Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
Anxiety is an emotion or effect and deals with an internal state of _____
fear
Anxiety disorder is more common than depressive disorders. What are some risk factors
- female
- younger age
- single/divorced
- low socioeconomic status
- poor social support
- low education
- whites >ethnic minorities
- childhood maltreatment
- stressful life events
what is the median age at onset for panic disorder
23
what is the median age at onset for agoraphobia
18
what is the median age at onset for social anxiety disorder/social phobia
15
median age of onset for generalized anxiety disorder
30
median age of onset for specific phobia
15
median age of onset for separation anxiety disorder
16
_____ anxiety disorder is developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety occurring upon separation from significant attachment figures. The onset is usually in childhood, and is rarer in adolescence and has a genetic link with _____ disorder
Separation; panic
How do you treat Sep AD
- Psychotherapy: Graded exposure; starts with attachment figure next to them and gradually separating
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Medication: SSRI
- Parent/Family Intervention; High maternal emotional over involvement is connected with SepAD
What is selective mutism
Failure to speak. It happens in certain social situations. Gets categorized in social anxiety disorder. Gets frequently diagnosed in kindergarten or first grade.
What are treatment options for selective mutism
- Psychotherapy: graded exposure
- Behavioral rewards: School, parents
- Family: encouraged not to speak for patient
What is criteria for specific phobia
Fear of a specific object or situation. The fear/anxiety lasts for 6 months or more and causes significant distress or impairment in social occupational or other important areas of functioning.
Specific phobia is common in children and older adults. _____ speaking fear is a form of social anxiety disorder. Some develop specific phobia following _____ event.
Public; traumatic
What are treatment options for specific phobia
- Psychotherapy: Cognitive behavioral therapy
2. Medication: Benzodiazepines as needed
What is common about social anxiety disorder
- fear about 1 or more social situations: having conversation, giving a speech
- kids miss school
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Core feature of SAD is ____ of negative evaluation. Median age of onset is in late ____ and is often co morbid with major _____ disorder. Avoidant personality disorder may be a co-morbidity.
fear; teens; depressive