Practice Question
A nurse is educating the community about anxiety disorders. Which of the following should be included as predisposing factors for the development of anxiety disorders? (Select all that apply.)
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Correct Answer:
Family history of anxiety disorders
Rationale:
Family history of anxiety disorders:
🔶 A positive family history indicates a genetic predisposition to anxiety disorders, increasing the client’s vulnerability.
🔶 Research shows that anxiety has a heritable component, often clustering in families.
🔶 This genetic risk interacts with environmental factors to influence disorder development.
🔶 Recognizing this helps in early identification and targeted interventions.
🔶 Family history is a non-modifiable but important risk factor.
Being a perfectionist:
🔶 Perfectionism is a personality trait linked to heightened anxiety and stress due to unrealistic standards and fear of failure.
🔶 It often leads to chronic worry and self-criticism, common in generalized anxiety disorder.
🔶 Such traits contribute to maladaptive coping and increased vulnerability to anxiety disorders.
🔶 Identifying perfectionism aids in tailoring cognitive-behavioral strategies.
🔶 It is a modifiable psychological risk factor.
Excessive caffeine consumption:
🔶 Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant that can exacerbate anxiety symptoms.
🔶 High intake leads to increased heart rate, jitteriness, and nervousness, mimicking or worsening anxiety.
🔶 Clients with anxiety disorders are often advised to limit caffeine to reduce symptoms.
🔶 Monitoring and education about caffeine intake is an important nursing role.
🔶 This is a modifiable lifestyle factor.
Chronic physical illness:
🔶 Long-term illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, or chronic pain impose ongoing physical and emotional stress, which can precipitate or worsen anxiety.
🔶 Physical illness can also cause biochemical changes that affect mood and anxiety regulation.
🔶 Clients may experience increased worry about health outcomes contributing to anxiety.
🔶 Management of chronic illness must include psychosocial support and anxiety screening.
🔶 This is a significant environmental risk factor.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Mental Health
- Answer Choices: 6