NR547 WEEK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What brain region is implicated as playing an important role in most anxiety
disorders
increased activity in the amygdala and related structures leading to a fear
response
Causes of refractory anxiety
ineffective delivery of treatment
nonadherence (money, lack of education, lack of motivation"
pseudo-resistance
•Refractory anxiety
•The first-line psychotherapeutic treatment for all anxiety disorders is cognitive-
behavioral (CBT) or behavioral (prolonged exposure for PTSD, exposure with
response prevention for OCD) treatment.
•"All anxiety CBT treatments focus on addressing the physiological, cognitive, and
behavioral (avoidant) components of these disorders by a combination of skills
designed to calm and diminish hyperarousal (eg, diaphragmatic breathing,
progressive muscle relaxation), training and exercises designed to correct
cognitive distortions (eg, challenging over estimation of risk of anxiety and de-
catastophizing expectations of what it will be like if there are some anxiety
symptoms) and use of progressive exposure methods to decrease avoidance of
what the anxious patient most fears (eg, internal sensations for panic, social
criticism for social anxiety disorder, contamination for OCD, traumatic memories
for PTSD)."
Most common comorbid psychiatric disorder with pt with selective mutism
social anxiety disorder
What are the five subtypes of specific phobias
, animal,
natural environment (heights, storms, water)
blood-injection injury
situational (airplanes, elevators, enclosed places)
other (situation that may lead to choking or vomiting, loud sounds, costumed
characters)
Compulsions
Repetitive behaviors or mental actsthat the patient feels driven to perform in
response to an obsession or according to rules that must be rigidly applied
Obsessions
recurrent or persistent urges, images or thoughts that are perceived as unwanted
or intrusive and generally caused marked anxiety or distress
First line treatment for OCD
CBT, SSRIs
Adjustment disorder
anxiety occurring w/in 3 mons of identifiable stressor
Symptoms of SAD
Significant anxiety in social settings
self-consciousness
fear of embarrassment
fear of being judged by others
trembling/blushing
derealization/spacing out
specific phobia
With this disorder the subject experiences intense anxiety when exposed to a
particular object or situation
This specific phobia has been known to cause a vasovagal reactions
blood injection injury
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What brain region is implicated as playing an important role in most anxiety
disorders
increased activity in the amygdala and related structures leading to a fear
response
Causes of refractory anxiety
ineffective delivery of treatment
nonadherence (money, lack of education, lack of motivation"
pseudo-resistance
•Refractory anxiety
•The first-line psychotherapeutic treatment for all anxiety disorders is cognitive-
behavioral (CBT) or behavioral (prolonged exposure for PTSD, exposure with
response prevention for OCD) treatment.
•"All anxiety CBT treatments focus on addressing the physiological, cognitive, and
behavioral (avoidant) components of these disorders by a combination of skills
designed to calm and diminish hyperarousal (eg, diaphragmatic breathing,
progressive muscle relaxation), training and exercises designed to correct
cognitive distortions (eg, challenging over estimation of risk of anxiety and de-
catastophizing expectations of what it will be like if there are some anxiety
symptoms) and use of progressive exposure methods to decrease avoidance of
what the anxious patient most fears (eg, internal sensations for panic, social
criticism for social anxiety disorder, contamination for OCD, traumatic memories
for PTSD)."
Most common comorbid psychiatric disorder with pt with selective mutism
social anxiety disorder
What are the five subtypes of specific phobias
, animal,
natural environment (heights, storms, water)
blood-injection injury
situational (airplanes, elevators, enclosed places)
other (situation that may lead to choking or vomiting, loud sounds, costumed
characters)
Compulsions
Repetitive behaviors or mental actsthat the patient feels driven to perform in
response to an obsession or according to rules that must be rigidly applied
Obsessions
recurrent or persistent urges, images or thoughts that are perceived as unwanted
or intrusive and generally caused marked anxiety or distress
First line treatment for OCD
CBT, SSRIs
Adjustment disorder
anxiety occurring w/in 3 mons of identifiable stressor
Symptoms of SAD
Significant anxiety in social settings
self-consciousness
fear of embarrassment
fear of being judged by others
trembling/blushing
derealization/spacing out
specific phobia
With this disorder the subject experiences intense anxiety when exposed to a
particular object or situation
This specific phobia has been known to cause a vasovagal reactions
blood injection injury
