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| What are common symptoms of anxiety disorders? |
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Definition
1) Psychological
2) Physical
3) Hyperventilation
4) Panic attacks. |
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Term
| How does hyperventilation produce physical symtoms? |
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Definition
Hypocapnia- Respiratory alkalosis:
-Chest tightness
-Peripheral paraesthesiae
-Light-headedness. |
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Term
| What classification of anxiety disorders is there? |
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Definition
1) Generalised anxiety disorder
2) Panic disorders
3) Phobic disorders
4) Obsessive cumpulsive disorder
5) Stress related disorders
6) Somatoform disorders. |
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Term
| What is generalised anxiety disorder? |
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Definition
1) Symptoms generalised and pervasive (not situational)
2) Often related to chronic environmental stress
3) 'Trait anxiety'
4) Tends to have a chronic but fluctuating course. |
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Term
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Definition
1) Symptoms episodic and recurrent
2) At least several attacks a month
3) May lead to the development of a phobia (situational fear). |
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Term
| What are the phobic disorders and what do they have in common? |
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Definition
1) Simple
2) Social
3) Agoraphobia
- These are situational and predictable. |
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Term
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Definition
1) Specific to objects or situations
2) Includes specific animal phobias. |
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Term
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Definition
1) Extreme shyness
2) Fear of social situations. |
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Term
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Definition
| 1) Dread of being in situations that are difficalt to leave, outside the home and are usually crowded. |
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Term
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Definition
1) Symptoms include: obsessional thoughts and compulsive acts
2) May be tolerated for many years before presentation. |
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Term
| Which conditions would you treat with psychotherapy and which with pharmacotherapy? |
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Definition
1) Psychotherapy: agoraphobia and GAD
2) Pharmacotherapy: OCD and panic |
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Term
| What drugs would you use to treat OCD? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are benzodiazepines used for? |
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Definition
| Short term relief of depressive symptoms. |
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Term
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Definition
| Beta blockers help the physical symptoms of anxiety, especially performance anxiety. |
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