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Why do individuals with anxiety disorders use rigid, repetitive and ineffective behaviors?
To try and control anxiety
List types of anxiety disorders?
Panic DO
Phobias
Generalized Anxiety
If a person is afraid of open spaces they have?
Agoraphobia
Does a person with OCD know they have it?
Yes, they recognize that the OCD is excessive and unreasonable, however, it temporarily lowers anxiety
What are the types of Generalized Anxiety Disorders?
PTSD
Acute Stress Disorder
Substance-Induced Anxiety DO
Anxiety due to medical conditions
Anxiety DO NOS
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?
Acute stress disorder
PTSD is usually evident within how long from time of exposure to traumatic event
3mos, but may be years
Generalized Anxiety DO is characterized by
Excessive anxiety of worry about numerous things that lasts 6 mos or longer
Clinical manifestations of generalized anxiety disorder?
Restlessness
Poor concentration
Irritability
Fatigue
Sleep problems
What "why" question is acceptable for the nurse to ask?
"Why do you think that you are so anxious?"
What is a significant intervention for patients with an anxiety DO?
Health teaching:
S&S of the disorder
Causes, risk factors, co-occurences
Treatments
Which disorder is considered more severe Somatoform or Dissociative?
Dissociative is severe

Somatoform considered moderate
Somatoform do's are disorders which?
Physical symptoms suggest a physical do for which there is no demonstrable base

Very difficult to convince they need psych help
Symptoms of somatoform do are not what?
Intentional or under the conscious control of the client except:

1) Malingering
2) Factitious disorder
Malingering?
Intentionally displaying symptoms for some payoff
Factitious disorder?
Intentionally hurting someone else for sympathy

(Munchausen syndrome by proxy ex.)
Is a somatoform DO the same as psychosomatic illness?
No, a psychosomatic illness is one that is made worse by stress (HTN, ulcerative colitis)
List the various somatoform disorders?
Somatization DO
Hypochondriasis
Pain DO
Body Dysmorphic DO
Conversion DO
Misinterpretation of a physical symptom is?
Hypochondriasis
Which is the most common somatoform DO?
Conversion DO
Conversion DO is one in which?
Anxiety is relieved through physical symptoms

Wake up blind or paralyzed ex

Labelle indifference'
Labelle indifference'?
No emotional response
Assertiveness training (somatoform do)?
Teach skills to cope better so the client does not need physical symptoms to relieve anxiety
List dissociative disorders?
Depersonalization DO
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative Identity DO
Inability to recall important info, often traumatic info?
Dissociative Amnesia
Sudden, unexpected travel and inability to recall one's past?
Dissociative Fugue
Feeling detached, dead from body, seeing oneself from a distance?
Depersonalization DO
2 or more distinct personalities, usually associated with severe trauma, sexual abuse, torture?
Dissociative Identity DO
(formerly multiple personality)