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PN 3003 Variations (Mental Health)
Questions And Answers 2025
Defense Mechanisms - correct -answer-Relatively involuntary patterns of
response which involve feelings, thoughts and behaviours
Coping Mechanisms - correct -answer-Conscious and purposeful processes that
are based on cognition
Phobia - correct -answer-Irrational, persistent fear of objects or situations that
pose little danger
Social Anxiety Disorder - correct -answer-Overwhelmingly anxious and excessively
self- conscious in everyday social situations. Have an intense, persistent, and
chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and of doing things that will
embarrass them can be limited to one situation or may be broad.
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Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders - correct -answer-Fatigue, headaches, muscle
tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, tremors, irritability, sweating,
palpitations, nausea, vomiting, polyuria
Treatments for anxiety disorders - correct -answer-Medical: Medications,
individual psychotherapy (CBT), group therapy
Alternative: Aromatherapy, biofeedback, imagery, hypnosis
Dysthymic Disorder - correct -answer-Form of depression where the person is
chronically
depressed (2 years or longer)
Major Depressive Disorder - correct -answer-A mood disorder in which a person
experiences two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of
worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.
Symptoms of Depression - correct -answer-Feelings of
hopelessness/helplessness/worthlessness, negativism, change in sleep/eating
patterns, fatigue, decreased concentration
PN 3003 Variations (Mental Health)
Questions And Answers 2025
Defense Mechanisms - correct -answer-Relatively involuntary patterns of
response which involve feelings, thoughts and behaviours
Coping Mechanisms - correct -answer-Conscious and purposeful processes that
are based on cognition
Phobia - correct -answer-Irrational, persistent fear of objects or situations that
pose little danger
Social Anxiety Disorder - correct -answer-Overwhelmingly anxious and excessively
self- conscious in everyday social situations. Have an intense, persistent, and
chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and of doing things that will
embarrass them can be limited to one situation or may be broad.
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Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders - correct -answer-Fatigue, headaches, muscle
tension, muscle aches, difficulty swallowing, tremors, irritability, sweating,
palpitations, nausea, vomiting, polyuria
Treatments for anxiety disorders - correct -answer-Medical: Medications,
individual psychotherapy (CBT), group therapy
Alternative: Aromatherapy, biofeedback, imagery, hypnosis
Dysthymic Disorder - correct -answer-Form of depression where the person is
chronically
depressed (2 years or longer)
Major Depressive Disorder - correct -answer-A mood disorder in which a person
experiences two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of
worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.
Symptoms of Depression - correct -answer-Feelings of
hopelessness/helplessness/worthlessness, negativism, change in sleep/eating
patterns, fatigue, decreased concentration
