NUR 806 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED RATED A++
Stages of Anxiety
Mild anxiety
--May be useful
--Motivational
--VS normal
Moderate anxiety
--experienced by most in response to significant stressors
--narrowed perception
--subjective feeling of tension
--VS normal
Severe anxiety (level 3 pathological)
--Reduces perceptual field greatly
--difficulty problem solving
--autonomic nervous system triggered
--fight or flight response
--VS increased
--urinary frequency, diarrhea
Panic (level 4 pathological)
--scattered perceptions
, --can't attend to environmental stimuli
--illogical thinking
--may exhibit hallucinations/delusions
panic disorder vs GAD
Panic
-discrete episodes/attacks c sudden onset of intense apprehension fearfulness, or terror.
-impending doom
-occurs without warning and in absence of real danger
-self-limiting, usually within 10 minutes
-more common in women than men
-parasthesias
-chills/hot flushing
-fear of losing control/going crazy
-fear of dying
-SOB/feeling of being smothered
-palpitations/pounding of heart
-chest pain/tightness
-sweating, trembling, n/v
for at least 1 month after panic attack, must either have persistent concerns about having another
panic attack and/or have a maladaptive change in behavior to avoid having another panic attack
GAD
must be present most days for at least 6 months
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED RATED A++
Stages of Anxiety
Mild anxiety
--May be useful
--Motivational
--VS normal
Moderate anxiety
--experienced by most in response to significant stressors
--narrowed perception
--subjective feeling of tension
--VS normal
Severe anxiety (level 3 pathological)
--Reduces perceptual field greatly
--difficulty problem solving
--autonomic nervous system triggered
--fight or flight response
--VS increased
--urinary frequency, diarrhea
Panic (level 4 pathological)
--scattered perceptions
, --can't attend to environmental stimuli
--illogical thinking
--may exhibit hallucinations/delusions
panic disorder vs GAD
Panic
-discrete episodes/attacks c sudden onset of intense apprehension fearfulness, or terror.
-impending doom
-occurs without warning and in absence of real danger
-self-limiting, usually within 10 minutes
-more common in women than men
-parasthesias
-chills/hot flushing
-fear of losing control/going crazy
-fear of dying
-SOB/feeling of being smothered
-palpitations/pounding of heart
-chest pain/tightness
-sweating, trembling, n/v
for at least 1 month after panic attack, must either have persistent concerns about having another
panic attack and/or have a maladaptive change in behavior to avoid having another panic attack
GAD
must be present most days for at least 6 months
