Question

Although anxiety is one common symptoms exhibited by patients with mental health challenges. Anxiety can present as a major disorder by itself. Identify one patient on the unit you are assigned on with a diagnosis of anxiety disorder

1. What was the patient's diagnosis? what symptoms did the patient exhibit?

2. What other anxiety disorders are you familiar with? Discuss the associated behaviors.

3. What are some of the triggers of anxiety disorder?

4. As a mental health nurse, give an example of a associated behavior that a patient will exhibit to release the anxiety. Do you see these as coping mechanisms? Will you stop the behavior when a patient is actively using it to release anxiety? why?

5. Discuss some treatments for anxiety disorders.

6. Identify one nursing diagnosis you will formulate based on one of the symptoms

Answer 1

1.Diagnosis

Obsessive compulsive disorder :The patient tends to do an action repeatedly in order to confirm due to doubts

Symptoms

• Fear
• Depression
• Agitation
• Repeatative actions ,movements, words
• Compulsive in nature

2.The other anxiety disorder and is associated behavior are

• Generalized anxiety disorder :having a sort of continuous tension ,anger ,agitation
• Post traumatic stress disorder
• Panic disorder :having extreme fear and the symptoms are associated with organ system like palpitations ,dyspnea, abdominal discomfort etc.,
• Social phobia:having fear to be in public place ,being isolated and are not involved to be with others

3.Some of the triggers of anxiety disorder are

• Any form of stress(physical, emotional, financial, familial reasons ,etc.,)
• Use of certain medications
• Drug abuse or addiction
• Loss
• Harrassment
• Bad news or information

4.In obscessive compulsive disorder the patient may do things like tapping,counting repeatedly ,etc., These type of behaviour can ,she the patient to get diverted or help to reduce their anxiety levels.This can decrease the anxiety. This can be used until the patient is not aggressive or may harm self or others.

5.Some of the treatment for anxiety disorder are

• Psychotherapy or talk therapy
• Cognitive behavior therapy
• Medication
• Relaxation techniques

6.Anxiety related to the physiological and psychological process as evidenced by fear,agitation, aggressiveness, observation