Adjustment disorders Characterized by emotional response to stressful events like financial, medical, relationship problems Symptom complex include anxiety and depressive symptoms Need to be differentiated from depression. Diagnosis of depression takes precedence Management – Psychotherapy [Supportive psychotherapy]
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Anxiety vs Fear Alerting Signal that helps a person to take measures to deal with a threat Fear is a response to a known, external, definite threat Anxiety is the response to unknown, internal and vague threat Manifestations of anxiety: Feeling of nervousness Sweating, tachycardia, restlessness, tremors, mydriasis Cold clammy skin, Hyperreflexia Urinary Frequency and
Generalized anxiety disorder Excessive and persistent Anxiety and not restricted to any particular symptom Also called free floating anxiety or excessive worries Management: BDZ and SSRIs Psychotherapy Cognitive Behavioral therapy Insight oriented Psychotherapy Supportive Psychotherapy
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