Importance of Case History Taking and Mental Status Examination Case history is the record of patient’s life. The history is a patient’s life story told to the psychiatrist in the patient’s own words from his or her own point o view. It allows the psychiatrist to understand the patient and also helps in prognosis of the case. The history also includes information about the patient obtain from other sources such as parents or spouse. Getting the comprehensive history from a patient or from other
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A symptom is the physical or mental manifestation of a condition‚ while a syndrome is the cluster of a certain set of symptoms. Anxiety is a syndrome that serves several important roles‚ including adaption and motivation. It prepares the body to take action in a fight or flight situation and is normal in moderate amounts. It is the body’s response to a vague sense of being in danger. However‚ some people are anxious all the time to the point where they worry about everything. Being sad is a normal
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Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States‚ and like many mental illnesses‚ anxiety is hereditary. This mental illness arises in response to apparently innocuous situations and is the product of subjective‚ internal‚ and emotional conflicts the causes of which may not be apparent to the person himself. Anxiety affects people differently‚ some people’s anxiety arises in the course of daily life and is considered normal. (Anxiety) Anxiety can be known as a phobia (when unreasonable
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Social anxiety disorder is also known as social phobia. It’s defined as the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. It is the fear and anxiety of being judged negatively by other people or behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment‚ this leads to feelings of failure‚ self-consciousness‚ and depression. A person with social anxiety may believe that all eyes are on him/her at all times. This is the third largest mental health case issue in the world‚ and it can effect
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unpaired is scarier- unpredictable US presentationsreduce conditioned fear‚ but increases anxiety (ITI goes up) CONTEXT conditioning Anxiety down for paired‚ up for unpaired Grillon- blue light & shock in bank/casino/restaurant‚ no shock/predictable/unpredictable Where blue light always predicts shock CS+ is largest (present startle probes during CS+ for cued fear) CS+ and ITI don’t differ too much‚ anxiety is bigger in unpredictable roompresent startle probes during the ITI CS- is a safety signal
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Running Head: ANXIETY DISORDERS Anxiety Disorders Abstract This paper goes through the different types of anxiety disorders. This paper will include the causes‚ symptoms‚ and treatment of the disorders. The disorders are: (1.) Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia; (2.) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; (3.) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; (4.) Social Phobia; and (5.) Panic Attacks. Anxiety Disorders Introduction Anxiety is something that everyone experiences in their
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Part 1- fall risk status:(Stapleton et al.‚ 2009). This part includes history of recent fall‚ medication use‚ psychological disorder and cognitive assessment using Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS). Giving the patient risk score 1-20: (Low Risk: 5-11 Medium Risk: 12-15 High Risk: 16-20). Recent change in functional status and / or medications affecting safe mobility / Dizziness / postural hypotension put the patient in Automatic High Risk Status. Part 2– risk factor checklist:(Stapleton et al
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athletes to react both physically and mentally in a manner that may negatively affect their performance abilities. Stress‚ arousal‚ and anxiety are terms used to describe this condition. Competitive state-anxiety usually follows a pattern of subjective feelings such as tension and inadequacy‚ combined with heightened arousal of the autonomic nervous system. This anxiety type includes state and trait dimensions both of which can show themselves as cognitive and somatic symptoms. Over the years many
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do not suffer from medically diagnosed anxiety struggle to grasp how difficult it is for an individual. Medically diagnosed anxiety is not the same thing as typical anxiety; it makes normal life challenging at almost every moment of the day. There are branches of anxiety disorders such as panic disorders‚ phobias‚ social‚ and generalized anxiety. I will focus more towards generalized anxiety because it is the common denominator in the other specific anxiety disorders. By understanding and empathizing
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Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder (SAD) refers to a condition where a person feels intensely anxious about everyday life public interactions (Antony & Rowa‚ 2008). People with this disorder understand that they have excessive fear towards public confrontations
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