Anxiety Disorder Flashcards
Generalized anxiety disorder
Nonspecific
Person is worried a lot
Five anxiety disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder Phobias Panic disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Post-traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)
Phobias
Intense irrational fear
Afraid of heights, spiders
Panic disorder
With or without agoraphobia
Sudden intense physical arousal
Agoraphobia-Fear of . afraid to leave house because of panic attack
Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)
Obsessive -Intruding thoughts ,Cause of anxiety
Compulsive-Repetitive behavior
(Negative reinforcement-makes anxiety go away
Post traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)
Triggered by traumatic event
- Reexperienced
- Numbing withdrawal
- Hyperarousal
Etiology of anxiety disorders
Biological factors
Learning and conditioning
Cognitive factors
Biological factors
Anxiety sensitivity
- Physical arousal/Catastrophic thinking
- Neuotransmitter (GABA) Levels are low
Learning /conditioning
Classical conditioning
-Maintained through the avoidance
Observational learning
Cognitive factors
Certain way of thinking
-Constant threat