Anxiety

Question 0

What does the thoughts component of anxiety involve?

Answer 0

• Often acts as a trigger for creating a state of anxiety

Eg. What if my foot slips off a ledge and I slip

Question 1

What are the 3 components of anxiety?

Answer 1

1) Thoughts
2) Physical Symptoms
3) Behaviour

Question 2

What does the Physical Symptoms component of anxiety involve?

Answer 2

• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Feelings of tension in muscles
• Sweating
• Nausea

Question 3

What does the Behaviour component of anxiety involve?

Answer 3

• Involved in reduction of anxiety

Eg. Refusing to go on rock face

Question 4

What are Phobias?

Answer 4

• Fear that is out of proportion to the potential threat posed by a particular object or situation

Question 5

What is Generalised Anxiety?

Answer 5

• Not apparently linked to any specific situation or object
• Person experiences high state of arousal
• General sense of dread
• Likely to experience uncontrollable worry, somatic complaints, tension and restlessness
• Trepidation

Question 6

What are Panic Attacks?

Answer 6

• Sudden waves of acute anxiety that seem to come out of the blue