Anxiety disorders

Question 1

Define anxiety

Answer 1

a normal inborn response either to threat,perceived threat or the absence of people or objects that assure or signify safety

Question 2

define pathological anxiety

Answer 2

Unpleasant emotional state of subjective fear, tension or nervousness together with uncomfortable physical symptoms

Question 3

physical / physiological symptoms

Answer 3

Heart: palpitation,missed beat,tightness

Breathing: rapid, difficult,choking sensation

Muscle tension causing aches n pains ( head, neck,back)

Abdominal discomfort: discomfort,nausea, freq of micturation, diarrhoea

Body: weakness, sweating, tremor,hot flushes/chills

Question 4

psychological symptoms

Answer 4

Fear,feel tense, anger
irritability,agitation,aggression,fidgety
poor concentration
worries or negative thoughts

Question 5

Yerkes-Dodson Law

Answer 5

anxiety improves performance up to a plateau of optimal func beyond which performance declines with inc anxiety

Question 6

when is anxiety pathological

Answer 6

when symptoms are:
-excessive
-continous
-uncontrollable
-intolerable
-cause functional impairment: bio,personal,social,occupational

Question 7

define anxiety disorder

Answer 7

psychiatric disorders where the core symptoms are pathological anxiety symptoms