11-2 Flashcards
used if one presumes that criteria are (or will be) met for the disorder
Provisional
definitely does NOT meet criteria for a specific disorder but has significant symptoms
Unspecified
previously diagnosed with the disorder but won’t recur
Prior history
previously diagnosed with the disorder but currently controlled but likely to recur
Remission
inappropriate anxiety elicited by inappropraite cues (or no cues) and excessive in intensity and duration ( >6 mos)
Anxiety Disorders
recurrent and unexpected panic attacks (>1 mos), fear of future attacks and change in behavior because of attacks
Panic Disorders
abrupt onset lasting minutes; intense fear with somatic or cognitive sumptosm
Panic Attack
fearing/avoiding public transportation, open spaces, enclosed spaces, standing in line, being in crowd b/c thoughts of escape might be difficult if embarrasing symptoms develop (ex: incontinenece)
Agoraphobia
avoiding situations due to fear of not getting help during a panic attack
PD and Agoraphobia
fear of an object or situation esepcially when exposed to stimulus, will avoid phobic situation (ex: dog)
Specific Phobia
fear of social situations involving possible scrutiny or negativie evaluation
Social Anxiety Disorder
fear of speaking or performing in public
Social Anxiety Disorer; Performance Only
uncontrolled anxiety about multiple events (>6 mos) causing decrease concentration, restless, insomnia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
anxiety concerning separation from major attachment figures, experiencing marked distress
Separation Anxiety Disorder
anxiety based refusal to speak in specific situation, written and social play may be affected
Selective Mutism
How are anxiety problems developed?
Learned through classical conditioning
initiates fear response by activating HPAA
Amygdala
should inhibit amygdala when fear response is not necessary
Prefrontal Cortex
should track context in which fear response is learned and help suppress it when in safe contexts and facilitate it when unsafe contexts
Hippocampus
tried 1st for treatment of anxiety:
modifying one thoughts to change emotion
exposure techniques to extinguish emotion
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
treatment of anxiety:
short-term use only GABA agonists
Benzodiazepines
treatment of anxiety:
monoamine agonists
Antidepressants