Question

Identify the level of anxiety (mild, moderate, severe, panic) for the following behaviors:

1. _______________________ After the news of her father’s accident, Maria feels “overloaded.” She begins to wring her hands, pace, and wander around the room moaning.

2. ________________________ Sam is awaiting the results of his examination. He appears to be calm and relaxed.

3. ________________________ Rose has just learned that she is being evicted from her home. She reacts by sitting immobilized. When questioned, she is unable to think or speak logically.

4. ________________________ Marian is preparing to free-climb a challenging mountain. She feels energized and concentrates on reaching her destination.

Describe maladaptive anxiety, and list two examples:

5. ___________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________________

Define PTSD, and list two symptoms of the disorder:

8. ___________________________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________________________

10. __________________________________________________________________

Identify two useful purposes of anxiety:

11. __________________________________________________________________

12. __________________________________________________________________

Indicate if the following interventions are therapeutic (T) or nontherapeutic (NT):

13. _____ Telling the client that everything will be all right as soon as the medication takes effect

14. _____ Teaching the client to problem-solve

15. _____ Assessing every child for the presence of anxiety and stress

Answer 1

1. Severe

2. Mild

3. Severe

4. Mild

5. Maladaptive anxiety is the negative way of coping strategy, which generally increases stress and anxiety. Maladaptive anxiety stop from adapting to new or difficult circumstances.

Examples:

6. Self harm,

7. Binge eating and substance abuse

8. PTSD is Post-traumatic stress disorder. It is a disorder characterised by failure to recover after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.

Symptoms:

9. Nightmares or flashbacks

10. anxiety or depressed mood

11. Anxiety should heightened state of readiness can also help perform better and stimulate creative impulses

12. Anxiety helps to avoid fatal accidents more than people without anxiety.

13. Non therapeutic

14. Therapeutic

15. Therapeutic