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NUR2225 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATEANSWERS 2024-2025
what are anxiety disorders - Answes disorders that share features of excessive fear and
anxiety and related bahavioural disturbances
what are behavioural disturbances - Answes sometimes the level of threat or anxiety is
reduced by pervasive avoidance of behaviours
how are anxiety disorders differentiated - Answes by types of situations that are feared
or avoided and the content of the associated thoughts or beliefs
how long do anxiety disorders last - At least 6 months
what is anxiety an interplay of - Thoughts, behaviour, feelings (physical/emotional)
cognitive responses to anxiety-examples - Impaired attention
- Poor concentration
- Blocking of thoughts
- Diminished productivity
- Confusion
cognitive distortions examples-unhelpful thinking styles - Jumping to conclusions or
predictive thinking
- Catastrophising or blowing out of proportion
- Black and white thinking
,psychological/affective responses to anxiety - Answer - edgy
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- tense
physical responses to anxiety - Answer - inc. BP
- faint
- SOB
- pale
- loss of appetite
- nausea
behavioural responses to anxiety flowchart - Answer
behavioural responses to anxiety - Answer - escape or avoidance (e.g. use of
substances, avoiding situations)
- safety behaviours (compulsions e.g. handwashing, preparing for danger e.g. toilet
paper hoarding)
stages of the anxiety continuum - Answer mild --> moderate --> severe --> panic
symptoms of mild anxiety - Answer - slightly elevated HR, BP
- feels irritable
- perceptual field widened
- sharpened senses
- mild gastric symptoms (butterflies in stomach)
- ability to learn is inc.
,symptoms of moderate anxiety - Answer - diaphoresis
- muscular tension
- pounding pulse
- seleectively attentive
- narrowing of perceptual field
symptoms of severe anxiety - Answer - severe headache
- tachycardia
vertigo, chest pain
nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea
incredibly narrowed perceptual field to immediate task
unable to finish task/problem solve
feels dread, horror
symptoms of panic anxiety - Answer - dilated pupils
hypertension, tachycardia
perceptual field limited to self
may bolt and run or freeze and be mute (fight/flight)
unable to process external stimuli
DSM5 categorized anxiety disorders - Answer - separation anxiety disorder
selective mutism
specific phobia
social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
panic disorder
agoraphobia
, generalised anxiety disorder
substance/med-induced anxiety disorder
anxiety disorders due to another medical condition
other specified anxiety disorder/unspecified anxiety disorder
what disorders are not considered DSM-5 anxiety disorder, but anxiety is a feature -
Answer - OCD
PTSD
what is diagnositc criteria for generalised anxiety disorder - Answer - excessive anxiety
and worry (occurs more days than not for 6 months or more)
- about a number of events/activities
- person finds it difficult to control the worry
- three or more symptoms
- symptoms have to create significant distress, impairment in fucntioning
(social/occupational/other)
what is generalised anxiety disorder not attributable to - Answer - physiological effects
of substances
- another medical condition
- cannot be explained by another mental disorder
symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder - Answer 1. restlessness
2. fatigue
3. difficulty concentrating/mind going blank
4. irritability
5. muscle tension
6. sleep disturbance
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