An alert to the human condition of impending doom, either real or
imagined, accompanied by autonomic responses that serve as a
protective mechanism - ANSWER Anxiety
helps us to adapt, learn, and grow from our experiences. - ANSWER
positively focused anxiety
are ineffective attempts to cope - ANSWER maladaptive responses to
anxiety
May have a positive impact (depending on the person or situation); if the
impact is not positive, increased anxiety levels can result - ANSWER
mild to moderate anxiety
Can lead to injury to self or others (in some cases, suicide, primarily due
to impulsivity) - ANSWER severe anxiety to panic
can lead to death if not managed - ANSWER panic
learned response to an anticipated event - ANSWER signal anxiety
individual's coping abilities become overwhelmed and emotional control
is lost - ANSWER anxiety state
learned component of the personality - ANSWER anxiety trait
-Muscle tension
-Fidgeting
-Headache
-Problems with sleep
-Fight-or-flight reaction - ANSWER physical symptoms of anxiety
,include efforts to directly face and handle the problem. - ANSWER
coping mechanisms in the physical realm of anxiety
are aimed at making the threat less meaningful by changing one's
perception - ANSWER intellectual coping mechanisms of anxiety
-Psychological strategies that help to lessen feelings of anxiety
-Goal is to reduce uncomfortable negative emotions. - ANSWER
defense mechanisms of anxiety
-One's ability to cope with anxiety is overwhelmed.
-New coping behaviors must be developed to successfully resolve the
source problem - ANSWER crisis of anxiety
-Anxiety is contagious.
-It is important for caregivers to recognize and cope effectively with their
own anxieties.
-We may not choose our anxieties, but we do choose how we deal with
them - ANSWER self awareness and anxiety
-Affect all persons across the life span
-Lifetime prevalence is higher among females
-Highest lifetime prevalence is between the ages of 30 to 44 years
-Non-Hispanic whites have a higher incidence compared with -Hispanics
and non-Hispanic blacks
-Familial patterns appear in certain anxiety disorders - ANSWER risk
factors of anxiety
Related to a child's developmental level - ANSWER Anxiety in childhood
-Phobia
-Separation anxiety disorder
-Overanxious disorder
-Avoidant disorder - ANSWER problems associated with anxiety in
children compulsions
-ineffectively cope with anxiety often express themselves
inappropriately.
, -Many initial symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychoses begins
-Health care providers who work with adolescents must assess 'anxiety
levels and offer early intervention and education. - ANSWER anxiety
adolescence
-Similar to their younger counterparts, --- handle anxiety by using earlier
established coping mechanisms.
-Developmental tasks, such as establishing a career and family, present
numerous stressors.
-When anxieties are not successfully managed, a number of mental
health problems may result. - ANSWER anxiety in adulthood
-often deny their anxiety.
-Socially, they were taught that it is inappropriate to share their fears and
anxieties.
-One of the most effective methods for assessing anxiety in is to simply
ask the client to explain his or her anxious feelings.
-Older adults usually appreciate the interest of concerned caregivers. -
ANSWER Anxiety in older adulthood
-Individual's anxiety is broad, long-lasting, and excessive.
-Worried and anxious more often than not - ANSWER generalized
anxiety disorder
-More common than once thought
-Two types
-Associated with agoraphobia
-Not associated with agoraphobia - ANSWER Panic disorders
-No specific tests
-Based on a description of the behaviors that express distress -
ANSWER diagnostic tests for anxiety
- an internal fear reaction.
- differ from common fears.
-are obsessive in nature.
-People with these handle their anxieties ineffectively.
imagined, accompanied by autonomic responses that serve as a
protective mechanism - ANSWER Anxiety
helps us to adapt, learn, and grow from our experiences. - ANSWER
positively focused anxiety
are ineffective attempts to cope - ANSWER maladaptive responses to
anxiety
May have a positive impact (depending on the person or situation); if the
impact is not positive, increased anxiety levels can result - ANSWER
mild to moderate anxiety
Can lead to injury to self or others (in some cases, suicide, primarily due
to impulsivity) - ANSWER severe anxiety to panic
can lead to death if not managed - ANSWER panic
learned response to an anticipated event - ANSWER signal anxiety
individual's coping abilities become overwhelmed and emotional control
is lost - ANSWER anxiety state
learned component of the personality - ANSWER anxiety trait
-Muscle tension
-Fidgeting
-Headache
-Problems with sleep
-Fight-or-flight reaction - ANSWER physical symptoms of anxiety
,include efforts to directly face and handle the problem. - ANSWER
coping mechanisms in the physical realm of anxiety
are aimed at making the threat less meaningful by changing one's
perception - ANSWER intellectual coping mechanisms of anxiety
-Psychological strategies that help to lessen feelings of anxiety
-Goal is to reduce uncomfortable negative emotions. - ANSWER
defense mechanisms of anxiety
-One's ability to cope with anxiety is overwhelmed.
-New coping behaviors must be developed to successfully resolve the
source problem - ANSWER crisis of anxiety
-Anxiety is contagious.
-It is important for caregivers to recognize and cope effectively with their
own anxieties.
-We may not choose our anxieties, but we do choose how we deal with
them - ANSWER self awareness and anxiety
-Affect all persons across the life span
-Lifetime prevalence is higher among females
-Highest lifetime prevalence is between the ages of 30 to 44 years
-Non-Hispanic whites have a higher incidence compared with -Hispanics
and non-Hispanic blacks
-Familial patterns appear in certain anxiety disorders - ANSWER risk
factors of anxiety
Related to a child's developmental level - ANSWER Anxiety in childhood
-Phobia
-Separation anxiety disorder
-Overanxious disorder
-Avoidant disorder - ANSWER problems associated with anxiety in
children compulsions
-ineffectively cope with anxiety often express themselves
inappropriately.
, -Many initial symptoms of schizophrenia and other psychoses begins
-Health care providers who work with adolescents must assess 'anxiety
levels and offer early intervention and education. - ANSWER anxiety
adolescence
-Similar to their younger counterparts, --- handle anxiety by using earlier
established coping mechanisms.
-Developmental tasks, such as establishing a career and family, present
numerous stressors.
-When anxieties are not successfully managed, a number of mental
health problems may result. - ANSWER anxiety in adulthood
-often deny their anxiety.
-Socially, they were taught that it is inappropriate to share their fears and
anxieties.
-One of the most effective methods for assessing anxiety in is to simply
ask the client to explain his or her anxious feelings.
-Older adults usually appreciate the interest of concerned caregivers. -
ANSWER Anxiety in older adulthood
-Individual's anxiety is broad, long-lasting, and excessive.
-Worried and anxious more often than not - ANSWER generalized
anxiety disorder
-More common than once thought
-Two types
-Associated with agoraphobia
-Not associated with agoraphobia - ANSWER Panic disorders
-No specific tests
-Based on a description of the behaviors that express distress -
ANSWER diagnostic tests for anxiety
- an internal fear reaction.
- differ from common fears.
-are obsessive in nature.
-People with these handle their anxieties ineffectively.
