Anxiety — Flashcards

Anxiety US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards

Master Anxiety with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.

Anxiety Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

Flashcard 1: anxiety disorder

Answer:

Extra: increased: NE decreased: serotonin, GABA

Flashcard 2: What emotional states are most associated with the locus ceruleus?

Answer: stress, panic

Flashcard 3: Anxiety is characterized by _____ serotonin

Answer: decreased

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Flashcard 4: _____ disorder is a psychological trauma in response to life threatening situation (witnessing death, serious injury, or sexual violence)

Answer: Post-traumatic stress

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Flashcard 5: _____ may be used to treat parasomnias in children, such as sleep walking and night terrors

Answer: Benzodiazepines

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Flashcard 6: _____ is compulsively pulling out one's hair which causes significant distress but persists despite attempts to stop

Answer: Trichotillomania

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Flashcard 7: First-line treatment for OCD includes _____ + SSRIs (preferred) or clomipramine (not preferred)

Answer: CBT

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Flashcard 8: What is the first line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder? _____

Answer: CBT + SSRIs/SNRIs

Flashcard 9: What is the treatment for acute stress disorder? _____

Answer: CBT

Flashcard 10: _____ syndrome is when the parents perceive the child as especially susceptible to illness or injury

Answer: Vulnerable child

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About Anxiety Flashcards for USMLE

These Anxiety flashcards are designed for USMLE Psychiatry preparation, using active recall to help you retain high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, and commonly tested facts. Each card prompts you to retrieve information from memory rather than passively reviewing notes, which research shows leads to significantly better exam performance.

The 144 cards in this deck cover the most important topics in Anxiety, including key mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and clinical pearls that frequently appear in USMLE examinations. Cards are organised by chapter so you can focus on specific areas or work through the entire topic systematically.

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Flashcards use active recall — instead of passively re-reading notes, you retrieve information from memory. Research shows this builds stronger, longer-lasting memories and is one of the most effective study strategies for medical exams like USMLE.

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There are currently 144 flashcards for Anxiety under Psychiatry, organised by chapter. New cards are added regularly to cover the latest USMLE syllabus.

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Yes. The flashcards are organised by chapter so you can focus on specific areas or work through the entire topic systematically. Scroll down to the "Study by Chapter" section to pick a chapter.

What topics do these Psychiatry flashcards cover?

The cards cover high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and commonly tested facts from Anxiety. They mirror the depth and style of USMLE questions.

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