Test 1: Things I forget

Question 1

Define Severe Anxiety

Answer 1

Severe anxiety is characterized by feelings of falling apart and impending doom, impaired cognition, and severe somatic symptoms such as headache and pounding heart

• May focus on one detail or many scattered details
• Has difficulty noticing what’s going on in surrounding environment
• Can be dazed, confused, hyperventilation

Question 2

Define Panic Anxiety

Answer 2

Panic-level anxiety results in markedly disorganized, disturbed behavior, including confusion, shouting, and hallucinating. Individuals may be unable to follow directions and may need external limits to ensure safety

• Lose touch with reality, pacing, running, shouting, screaming or withdrawal
• Hallucinations, erratic, uncoordinated, impulsive

Question 3

Shizophrenia has an increase in ______ and a decrease in _______

Answer 3

Increased dopamine, decrease in GABA

Question 4

Depression has an increase in _______ decreased ______, _____, and _______

Answer 4

increase in Acetylcholine

decrease in dopamine, norepinephrine, and seratonin

Question 5

Mania has an increase in _______ and a decrease in ______

Answer 5

Increase in norepinephrine

Decrease in GABA

Question 6

Anxiety has in increase in _____ and ______ and a decrease in ______

Answer 6

Increase in norepinephrine and seratonin

Decrease in GABA

Question 7

Describe Moderate anxiety

Answer 7

Sees, hears, and grasps less information and may demonstrate selective attention

• Sympathetic nervous system symptoms kick in (tension, pounding heart, increased pulse and RR, and mild somatic symptoms)
• Voice tremors