Course Description : Anxiety Disorders is a course is based on a publication of the National Institute of Mental Health about anxiety disorders. It is written in simple terms and reviews symptoms, etiology, effective treatments, and ways in which a client can make their therapy and doctor's visits more productive. Specifically, this publication discusses panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social phobias, specific phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. Although each disorder has features that are unique, there are common elements in all of them such as excessive and irrational fear. This publication is an excellent primer for mental health professionals and provides the practitioner with a great deal of much needed information.
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and certified addiction professionals who work with dual diagnosis clients can benifit from this coursse. This course may also be helpful for other practitioners, such as midwives and dieticians and nutritionist who may work in team or multidisciplinary environments. This course is designed mainly for clinicians and direct service providers. It is targeted for beginning and intermediate practitioners.
Learning Objectives: This course will provide a professional with a review of anxiety disorders in general as well as details about specific anxiety disorders. Specifically, a professional will:
Demonstrate knowledge about the symptoms and etiology of anxiety disorders.
Distinguish between methods of effective treatments for anxiety disorders.
Demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic techniques to teach clients so that the clients can increase their success in treatment.
About the Author/s: National Institute of Mental Health
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Exam Questions for Anxiety Disorders
1. Anxiety disorders effect approximately __________ million adult Americans.
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14
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19 2. People with panic disorder have feelings of terror that strike . . . .
suddenly and repeatedly with no warning
suddenly and predictably
slowly and predictably
slowly with a gradual building of intensity 3. Panic disorder has been found to . . .
occur twice as often in women as in men
usually begin in late adolescence or early adulthood
have no genetic component
A and B only 4. Disturbing thoughts or images are __________ and rituals that are performed to prevent or get rid of them are __________.
compulsions; obsessions
obsessions; compulsions
obsessions; rituals
compulsions; rituals 5. Obsessive compulsive disorder may also be accompanied by . . .
depression
substance abuse
other anxiety disorders
all of the above 6. Post traumatic stress disorder is . . .
more common in women than in men
more common in men than in women
equally common in men and women
always inherited 7. Physical symptoms often accompany social phobia and can include all of the following EXCEPT:
blushing
profuse sweating
difficulty swallowing
trembling 8. Specific phobias are characterized by __________ fears.
extreme fears
irrational fears
extreme and irrational
intense but realistic 9. Physical symptoms that often accompany GAD include . . .
sweating and trembling
fatigue and headaches
feeling lightheaded or being out of breath
all of the above 10. Studies have shown that the ___________ is smaller in people who have undergone severe stress such as childhood abuse or military combat.
amygdale
hippocampus
basal ganglia
striatum 11. In the treatment of specific phobias, __________ has been found to be effective.
only psychotherapy
only medication
medication and psychotherapy
medication and desensitization 12. Of the antidepressants used to treat anxiety disorders, special care and dietary restrictions are very important with __________
SSRIs
tricyclics
MAOIs
all antidepressants 13. To be effective, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) must be
directed at the person’s specific anxieties
conducted by a licensed mental health professional
specialized to the specific anxiety disorder
repeated over a period of a few weeks to months 14. Co-existing disorders that are common with anxiety disorders include
depression
eating disorders
drug abuse
all of the above 15. According to this publication, strategies that will make treatment more effective include all of the following EXCEPT:
joining a self help group
support of family
modest amounts of caffeine
internet chat room
Anxiety Disorders
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