Ansietas
Ansietas
Ansietas
Judith A. Greene
ANXIETY
• Anxiety: a sense of psychological
distress
• Different from “stress”
• Physiological Responses, including fight
or flight response
• Can become debilitating and chronic,
with physiological, psychological, and
cognitive effects becoming chronic, too
THE CONTINUUM OF ANXIETY
• Effects on Sensation
– Mild: Heightened sensory awareness
– Moderate: dulls perception
– Severe: increasingly distorted perception, sensory input
diminishes, processing becomes scattered and unorganized
– Panic: Perception grossly distorted
• Effects on Cognition
– Mild/Moderate: conducive to concentration, learning and
problem-solving
– Severe: hinders cognitive function
– Panic: cognition virtually impossible during panic episodes
• Effects on Verbal Ability
– Mild: speech is logical, speech rate and volume appropriate;
alertness, confidence, and relative security
– Severe: verbalization of anxiety, demands for help and relief
– Panic: greater emotional pain and behavioral disorganization
NORMAL VS. ABNORMAL ANXIETY
• Anxiety may become pathological
when:
– No real threat exists, or threat has passed
– It is of greater-than-expected intensity
– It prevents fulfillment of roles
– It is accompanied by flashbacks,
obsessions, or compulsions
– It causes curtailment of daily/social
activities
– It lasts longer than expected
ANXIETY DISORDERS
• Psychodynamic Therapies
– Basic cognitive therapy techniques
– Systematic desensitization and exposure
treatment
– Relaxation techniques and breathing
retraining
INTERDISCIPLINARY GOALS AND
TREATMENT (continued)
• Pharmacologic Treatments
– Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
– Benzodiazepines
– Buspirone
– Beta Blockers
– Tricyclic Antidepressants
THE NURSING PROCESS IN
CLIENTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS
• Assessment
• Nursing Diagnosis
• Planning
• Implementation
– Alleviating Anxiety
• Initiating a therapeutic dialogue
• Countering faulty thinking
• Managing hyperventilation
• Suggesting lifestyle changes
– Teaching Adaptive Coping Strategies
• Teaching relaxation
• Teaching problem-solving skills
• Evaluation
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