2. Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

DF: Response when an uncertain outcome is perceived as being a potential threat

Answer 1

Anxiety

Question 2

4 Characteristics of anxiety

Answer 2

1. Negative affect
2. Tension
3. Apprehension about the future
4. Behavioural avoidance

Question 3

Cognitive, physiological and behavioural symptoms of anxiety

Answer 3

Cognitive: fear of event
Physiological: heightened arousal
Behavioural: avoidance

Question 4

PTSD and OCD are no longer classed as Anxiety Disorders in DSM-V because:

Answer 4

There is sufficient evidence that PTSD and OCD are distinct from other anxiety disorders and deserve their own classification

Question 5

New DSM-V Categories for PTSD and OCD are:

Answer 5

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, and Trauma- and Stressor-related disorders

Question 6

DF: System in the ANS that brings the body back to a normal and relaxed state

Answer 6

Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 7

DF: Degree to which people are predisposed to experience elevations in state anxiety in response to a stressor

Answer 7

Trait anxiety

Question 8

DF: Degree to which an individual experiences anxiety at a given point in time

Answer 8

State anxiety

Question 9

Two facets of Trait Anxiety

Answer 9

Anxiety Reactivity and Anxiety Perservation

Question 10

DF: A person has high trait anxiety because they have an increased probability to experience elevations in state anxiety in response to a stressor

Answer 10

Anxiety Reactivity

Question 11

DF: A person has high trait anxiety because they have an increased tendency to experience prolonged elevations in state anxiety

Answer 11

Anxiety Perservation

Question 12

DF: Person-specific variable reflecting beliefs that the symptoms of anxiety can carry catastrophic consequences

Answer 12

Anxiety sensitivity

Question 13

Increased heart rate and strength of beat, redistribution of blood from extremities, increased breathing rate and depth,
Widening of pupils, decreased digestive activity, muscle tension

Answer 13

The fight/flight response

Question 14

Anxiety disorder: Intense fear and/or avoidance of one particular type of object or situaton

Answer 14

Specific phobia

Question 15

Anxiety disorder: Characterised by sudden episodes of acute apprehension or intense fear that occur out of the blue. Leads to fear of the possibility of an attack

Answer 15

Panic disorder

Question 16

Anxiety disorder: Fear of panic attacks in situations that do not allow easy exit

Answer 16

Agoraphobia

Question 17

Anxiety disorder: Feelings of apprehension, self-consciousness and emotional distress in anticipated or actual social-evaluative situations

Answer 17

Social anxiety

Question 18

Anxiety disorder: Chronic anxiety for at least six months but without panic attacks, phobias or obsessions. Persistent and disruptive worry.

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Generalised anxiety disorder

Question 19

Anxiety disorder: A combination of obsessions and compulsions which are rituals designed to decrease the anxiety aroused by the obsessions

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Obsessive-Compulsive disorder

Question 20

Anxiety disorder: Development of disabling symptoms following a traumatic event

Answer 20

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 21

2 Main treatment options for anxiety

Answer 21

1. Cognitive behavioural therapy

2. Exposure therapy

Question 22

DF: Therapy that focuses on the process of worry and challenges positive and negative beliefs about worry

Answer 22

Meta-Cognitive Therapy

Question 23

“Worrying helps me cope” is an example of:

Answer 23

Positive beliefs about worry

Question 24

2 Categories of Negative Beliefs about Worry

Answer 24

Uncontrollability of worry and Dangerousness of worry

Question 25

“Once I start worrying I can’t stop” is an example of:

Answer 25

Uncontrollability beliefs of worry

Question 26

“Worrying will make me sick” is an example of:

Answer 26

Dangerousness beliefs of worry

Question 27

DF: Method of reducing anxiety by manipulating attention bias

Answer 27

Attentional Bias Modification