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Define Anxiety Disorder
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Inappropriate experience of fear/worry and its physical manifestations when the source is either not real or insufficient to account for the severity of the symptoms
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What is Panic disorder?
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Defined by presence of recurrent periods of intense fear and discomfort peaking in 10 minutes
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What are the 13 possible symptoms of Panic Disorder?
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PPANIICCCCSSS
Palpitations Paresthesias Abdominal Distress Nausea Intense fear of dying or losing control lIghtheadedness Chest Pain Chills Choking disConnectedness Sweating Shaking Shortness of breath |
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How many symptoms are required for diagnosis of Panic Disorder?
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4/13
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How do you treat Panic Disorder?
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, SSRI's, Venlafaxine, Benzo's
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What is a Specific Phobia?
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Fear that is excessive or unreasonable and interferes with normal function, caused by the presence of a specific object or situation
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How do you treat Specific Phobias?
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Systematic Desensitization
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What is a Social Phobia?
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Exaggerated fear of embarrassment in social situations
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How do you treat social phobia?
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SSRI's
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What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
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Recurring intrusive thought, feelings, sensations (obsessions) that cause severe distress, RELIEVED in part y the performance of repetitive actions (compulsions)
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What is post traumatic stress disorder?
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Persistent re-experienciing of a previous traumatic event
Disturbances last MORE than 1 month |
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How do you treat PTSD?
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Psychotherapy, SSRI's
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What is Acute Stress Disorder?
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SAME as PTSD, but symptoms lasts between 2 days and 1 month
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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
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Pattern of uncontrollable anxiety for AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, that is UNRELATED to specific person, situation or event
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How do you treat GAD?
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SSRI's, SNRI's
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What is Adjustment Disorder?
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Emotional symptoms causing impairment following an IDENTIFIABLE psychosocial stressor (divorce, illness)
Lasting LESS THAN 6 months |
