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Why do individuals with anxiety disorders use rigid, repetitive and ineffective behaviors?
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To try and control anxiety
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List types of anxiety disorders?
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Panic DO
Phobias Generalized Anxiety |
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If a person is afraid of open spaces they have?
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Agoraphobia
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Does a person with OCD know they have it?
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Yes, they recognize that the OCD is excessive and unreasonable, however, it temporarily lowers anxiety
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What are the types of Generalized Anxiety Disorders?
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PTSD
Acute Stress Disorder Substance-Induced Anxiety DO Anxiety due to medical conditions Anxiety DO NOS |
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If a person has anxiety within 1 mos of being exposed to a traumatic event, experiences feelings of numbness, and the anxiety resolves within 4 weeks, this is classified as?
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Acute stress disorder
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PTSD is usually evident within how long from time of exposure to traumatic event
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3mos, but may be years
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Generalized Anxiety DO is characterized by
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Excessive anxiety of worry about numerous things that lasts 6 mos or longer
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Clinical manifestations of generalized anxiety disorder?
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Restlessness
Poor concentration Irritability Fatigue Sleep problems |
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What "why" question is acceptable for the nurse to ask?
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"Why do you think that you are so anxious?"
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What is a significant intervention for patients with an anxiety DO?
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Health teaching:
S&S of the disorder Causes, risk factors, co-occurences Treatments |
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Which disorder is considered more severe Somatoform or Dissociative?
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Dissociative is severe
Somatoform considered moderate |
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Somatoform do's are disorders which?
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Physical symptoms suggest a physical do for which there is no demonstrable base
Very difficult to convince they need psych help |
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Symptoms of somatoform do are not what?
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Intentional or under the conscious control of the client except:
1) Malingering 2) Factitious disorder |
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Malingering?
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Intentionally displaying symptoms for some payoff
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Factitious disorder?
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Intentionally hurting someone else for sympathy
(Munchausen syndrome by proxy ex.) |
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Is a somatoform DO the same as psychosomatic illness?
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No, a psychosomatic illness is one that is made worse by stress (HTN, ulcerative colitis)
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List the various somatoform disorders?
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Somatization DO
Hypochondriasis Pain DO Body Dysmorphic DO Conversion DO |
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Misinterpretation of a physical symptom is?
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Hypochondriasis
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Which is the most common somatoform DO?
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Conversion DO
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Conversion DO is one in which?
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Anxiety is relieved through physical symptoms
Wake up blind or paralyzed ex Labelle indifference' |
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Labelle indifference'?
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No emotional response
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Assertiveness training (somatoform do)?
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Teach skills to cope better so the client does not need physical symptoms to relieve anxiety
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List dissociative disorders?
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Depersonalization DO
Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Fugue Dissociative Identity DO |
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Inability to recall important info, often traumatic info?
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Dissociative Amnesia
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Sudden, unexpected travel and inability to recall one's past?
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Dissociative Fugue
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Feeling detached, dead from body, seeing oneself from a distance?
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Depersonalization DO
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2 or more distinct personalities, usually associated with severe trauma, sexual abuse, torture?
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Dissociative Identity DO
(formerly multiple personality) |