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1
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Anxiety vs Fear

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Anxiety: anticipation of threat
Fear: emotions to danger

2
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Abnormal anxiety

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Out of proportion or prolonged

3
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Symptom of children

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Abdominal pain

4
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NT involved in anxiety

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NE, Serotonin, Dopamine, GABA

5
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Separation Anxiety

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Abnormal after 2.5 years.
Often with another anxiety disorder.
Etiology: Parent (modeling, styles, anxiety), External stress
Tx: CBT, Family psychosocial therapy, SSRI

6
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Specific phobia

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Cued by specific object or situation
Greater than 6 months.
Etiology: Modeling (runs in the family), Substance abuse common
Tx: Anti-anxiety meds, Desensitization

7
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Social anxiety

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Fear of embarrassment (not actual situation)
Sx: blushing & muscle twitching
Etiology: Parent with panic disorder, overcritical, not caring
Tx: SSRI, SNRI, Buspar, Benzo
BB for performance.
CBT, Exposure therapy

8
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Panic disorder

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Etiology: Greater life events/loss 
Hyperventilation: paper bag to avoid resp alkalosis
May vasovagal & lose consciousness 
Course: Chronic, late adolescence 
Tx: CBT, SSRI, Benzos. 6-12 mo.
9
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Agoraphobia

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Fear of places can’t escape from.
1st line=SSRI
Benzo, TCA, Pyschotherapy

10
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GAD

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Worry about everyday things, constant
More days than not for >6 mo.
Presentation: may be due to somatic sx, “as long as can remember”
Course: lifelong
Tx: lifelong-SSRI, SNRI, Benzo, Buspirone
Drug therapy often needed for CBT to work
Does not CURE.

11
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Due to other medical condition

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  1. MCC: Cardiomyopathy & waiting transplant
  2. Sjogrens & Graves ds
    Course: wax & wane with medical condition
    Tx: Tx underlying condition
    If still–SSRI, Benzo, therapy
12
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Substance-induced

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Sympathomimetics (amphet, cocaine, caffiene)
Serotenergic (LSD, MDMA)
Other
Alcohol
Sx: Memory & cognition may be impaired

13
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other specified

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  1. Limited sx attack
  2. GAD but occurs on less than more days than not
  3. Kayal cap
  4. Ataque de nervious
    Communicated why ds doesn’t meet full criteria