Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Answer 1

excessive anxiety when separated from significant others (parent/spouse)
Symptoms present at least 4 weeks in youth/6months in adults

Question 2

Selective Mutism

Answer 2

persistent failure to speak in certain situations with a demonstrated ability to talk in other situations.
Lasts a minimum of 1 month –mutism cannot be associated with unfamiliarity in new situation or language discomfort

Question 3

How could stimulus fading be used to treat select mutism?

Answer 3

using a motivating stimulus for the child to speak

Question 4

Specific phobia

Answer 4

a specific object or situation causes excessive or unreasonable anxiety

Question 5

Desensitization and Emotive imagery may be helpful in treating what anxiety disorder

Answer 5

specific phobia

Question 6

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 6

fear of embarrassing oneself in social situations or feeling foolish, includes avoidance behaviors and typically lasts more than 6 months

Question 7

Panic Attack Disorder

Answer 7

reoccurring pattern of panic attacks (intense fear or discomfort that peaks within 10minutes) accompanied by at least 1 month of persistent worry/behavioral changes associated with having another attack.

Question 8

Agoraphobia

Answer 8

fear/anxiety in two or more of– public transportation, open spaces, enclosed places, standing in line/in a crowd, home alone

Question 9

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Answer 9

excessive anxiety and worry about a number of things that persists for a minimum of 6months

Question 10

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Answer 10

anxiety producing obsessions (thoughts) or compulsions (behaviors)
CBT most effective form of therapy for OCD

Question 11

Which therapy is most effective for treatment with OCD

Answer 11

CBT–retraining thought patterns and routines so that compulsive behaviors are no longer necessary

Question 12

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Answer 12

a preoccupation with a slight or perceived physical defect judged by the individual to negatively affect his or her appearance

Question 13

Hoarding Disorder

Answer 13

persistent difficult discarding or parting with possessions (CBT therapy, but difficult to treat)

Question 14

Trichotillomania

Answer 14

hair pulling that leads to significant hair loss.

Question 15

Excoriation Disorder

Answer 15

recurrent, compulsive picking of skin leading to skin lesions.