological effects of drugs or medical condition.
Not explained by another disorder (autism) |
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Term
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Definition
| Mid-teens, can emerge out of childhood, may follow stressful experience, 1st degree bio relatives |
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Term
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Definition
Continuous, lifelong
Impairment may fluctuate
As problem becomes generalizzed: poor social skills and severe social impairment more likely |
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Term
| Agoraphobia Diagnosis: Fear or anxiety of 2 or more situations |
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Definition
Using public transport
Being in open spaces
Being in enclosed spaces
Standing in a line or crowd
Being outside of home, alone |
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Term
| Agoraphobia diagnosis: Why is there a fear in these situations? |
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Definition
| Escape would be difficult or help unavailable if panic symptoms or other problems develop |
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Term
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Definition
| Always provoke fear/anxiety, avoidance. Danger is unproportional, peristent (6 mo), Significant distress/impairment |
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Term
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Definition
fear with 4 or more:
Palpitations, pounding HR. Sweating, trembling shaking. Shortness of breath, smother, choke. Chest pain. Nausea Abdominal distress. Dizzy, lightheaded faint. Chills, heat. Parathesias, Derealization, Fear of going crazy. |
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Term
| Panic Disorder diagnostic criteria |
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Definition
| Followed by: Persistent concern or worry about having additional panic attacks or their consequences. Maladaptive change in behavior related to attacks |
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Term
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Definition
| Attributable to drugs or medical condition. Not better explained by another mental disorder |
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Term
| Panic attacks are extremely common and can be.. |
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Definition
Unexpected (uncued)
Situationally bound
Situationally predisposed |
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Term
| Panic attack: physiological changes |
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Definition
up to an hour prior
Low CO2 levels (hyperventilation)
changes in HR |
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Term
| Panic disorder onset and course |
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Definition
late adolescence to mid-30s. Diagnosis within 1st year of recurrent attacks.
Chronic but wax and wane. Attack after years of remission. |
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Term
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Definition
| 80-90% report significant life events or stressors connected with 1st panic attack |
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| Panic disorder: Causes, % life events |
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Definition
Marital/family conflict 34.5%
Birth/miscarriage/hysteretomy 29.3%
Death/illness of significant other 15.5%
Drug reaction 12.1%
major surgery/illness 3.4%
Work/school stress 3.4%
Move 3.4% |
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