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What are anxiety disorders?

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Unrealistic, irrational fears or anxieties.

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What is a specific phobia?

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A fear of a particular object or situation.

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Symptoms of specific phobia?

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Will do everything to avoid going near the object or the situation.

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Treatments of specific phobia?

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Exposure therapy (systematic desensitisation)
Virtual reality components
CBT

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What is social anxiety disorder?

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Fear of social interaction.

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Symptoms of social anxiety disorder?

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Individual will avoid social interaction out of fear of saying something that will make them feel/look stupid.

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Treatments of social anxiety disorder?

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SSRIs

CBT

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What is panic disorder?

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Chronic panic attacks, but the patient has to have a fear of upcoming panic attacks for it to be diagnosed as such.

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Symptoms of panic disorder?

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Panic attacks

Feelings of depersonalisation and derealisation

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Treatments of panic disorder?

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Benzodiazepines
Anxiolytics
CBT

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Generalised anxiety disorder?

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Excessive anxiety or worry about many things in general.

Occurs more days than not for 6 month period.

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Symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder?

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Fatigued, irritable, lack of sleep due to excessive worry.

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Treatments of generalised anxiety disorder?

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Buspirone
Benzodiazepines
CBT

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Obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Obsessions or unwanted images over particular things followed by compulsive behaviours to get rid of the feeling.

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Symptoms of OCD?

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putting things in order
checking
cleaning
counting

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Treatments of OCD?

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exposure and response prevention

meds that target serotonin

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Body dysmorphic disorder?

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Obsessed with body flaw

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Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder?

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Won’t go out in public or will cover themselves up.

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Treatments of body dysmorphic disorder?

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SSRIs

CBT

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PTSD?

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Continued re-experiencing of traumatic event.

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Symptoms of PTSD?

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Avoid situations that remind them of traumatic event

emotional numbing

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Treatments of PTSD?

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CBT
Exposure
SSRIs

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What is trichotillomania?

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Hair pulling, eyelash pulling

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What is excoriation?

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Skin picking

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What are somatic symptom disorders?
Person thinks they have physical symptoms that aren't there.
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Treatment of somatic symptom disorder?
CBT
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What is illness anxiety disorder? Treament?
Obsession or fear of getting a serious illness or disease, also may believe that they have a serious illness and will go from doctor to doctor trying to convince them they have a serious disease. Treatment: CBT
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What is conversion disorder?
Fear or worry triggers a sensory or motor system response; paralysis, blindness. Leads one to think patient has medical condition.
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Treament of conversion disorder?
CBT
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What is malingering and fictitious disorder?
- Lie to collect money or benefits; motivated by external incentives - Harm yourself to get attention; motivated by benefits of a "sick role"
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What is Munchausen by proxy?
Where someone will not harm themselves, but they will harm another, such as a mother intentionally making her child sick. To find this, you either videotape the room the child is in, or separate the child from the mother to see if they get better.
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What are dissociative disorders?
Disruptions in normally integrative functions.
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What is derealisation?
Sense of external world temporarily lost.
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What is depersonalisation?
Own sense of self temporarily lost.
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What is dissociative identity disorder?
Two or more distinct personality states.
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Treatment of DID?
Hypnosis | Integration of alters
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What are mood disorders?
Abnormal mood, emotional extremes
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What is dysthymia?
Mild depression, some normal moods, lasts 2 years or so
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What is major depressive disorder?
Chronic depression that has more symptoms than dysthymia
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Symptoms of major depressive disorder?
No interest, loss of weight, insomnia, hypersomnia
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Treatments of major depressive disorder?
SSRIs ECT CBT
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What are biological causal factors of major depression?
Low levels of serotonin and NE, dopamine; ss alleles + stressor that triggers the disorder
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What are psychologicalcausal factors of major depressive disorder?
Stressful life events, genetics and environment
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What is Beck's cognitive model of depression?
Early experience - ->formation of dysfunctional beliefs - ->critical incidents happen - ->beliefs activated - ->negative automatic thoughts Cognitive triad: Self: I'm ugly/worthless/a failure. The world: No one loves me. The future: I'm hopeless because things will always be this way. Ex. Self image--someone calls you worthless or ugly--triggers event and reaffirms your self belief
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What is bipolar disorder?
Manic --> depression cycle.
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What is cyclothymia?
Cyclical mood swings that are less severe than those of bipolar disorder. Symptoms present for at least 2 years.
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What is the difference between bipolar I and bipolar II?
I: Includes at least one manic or mixed episode II: Includes hypomanic episodes but not full-blown manic or mixed episodes
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What are biological factors in bipolar disorder?
Low serotonin High NE High dopamine
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What are psychological factors of bipolar disorder?
Stressful life events + trigger; neuroticism
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What are the various treatment options for major depressive disorder? Bipolar disorder?
SSRIs (MDD) tricyclic antidepressants lithium (BP) antipsychotic meds
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What are characteristics of individuals who are suicidal?
Ambivalent about dying | average 25 - 44
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What are clinical aspects of eating disorders?
Intense pathological fear of gaining weight.
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What is anorexia?
Fear of getting fat.
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What are the types of anorexia?
Restricting - won't eat | Binge-eating/purging - underweight
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What are the types of bulimia?
Purging - vomiting, laxatives, diuretics - normal weight | Non-purging - fasting/exercise - slightly overweight
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What is binge-eating disorder?
Person doesn't engage in inappropriate compensatory behaviour after binge eating. Overweight or obese.
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What are medical complications of eating disorders?
Kidney problems, GI damage, heart damage
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What are biological factors of eating disorders?
Serotonin, genetic factors
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Describe treatment for anorexia and bulimia.
Family therapy - Maudsley model emergency procedures to restore weight antidepressants CBT
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What is obesity?
BMI over 30; grossly overweight
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Treatments of obesity?
Modify lifestyle Meds - meridia Stomach stapled

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