5 - Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What forms do experiences of anxiety take?
A
Cognitive
Neurochemical
Physical
Behavioural
2
Q
What are some key common factors across anxiety disorders?
A
Subjective threat orientation Significant emotional distress Impairments in interpersonal functioning Disabling intensity of physical symptoms Cognitive bias Maintaining function of safety behaviours
3
Q
What are some safety behaviours in anxiety?
How do they maintain and perpetuate distress?
A
Escape/withdrawal
Avoidance
Prevents individuals from realising that the imagined threat doesn’t objectively exist
Prevents individuals from realising that they can cope and manage the situation
Prevents individuals from developing and practicing effective coping strategies
4
Q
What is severity of anxiety proportional to?
A
Subjective perception of danger and subjective appraisal of own ability to cope
5
Q
What are the key treatment goals of CBT for anxiety?
A
Graded exposure to perceived source of threat Gradual abandonment of safety behaviours Desensitisation Effective management of worry Development of helpful coping strategies Overall reduction in emotional distress Enhancement of quality of life Increase in subjective wellbeing
