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| "Fear of the marketplace" |
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| Anxiety Disorder Types: AGA PASS APOP |
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Acute Stress Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Agoraphobia w/o history of panic disorder
PTSD
Anxiety Disorder due to GMC
Social Phobias
Specific Phobias
Anxiety Disorder NOS
Panic Disorder w/o Agoraphobia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Attick with Agoraphobia |
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| To understand the types you should understand the terms |
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| Anxiety or avoidance of places situations in which escape might be difficult or embarrising or help might not be available. They usually become isolated because one avoids risks |
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Discrete period of time with feelings of intense fear, apprehension, terror. Often with feelings of impending doom, sob, chest pain, choking, smothering. Panic attack alone isn't a diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.
SOB, feeling of choling, fear of going crazy, discrete period |
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| Obsessions are thoughts, images, or impulses that cause marked anxiety or distress. Something you don't like. Did you remember put the garage door down? Severe enough to be ime consuming, atleast an hour a day |
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| What are the two types of Obsessions? |
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Egodistonic-feels foreign
Egosyntonic-feels normal |
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| Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are done in an effort to decrease the anxiety or distress. Feel like they have to do it. Excessive thoughts or prayers. An example of a compulsion is someone performing a counting ritual. |
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| What are the two types of Phobias? |
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Specific Phobias: to particular things. arachnophobia, agoraphobia, algophobia, brontaphobia
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Social Phobias: Anxiety related to most social situations especially when exposed to unfamilar people or possible scrutingy by others. There is fear that he or she will act in a certain way and it will be embarrassing |
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| Must last beyond four weeks |
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| What is acute stress disorder? |
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| Symptoms last 2 days to 4 weeks and occur 4 weeks from the initial event |
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| How long must symptoms persist for a classification of Acute Stress Disorder? |
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| Symptoms must last 2 days to 4 weeks and occur 4 weeks from the initial event |
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| Excessive worry and anxiety occurring more days than not. GAD lasts atleast 6 months. Muscle tension and achyness is often present. |
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| What are some of the theories of etiology concerning GAD? |
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Biologic
Psychodynamic-childhood issue
Behavioral-faulty learning. A learned behavior with a feeling that does not go mesh
Cognitive Behavioral-faulty thoughts lead to the behavior. Inaccurate perception of danger that does not really exist.
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| Interventions will follow beliefs about etiology and may include: |
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Medications
Teaching Breathing Techniques
Encouraging avoidance of caffeine
Facilitation of regular exercise
Values Exploration
Teaching assertive refusal of requests
Assisting with time management
Identifying antecedent events and changing patterns to avoid anxiety
Teaching progressive muscle relaxation using imagery
Using distraction
Engaging in occupations
Decrease catastrophic interpretations (stinkin thinkin)
Increase self esteem
Early Intervention
Direct anxiety to socially acceptable outlets
Identify and build on strengths
Help them tolerate imperfection
Help them explore control issues |
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| How can Occupational Therapists' help people with GAD? |
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Help to resume ADL
Help to resume IADL
Help to resume work tasks
Help to resume or develop leisure skills
Help to build social support system |
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