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mild anxiety
•Associated with the tension of everyday life
moderate anxiety
moderate anxiety
severe anxiety
•Marked by a significant reduction in the perceptual field
panic
•Associated with dread, terror, and the person feeling it is unable to perform things even with direction
coping mechanisms for mild anxiety
—Include crying, sleeping, eating, yawning, laughing, cursing, physical exercise, daydreaming —Oral behavior, e.g., smoking and drinking, can be other means of coping with mild anxiety —People may protect themselves by assuming comfortable roles, limiting close relationships to those wi…
coping mechanisms cont.
—Moderate, severe, and panic levels of anxiety pose greater ego threats and coping requires more energy —Problem- or task-focused coping involves: ¡Attack, withdrawal, or compromise —Emotion- or ego-focused coping involves: ¡Defense mechanisms ÷First line of psychic defense ÷Used to…
defense mechanism
—Protect from feelings of inadequacy and worthlessness —Prevent awareness of anxiety —Extreme use distorts reality, interferes with interpersonal relationships, limits ability to work
withdrawel
—Retreat from anxiety-provoking experiences
acting out:
—discharge of anxiety through aggressive behavior
psychosomatization
—Visceral or physiologic expression of anxiety
avoidance
—Management of anxiety-laden experience through evasive behaviors
problem solving
—Systematic method for addressing difficult situations
anxiety disorders:
—Group of conditions in which affected clients experience persistent anxiety that cannot be dismissed —Coping mechanisms are ineffective —Anxiety interferes with ADL’s —Feelings that the core of their personalities are being threatened when no actual danger exists
anxiety disorders ex:
—Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) —Phobic Disorders —Panic Attacks —Panic Disorder —Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) —Stress Disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
—Excessive anxiety and worry at least 6 months —Encompassing many aspects of the person’s life —Anxiety and worry associated with at least 3: ÷Restlessness or feeling keyed up ÷Being easily fatigued ÷Difficulty concentrating ÷Irritability ÷Muscle tension ÷Sleep disturbances
GAD interventions
—Psychotherapy —Stress management —Meditation —Exercise —Avoid caffeine, stimulants —Pharmacologic therapy
phobic disorders
—Persistent, irrational fear attached to an object or situation —Phobias are always anticipated and never expected —Exposure to the phobic stimulus provokes anxiety
types of phobic disorders
agoraphobia specific phobia social phobia
agoraphobia
÷Fear of being alone or in a public place from which escape would be difficult
specific phobia
÷Persistent, irrational fear of & compelling desire to avoid a circumstance or thing
social phobia
÷Persistent, irrational fear to avoid situations when exposed to strangers or scrutiny from others
panic attacks
—Discrete period of intense fear or discomfort without any real accompanying danger —Accompanied by at least 4 of 13 somatic or cognitive symptoms ¢Palpitations ¢Sweating ¢Trembling or shaking ¢Sensations of SOB or smothering ¢Feelings of choking ¢CP ¢Nausea or ABD distress ¢Diz…
panic disorders
—Not only a panic attack but recurrent unexpected panic attacks —At least one of the attacks has been followed by at least 1 month of 1 or more: ÷Persistent concern about more attacks ÷Worry about the consequences of the attack ÷A significant change in behavior related to the attacks
OCD
—Either obsessions or compulsions —Cause marked distress, are time consuming, or significantly interfere with the person’s daily routine, occupational, academic, functional, or usual social activities
stress disorders
PTSD ASD
ptsd
Exposure to a traumatic event ¢Experience, witnessed, or was confronted with an event that involved actual threatening death or serious injury
ASD
÷Occurs within the first month of exposure to extreme trauma •Combat, rape, physical assault, near death experience, or witnessing a murder ¢Symptoms begin during or shortly after the event ¢Usually resolves within 2-28 days after exposure
panic attack treatment CBT:
¡Use cognitive restructuring to reframe catastrophic thinking ¡Educate about the disorder ¡Teach breathing techniques
GAD treatment: CBT
¡Relaxation techniques, stress management, biofeedback ¡Use cognitive interventions to reframe catastrophic thinking ¡Assist client with problem-solving
OCD: CBT: TX
¡Desensitize client to feared situations ¡Educate about the disorder ¡Teach relaxation techniques
ASD-CBT-TX
¡Assist the client to find a support group ¡Engage in therapeutic dialogues with the client ¡Teach problem-solving ¡Teach relaxation techniques
spec. phobia-CBT- TX
¡Desensitize client to feared situations
social phobia CBT- TX
¡Challenge negative beliefs ¡Teach realistic appraisal of social situations
PTSD- CBT- TX
¡Encourage client to attend group therapy

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