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The material outlines vestibular disorder symptoms such as lightheadedness, visual disturbances, spatial disorientation, and unsteadiness, alongside anxiety disorder features including impaired sleep, nightmares, irritability, restlessness, and panic. Conditioned avoidance of triggers limits habituation, increases autonomic and sympathetic activation, and can worsen vestibular difficulties. Practical coping strategies include environmental avoidance planning and techniques for anticipation of unsteadiness, such as walking near walls and carrying a cane.","VESTIBULAR DISORDERSAND ANXIETY  \nAnna VerMeulen SPT, UNC-DPT  \nOBJECTIVES  \no-Participants should understand the link between vestibular dysfunction and anxiety and apply this knowledge to future patients.  \n-Participants will be able to understand the signs and symptoms of anxiety in their patients with vestibular disordersand utilize resources and techniques to help reduce these symptoms.  \nClose your eyes…  \nSuppose that you are stopped at a traffic light on a hillside facing up. In anticipation of the traffic signal changing, a large bus that is alongside your car moves forward slowly, giving you a wide-field optic flow stimulus that you interpret as a backward drift of your car on the hill. You feel an urgent sense of panic as you vigorously depress the brake pedal. This is followed by a sense of relief as you realize that the perceived movement was merely illusory.  \nWHY I CHOSE THIS TOPIC  \nDIZZINESS RELATED TO ANXIETY AND STRESS 1  \n-Dizziness is a common symptom of anxiety  \n-Dizziness can be anxiety provoking  \n- If one already has a tendency toward anxiety, dizziness from the vestibular system and anxiety can interact, making symptoms worse  \nVESTIBULAR DISORDERS 1  \nSymptoms:  \n- lightheadedness  \n-dizziness  \n-unsteadiness  \n-feeling faint  \n-visual disturbances  \n-spatial disorientation  \n-anxiety, fear, panic  \nANXIETY DISORDERS 1  \n- Impaired sleep patterns  \n-Nightmares/bad dreams  \n- Increased motor tension  \n-Dizziness  \n-Spatial disorientation  \n- Irritability  \n-Restlessness  \n-Uneasiness  \n- Imbalance  \nWHY THIS IS A PROBLEM 2  \nConditioned avoidance offactors prevents habituation and neurophysiological adaptation.  \nThis avoidance creates greater anxiety in the patient, as symptoms increase with even minor positional adjustments.  \nAs a result, chronic anxiety may increase autonomic and sympathetic nervous system activation, leading to greater vestibular difficulties.  \nWHY THIS IS A PROBLEM 1  \nAvoidance of environments that provoke symptoms:  \n-open areas  \n-heights  \n-grocery stores  \n-sporting events  \nCoping mechanisms for anticipation of unsteadiness:  \n-walk near walls  \n-carry a cane  \nWHY THIS IS A PROBLEM 3  \n-Dizzy patients who report higher levels of autonomic symptoms are seen to have a greater reported handicap and increased recovery time.  \n-Health status was predicted better by levels of anxiety-related symptoms than by tests of balance function or measures of vestibular symptoms.  \n-Anxiety is associated with lower balance confidence and increased time where symptoms interfered with activities.","cbCaiaY17NRlCm1P","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaY17NRlCm1P","pdf",635078,1,39,"English","en",105,"# Objectives\n# Why I Chose This Topic\n## Dizziness Related to Anxiety and Stress\n# Vestibular Disorders\n## Symptoms\n# Anxiety Disorders\n## Symptoms\n# Why This Is a Problem\n## Conditioned Avoidance Effects\n## Trigger Avoidance\n## Coping Mechanisms\n# Clinical Relationships and Outcomes","[{\"question\":\"How does vestibular dysfunction relate to anxiety in patients?\",\"answer\":\"Dizziness can be a common and anxiety-provoking symptom. 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