Anxiety Disorders Quiz

Characterized by excessive and persistent worry, fear, or anxiety that interferes with daily life
Types:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): excessive worry about everyday things
- Panic Disorder: recurring panic attacks
- Social Anxiety Disorder: fear of social or performance situations
- Specific Phobias: irrational fear of specific objects or situations
Symptoms:
- Restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, and sleep disturbances
- Physical symptoms: rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling
Treatment:
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): helps individuals identify and change negative thought patterns
- Medications: benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and beta blockers

Characterized by inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Types:
- Cluster A: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
- Cluster B: borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
- Cluster C: avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
Symptoms:
- Difficulty maintaining relationships and adapting to change
- Impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and self-centeredness
Treatment:
- Psychodynamic therapy: focuses on underlying emotional conflicts
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): teaches emotional regulation and coping skills

Characterized by the continued use of substances despite negative consequences
Types:
- Dependence: physical dependence, withdrawal symptoms
- Abuse: maladaptive pattern of substance use
Symptoms:
- Tolerance, withdrawal, and substance-seeking behavior
- Impaired social and occupational functioning
Treatment:
- Behavioral therapies: contingency management, motivational interviewing
- Medications: methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone

Approach that acknowledges the role of trauma in clients' lives
Key principles:
- Safety: creating a safe environment for clients
- Trust: building trust through empathy and transparency
- Choice: empowering clients to make informed decisions
- Collaboration: working together to develop treatment plans
Importance:
- Recognizes the impact of trauma on mental health and well-being
- Fosters a non-judgmental and supportive therapeutic relationship

Goal: help individuals identify and change negative thought patterns
Key components:
- Cognitive restructuring: identifying and challenging negative thoughts
- Behavioral activation: increasing engagement in pleasurable activities
Techniques:
- Keeping a thought record to monitor negative thoughts
- Graded exposure to feared situations
Effectiveness:
- Proven effective for anxiety, depression, and trauma-related disorders

Characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, and emotional responsiveness
Symptoms:
- Positive symptoms: hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking
- Negative symptoms: apathy, social withdrawal, emotional flatness
Treatment:
- Antipsychotic medications: reduce symptoms of psychosis
- Psychosocial interventions: cognitive-behavioral therapy, family therapy

Characterized by excessive and persistent worry, fear, or anxiety that interferes with daily life
Subtypes include Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Specific Phobias
Symptoms include restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, sleep disturbances, rapid heartbeat, sweating, and trembling
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and medications like benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and beta blockers are effective treatments

Characterized by inflexible and maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
Divided into three clusters: A (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal), B (borderline, histrionic, narcissistic), and C (avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive)
Symptoms include difficulty maintaining relationships, adapting to change, impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and self-centeredness
Psychodynamic therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) are effective treatments

Characterized by the continued use of substances despite negative consequences
Divided into two types: Dependence (physical dependence, withdrawal symptoms) and Abuse (maladaptive pattern of substance use)
Symptoms include tolerance, withdrawal, substance-seeking behavior, and impaired social and occupational functioning
Behavioral therapies like contingency management and motivational interviewing, and medications like methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are effective treatments

Approach that acknowledges the role of trauma in clients' lives
Key principles include safety, trust, choice, and collaboration
Recognizes the impact of trauma on mental health and well-being, and fosters a non-judgmental and supportive therapeutic relationship

Goal is to help individuals identify and change negative thought patterns
Key components include cognitive restructuring and behavioral activation
Techniques include keeping a thought record and graded exposure to feared situations
Proven effective for anxiety, depression, and trauma-related disorders

Characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, and emotional responsiveness
Symptoms include positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking) and negative symptoms (apathy, social withdrawal, emotional flatness)
Treatment includes antipsychotic medications and psychosocial interventions like cognitive-behavioral therapy and family therapy