Health Education: Anxiety within Elderly

Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness

• True

• False

Which type of anxiety deals with intrusive thoughts, memories, or flashbacks that Force them to repeat the overwhelming dread they felt after a traumatic incident(e.x. accident/war)

• post-traumatic stress disorder

• Panic Disorder

• Generalized anxiety disorder

These are all ways to reduce anxiety among the elderly, except?

• Get plenty of sleep

• Mediation, yoga, deep breathing, other stress management techniques

• Encourage to isolate to promote independence.

• Socialize with others

What is the most common type of anxiety in the elderly?

• Post-traumatic disorder

• Generalized anxiety disorder

• panic disorder

These are all causes of anxiety among the elderly, except?

• Technology in the new age

• Being a burden

• Health problems

• prescription drugs

• all is correct

Meditation can help reduce stress, calm a panic attack, produce a deep state of relaxation, helps with focus, boost immunity, improve sleep and many more!

• True

• False