Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Sophia

What are the key concepts to seperation anxiety disorder?

Answer 1

• Out of proportion fear/anxiety concerning MAF
• Often seen in children
• Sofia doesnt like leaving her mom, she constantly worries that her mom is never gonna come back home and when she is at daycare she constantly waits at the door and doesnt engage with other children
• She often doesnt want to leave home and during the night she seem to have disturbing dreams
• Sophia has expressed that she does not like being alone.
• At this point, mom has quit her job and everywhere she goes, Sophia follows

Question 2

What are the key concepts to selective mutism?

Answer 2

• Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations where there are expectations to speak, but speaks in other situations
• Disturbs educational or occupational achievements or social communication
• Duration at least 1 month
  (Children, often)

Question 3

Daniel

What are key concepts to specific phobia?

Answer 3

• Daniel is really scared of flying, and actively avoids flying whenever he can
• He suffers from panic attacks whenever he thinks about flying
• In his job he has to fly, or else the costs too large when travelling

Question 4

What are the key concepts to social anxiety disorder?

Answer 4

• A person who has a lot of anxiety in more than one situations where the person could judged for what they are doing
• “Under review”
• Extremely worried that others will see how worried they feel
• The situations are either avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety

Question 5

Daniel / Jag

What are the key concepts to panic disorder?

Answer 5

• Recurrent unexpected panic attacks, at least 4 symptoms or more and abrupt surge
• 1 month or more of; persistent concerns about additional attacks, maladaptive change in behaviour

Question 6

Jag

What are the symptoms of panic attacks?

Answer 6

• Palpation, accelerated heart rate or pounding heart
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Sensation of shortness of breath
• Choking
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Nausea
• Feeling dizzy, or similar
• Paresthesias
• Derealization or depersonalization
• Fear of losing control
• Feat of dying

Question 7

What are the key concepts for agoraphobia?

Answer 7

• Afraid of not being able to escape from the situations, being stuck somewhere
• Open spaces or closed, using public transportations or being outside of their home alone
• Fears or avoids these situations

Question 8

Patient P

What are the key concepts for generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 8

• P worries all the time, and has been for at least a decade by now. He wants to sell his paintings again, but he keeps worrying of a lot of what ifs which stops him from ever going forward with it
• P has issues sitting still, he used to be quite irritable but not these days
• He complains about pains in his body and sleep, during the days he cant continue painting as he gets tired very easily
• The thought of his thoughts being worries and can be controlled is insane

Question 9

What are the key concepts to OCD?

Answer 9

• Presence of obsessions, compulsions or both
• Obsessions: intrusive thoughts, urges or images, attemps to ignore it
• Compulsions: repetetive behaviours as a response to obsessions or rules, aimed to relieve anxiety
• Obsessions and compulsions are time-consuming or impairment in areas concerning functional living