MH707 Exam 2 Winter 2024 – Questions & Answers Generalized Anxiety Disorder Correct Ans - Excessive anxiety/worry plus 3+ specific symptoms lasting < 6 months, causing distress/impairment, not due to other conditions.The common age of onset 8-15, 30's Restlessness Correct Ans - Feeling keyed up or on edge, a symptom of generalized anxiety disorder.Fatigue Correct Ans - Easily fatigued, a symptom of generalized anxiety disorder.Difficulty Concentrating Correct Ans - A symptom of generalized anxiety disorder, involving trouble focusing.Irritability Correct Ans - A symptom of generalized anxiety disorder, characterized by being easily annoyed.Muscle Tension Correct Ans - A symptom of generalized anxiety disorder, involving physical tension.Epidemiology of GAD Correct Ans - More prevalent in developed countries, individuals of European descent, and women.Etiology of GAD Correct Ans - May include stress, physical conditions, genetic factors, and environmental factors like child abuse.Screening Tools for GAD Correct Ans - Include GAD-7, HAM-A, CGI, SCARED score, YAM-5-I score, Severity measure for GAD, and Pediatric anxiety rating scale.Differential Diagnosis for GAD Correct Ans - Includes PTSD, Adjustment Disorder with anxiety, and Obsessions in OCD.Social Anxiety Disorder Correct Ans - Marked fear or anxiety about social situations involving scrutiny by others, often starting in adolescence.
Duration: 6 months or more 1 / 2
Common age of onset: 8-15, often starts after being bullied or an
embarrassing event.Performance Anxiety (Specifier SAD) Correct Ans - A type of social anxiety involving fear of speaking or performing in public.Etiology of Social Anxiety Correct Ans - Strong genetic influence, heritable, and associated with increased risk of suicide.Differential Diagnosis for Social Anxiety Correct Ans - Includes Normative Shyness, Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder, GAD, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Specific Phobias, Delusional Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Personality Disorder.Panic Disorder Correct Ans - Characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks and associated symptoms.
Duration: 1 month worry after 1 panic attack
Common age of onset: in the US is 20-24,
Panic Disorder Required # of symptoms Correct Ans - 4 A panic attack is an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes, and during which time 4 or more of a list of 13 physical and cognitive symptoms occur.Panic Disorder Clinical Presentation Correct Ans - The vast majority of patients with panic disorder complain of chest pain, palpitations, or dyspnea on multiple occasions. Other common symptoms may include diaphoresis, tremor, a choking sensation, nausea, chills, paresthesia, or feelings of depersonalization.Panic Attack Correct Ans - Abrupt surge of intense fear or discomfort with specific physical and cognitive symptoms.Epidemiology of Panic Disorder Correct Ans - Associated with neuroticism, anxiety sensitivity, harm avoidance, and increased risk for suicide.
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