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  • September 20, 2024
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NUR2225 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS 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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