Anxiety Disorder Flashcards

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Nonspecific

Person is worried a lot

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Five anxiety disorders

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Generalized anxiety disorder
Phobias
Panic disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)
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Phobias

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Intense irrational fear

Afraid of heights, spiders

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Panic disorder

With or without agoraphobia

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Sudden intense physical arousal

Agoraphobia-Fear of . afraid to leave house because of panic attack

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)

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Obsessive -Intruding thoughts ,Cause of anxiety
Compulsive-Repetitive behavior
(Negative reinforcement-makes anxiety go away

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Post traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)

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Triggered by traumatic event

  1. Reexperienced
  2. Numbing withdrawal
  3. Hyperarousal
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Etiology of anxiety disorders

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Biological factors
Learning and conditioning
Cognitive factors

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Biological factors

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Anxiety sensitivity

  • Physical arousal/Catastrophic thinking
  • Neuotransmitter (GABA) Levels are low
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Learning /conditioning

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Classical conditioning
-Maintained through the avoidance
Observational learning

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Cognitive factors

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Certain way of thinking

-Constant threat

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