Notes in Anxiety Disorders

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Published 09/12/2024 Anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of {{c1::~25}}%
Published 09/12/2024 Anxiety disorders have a yearly prevelance of {{c1::~17}}%
Published 09/12/2024 Panic attacks are characterized by intense fear with an abrupt onset of {{c1::≥ 4}} symptoms in < 10 minutes
Published 09/12/2024 Panic attacks are characterized by {{c1::derealization}}, in which a person feels the world is unreal
Published 09/12/2024 Panic attacks are characterized by {{c1::depersonalization}}, in which a person feels detached from themselves
Published 09/12/2024 Panic attacks can cause {{c1::anticipatory anxiety}} about future events
Published 09/12/2024 Severe agoraphobia can cause a person to be housebound and therefore require a {{c1::phobic companion}} to leave home
Published 09/12/2024 Comorbidity between panic disorder and depression increases the risk of suicide by {{c1::double}}
Published 09/12/2024 What is the second-line pharmacologic treatment for panic disorder?{{c1::Benzodiazepines}}
Published 09/12/2024 The most common types of specific phobias are:- {{c1::Animals}}- {{c1::Storms}}- {{c1::Heights}}- {{c1::Illness}}- {{c1:…
Published 09/12/2024 Pharmacologic treatment of specific phobias is generally contraindicated unless the patient has {{c1::panic attacks}}
Published 09/12/2024 Social anxiety disorder is a phobia characterized by exaggerated fear of embarrassment in public situations (e.g., …
Published 09/12/2024 The {{c1::performance only}} subtype of social anxiety is when fear is restricted to speaking or performing in public
Published 09/12/2024 Which sex is generalized anxiety disorder more common in?{{c1::Females}}
Published 09/12/2024 The most common anxiety disorder in primary care setting is {{c1::generalized anxiety disorder}}
Published 09/12/2024 Complications of generalized anxiety disorder include depression and {{c1::substance abuse}}
Published 09/12/2024 Second-line pharmacologic treatment for generalized anxiety disorder include {{c1::benzodiazepines}} and {{c2::buspirone}}
Published 09/12/2024 Neurological disorders that have been associated with OCD include: {{c1::PANDAS}} and Tourette syndrome
Published 09/12/2024 The most common repetitive behavior associated with body dysmorphic disorder is {{c1::mirror gazing}}
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Hoarding}} disorder is often associated with increased risk for fires, falls, and poor sanitation
Published 09/12/2024 Treatment for hoarding disorder is {{c1::CBT}} or hiring {{c2::personal organizers}}
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Trichotillomania}} is a {{c2::painless::painful or painless}}, irresistible compulsion to pull out one's hair
Published 09/12/2024 Which repetitive behavior disorder is associated with GI blockage?{{c1::Trichotillomania}}
Published 09/12/2024 What non-pharmacologic therapy is used to treat trichotillomania?{{c1::Habit reversal therapy}}
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Excoriation}} disorder is characterized by recurrent skin picking
Published 09/12/2024 Do patients with excoriation disorder typically report pain?{{c1::No}}
Published 09/12/2024 Patients with excoriation disorder have increased risk for {{c1::infection}}
Published 09/12/2024 Non-pharmacologic treatment for excoriation disorder is {{c1::habit reversal therapy}} or {{c2::specialist referral}}
Published 09/12/2024 Pharmacologic treatment for excoriation disorder include {{c1::SSRIs}}
Published 09/12/2024 One criterion for the diagnosis of PTSD or acute stress disorder is {{c1::repeated or extreme exposure}} to aversive details
Published 09/12/2024 Can a person be diagnosed with PTSD or acute stress disorder through repeated exposure to aversive details via media (TV, pictures, etc.)?{{…
Published 09/12/2024 Does a person need to personally experience a traumatic event to be diagnosed with PTSD or acute stress disorder?{{c1::No}}
Published 09/12/2024 Diagnosis of post-traumatic disorder requires :- {{c1::≥ 1 intrusion}} symptom(s)- {{c1::≥ 1 avoidance}} symptom(s)- {{c1::≥ 2 negative…
Published 09/12/2024 PTSD with {{c2::dissociative symptoms}} occurs if a person also experiences {{c1::depersonalization}} or {{c1::derealization}}
Published 09/12/2024 PTSD with {{c1::delayed expression}} occurs if a person does not meet the full diagnostic criteria until {{c2::≥ 6 months}} after the trauma…
Published 09/12/2024 Do younger or older individuals have an increased risk for PTSD?{{c1::Younger}}
Published 09/12/2024 In men, the most common cause of PTSD is {{c1::combat experience}}
Published 09/12/2024 In women, the most common cause of PTSD is {{c1::assault (sexual or physical)}}
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Abreaction}} is a therapeutic technique used to treat PTSD in which trauma survivors reexperience and express emotions tied to a traumatic event
Published 09/12/2024 Diagnosis of acute stress disorder requires {{c1::≥ 9}} symptoms from any of the 5 categories (intrusion, avoidance, negative mood, aro…
Published 09/12/2024 Adjustment disorder with {{c1::disturbance of conduct}} is associated with vandalism, fighting, and reckless driving
Published 09/12/2024 Adjustment disorder with {{c1::depressed mood}} is associated with dysphoria, tearfulness, and hopelessness
Published 09/12/2024 Adjustment disorder with {{c1::anxiety}} is associated with palpitations and hyperventilation
Published 09/12/2024 Which personality disorder is often associated with dissociative identity disorder?{{c1::Borderline personality disorder}}
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Continuous}} amnesia is the failure to recall successive events as they occur
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Generalized}} amnesia is the failure to recall parts of or one's entire life
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Systematized}} amnesia is the failure to remember a category of information
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Localized}} amnesia is the failure to recall all of the events related to a circumscribed period of time
Published 09/12/2024 {{c1::Selective}} amnesia is the failure to recall some of the events related to a circumscribed period of time
Published 09/12/2024 What is the first-line treatment for dissociative identity disorder?{{c1::CBT ± SSRIs}}
Published 09/12/2024 What is the first-line treatment for depersonalization/derealization disorder?{{c1::Psychotherapy (CBT, psychodynamic therapy, hypnosis) ± SSRIs}…
Published 09/12/2024 The etiology of dissociative identity disorder is theorized to be {{c1::childhood abuse}} or {{c2::self-induced hypnosis}}
Published 09/12/2024 Which psychiatric disorder is comorbid with almost every single disorder in this lecture?{{c1::Depression}}
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Published 09/15/2024 What percent with body dysmorphic disorder commit suicide?{{c1::20% (1 in 5)}}
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