Anxiety Disorders

Mental Health "Psychiatric Care"

TYPES HESI Question

GAD: General Anxiety Disorder Client states... “every time I
SAD: Social Anxiety Disorder need to leave the house for Separation
anxiety
Panic disorder work ... Mom becomes disorder

Separation Anxiety extremely anxious and cries

Phobias
OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
PTSD: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
that something terrible is going
NCLEX EXAMS to happen to me.” ... supports
which psychiatric diagnosis?
● Separation anxiety disorder

Pathophysiology ATI Question

Which of the following are
During severe anxiety the mind goes into a state of panic & so the body physiological signs of anxiety?
Select all that apply
goes into fight or flight mode turning on the SNS - sympathetic nervous system.
● Increased pulse rate
The SNS tells the body to shunt blood flow away from the extremities & toward
● Hyperglycemia
the core of the body for the vital organs & to increase the vital signs. ● Dilated pupils
● Dilated bronchioles
MEMORY TRICK ● Peripheral vasoconstriction

SNS - Sssspeeds Up the Vital Signs

Increasing the HR, BP, RR, sugar levels, & dilating the pupils! 120

Classifications

Small Medium Large EXTRA Large

Mild Anxiety Moderate Anxiety Severe Anxiety Panic Attacks!

Signs & Symptoms

ATI Question HESI Question

Mild Anxiety ...clinical manifestations ...
expected in a client with Q1: ... a patient tells the nurse, “I feel
Restless, irritability severe anxiety? like I am going to die.” Based on
The client is pacing the the statement the patient made,
Moderate Anxiety hallway and tells the what level of anxiety is the
Increased RR & HR nurse he has a feeling of patient experiencing?
Pacing back & forth impending doom � Severe
Slightly reduced perception
Q2: A male patient is running ... and
keeps repeating, “They are
Severe Anxiety
coming!” ... neither follows staff
Increased RR & HR “hyperventilation” directions nor responds to verbal
Pacing back & forth efforts to calm him. The level of
Feeling of “Impending Doom” anxiety can be assessed as:
Perception is GREATLY reduced: � Severe
Can NOT respond to directions