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Poltekkes Kemenkes Bandung

1. What is anxiety?
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, worry, apprehension, nervousness or unease, typically about a
stressful situation, an imminent event or an uncertainty.

2. Mention some of the symptoms of anxiety.

Some patient might also complain about :
- Heart palpitations or chest pain
- Hot or cold flashes or sweating
- Shortness of breath or hyperventilation
- Numbness or tingling sensations
-Dizziness or feeling faint
- Frequent urination or diarrhea
- Nausea
- Muscle tension or headaches
- Tremors, twitches or shaking
-Fatique

3. What is the cause of anxiety?

Although the exact causes are unclear, life experiences such as traumatic events can trigger
anxiety disorders in people who are already prone to becoming anxious.
Medications & medical conditions can cause anxiety:
 Pregnancy
 Alzheimer's disease
 Any heart issue
 Hyperthyroidism
 Hypoglycemia
 Stimulant use
 Medication withdrawal
 Urinary tract infections
 Hormone changes
4. What action should a healthcare worker take?
 Rule out a medical cause
 Be derictive and empathetic
 Understand what they’re going through
 Speak calmly in a reassuring but firm manner with a lower pitch, volume and rate.
 Help the patient manage and regain control of their behavior

5. What should the healthcare do to the patient with anxiety attack?

 Ensure the safety of the patient,staff and others in the area.
 Be directive and empathetic.
 Understand what they're going through.
 Speak calmly.
 Help the patient manage and regain control of their behavior.

6. What should the healthcare don’t do to the patient with anxiety attack?
 Dismiss their fears.
 Pressure the patient.
 Leave the patient alone.
 Never grab, hold or even gently restrain a patient.

7. What are the important points to remember in facing the patient with anxiety
attack?
A panic attack can occur even though there's no trigger present. Patients can become
distressed and frightened by the attacks.See him or her as a real person, not as a
"disorder." A panic attack on its own is not life threatening. Patients need reassurance,
compassion and someone to help them through it.

8. Write at least 5 vocabularies which are new to you, that you hear or read from the
video then write its meaning in Bahasa Indonesia.
 Apprehension = Kekhawatiran
 Unase = Gelisah
 Imminent = Yang mungkin sebentar lagi terjadi
 twitches = Berkedut
 Fatique = Kelelahan