Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Panic Disorders

Answer 1

• recurrent unexpected panic attacks for at least 1 month.
• Fear future panic attacks or a significant change in behavior related to the attacks. explained by classical conditioning

Trigger: unexpected

Question 2

Panic Attack

Answer 2

EDC-Intense fear with somatic or cognitive symptoms, as an abrupt onset with episode peak within minutes.

-Explained by classical conditioning

Question 3

Agoraphobia

Answer 3

-excessively and persistently fears greater than or equal to 2 of the following:

1. -Using public transportation
2. -Being in open spaces
3. -Being in enclosed spaces
4. -Standing in line or being in a crowd
5. -Being outside of the home alone.

Trigger: fear that escape may be difficult. can be diagnosed with panic disorder or stand alone

Question 4

Specific phobia

Answer 4

Trigger: fear of an object or situation-

5 subtypes Animal, Natural Environment, Situational, Blood Injection Injury, or other

Is classically conditioned response

Question 5

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 5

fear of negative evaluation

, if you have fear of public speaking, it is performance only.

• Specific Type-certain social situations
• Genearlized type- most social situaitons Trigger- a social or performance setting

Question 6

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 6

uncontrolled anxiety about multiple events and have greater than 3 of the following-

1. restless
2. on edge
3. decreased concentration
4. muscle tension
5. fatigued
6. irritability
7. insomnia

• don’t diagnose if you can explain it a different way. typically start at a young age and are chronic and are usually first seen because of physical symptoms.

Trigger- Anything.