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Midterm Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Weeks 1-4 Covered| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers- Chamberlain
Midterm Exam: NR547/ NR 547 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review| Weeks 1-4 Covered| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers- Chamberlain
Q: GAD nonpharmacologic tx?
Answer:
Relaxation or meditation
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Midterm Exam: NR547 / NR 547 ( Latest 2023/ 2024) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric -Mental Health Across the Lifespan Practicum Exam Review | Weeks 1 -4 Covere d| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers - Chamberlain Q: GAD nonpharmacologic tx ? Answer: Relaxation or meditation Art or music therapy Yoga or other exercise Acupuncture Prayer or spiritual counselling -High -intensity aerobic exercise is a good complement to first -line therapy Q: Silexan ? Answer: branded extract of lavender -available by prescription in many countries and over the counter as CalmAid through the Nature's Way product line in the U.S. -pharmacologic properties are similar to many CAM therapies -research supports its efficacy for GAD Q: Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) treatments ? Answer: cognitive behavioral therapy, medications, or a combination of both -Medications for SAD: • First try SSRI & SNRIs • Then Benzodiazepines • Then MAOIs (SSRI/SNRI must be out of system) Q: Performance anxiety (beta -blockers) ? Answer: Beta-blockers are recommended for clients who have an awareness of physiological symptoms such as tachycardia or tremor associated with performance anxiety -Beta-blocker or benzodiazepine 30 -60 min before performace Q: Panic tx ? Answer: -Exposure therapy -Cognitive behavioral therapy -Medications • SSRIs • Benzodiazepines in emergencies -Combination of modalities Q: Tx plan to support dx of Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety ? Answer: -Psychosocial support • Provide reassurance and emotional support to the patient. -Lifestyle modification: Mindfulness • Mindfulness or relaxation training can assist clients with controlling excessive feelings of worry or anxiety. -Lifestyle modification: Limit alcohol • Alcohol can increase anxiety levels -Lifestyle modification: Sleep hygiene • Regular, consistent sleep patterns of 7 -8 hours per night can reduce feelings of anxiety. -Pharmacologic therapy: Sertraline • An SSRI, such as sertraline, may be indicated to help Phoebe cope with her feelings of anxiety. Q: Patients with a hx of childhood trauma: cuts response and remission rate of SSRIs __________ ? Answer: in half Q: CUS ? Answer: chronic unpredictable stress Q: anhedonia ? Answer: inability to experience pleasure Q: rumination ? Answer: compulsive fretting; overthinking about our problems and their causes -responds to atypical antipsychotics Q: Neurotransmitters involved in anxiety: ? Answer: Norepinephrine - excitatory Serotonin - quick turnover GABA -inhibitory Other Brain Chemicals HPA axis -cortisol Corticotrophin Releasing Hormone - CRH Brain -Derived Neurotrophic Factor -BDNF Q: Differential Diagnoses for anxiety: ? Answer: Obsessive -compulsive disorder. Panic disorder Major depressive disorder Social phobia Phobias Adjustment disorder with anxiety Social Anxiety Disorder Substance -related disorders Medical Disorders Q: DSM -5 criteria for GAD ? Answer: excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least six months. The person finds it difficult to control and experiences at least three symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep dis turbance Q: First-line psychotropic medications used to treat anxiety disorders are: ? Answer: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) that act on the serotonin system and indirectly on the GABA system -There are also non -benzodiazepine anxiolytics that may help manage anxiety symptoms, including buspirone, gabapentin, and propranolol -Also, Clonidine or Guanfacine may be used with children -Treatment is usually continued for 6 to 12 months -SNRI's and SSRI's have become the first -line pharmacological intervention Q: separation anxiety disorder ?
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