Anxiety disorders

Question 1

Anxiety

Answer 1

negative mood state characterised by bodily symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension about the future

Question 2

Fear

Answer 2

an immediate alarm reaction to danger - can be protective, e.g., fight or flight

Question 3

Panic attack

Answer 3

an abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes and during which time four or more of the following symptoms occur

Question 4

5 criterions for panic attack by DSM

Answer 4

• palpitations
• sensations of shortness of breath
• sweating
• trembling or shaking
• feeling of choking
• chest pain
• nausea
• dizzy

Question 5

panic disorder

Answer 5

recurrent experiences of sudden, inexplicable and overwhelming apperhension

Question 6

expected

Answer 6

uncued - appears spontaneously

cued - possible to identify the trigger event

Question 7

cognitive model of panic

Answer 7

1. trigger (internal or external)
2. threat perceived (e.g., i can’t breathe, i am going to suffocate)
3. anxiety (body symptoms of mental symptoms)

Question 8

social anxiety disorder

Answer 8

fear of situations in which one is exposed to the scrutiny of others and the fear that one may do something that will cause humiliation or embarrassment

Question 9

Agoraphobia

Answer 9

an extension of panic and involves the fear of experiencing panic in public places

Question 10

treatment

Answer 10

drug treatments often no more effective than placebo, cognitive behavioural therapy aims to change the misperceptions or irrational beliefs