Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Describe the six types of anxiety presented in this lecture.

Answer 1

Panic: 
Generalized: 
Conditioned: 
Social: 
Situational:
Anticipatory:

Question 2

What are the OCD/compulsive disorders?

Answer 2

OCD: 
Body dysmorphic: 
Trichotillomania: 
Hoarding: 
Excoriation:

Question 3

The lifetime prevalence of panic disorder is ________.

Answer 3

1.5% - 3.5%

Question 4

Panic disorders are more common in ________.

Answer 4

females

Question 5

The age of onset for panic disorder is ___________.

Answer 5

younger than 35

Question 6

Panic disorder is defined as both (1) having a panic attack and (2) ____________.

Answer 6

having a debilitating fear of future attacks

Question 7

Anxiety most often occurs with depression and usually _________ it.

Answer 7

precedes

Question 8

Those with anxiety are thought to have decreased activity of what neurotransmitter system in the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus?

Answer 8

GABA

Question 9

The cardiovascular aspects of anxiety arise from activity in which brain structure?

Answer 9

The locus ceruleus

Question 10

Eliminating safety controls is an example of which branch of panic treatment?

Answer 10

Behavioral

Question 11

True or false: most people with social phobia seek treatment.

Answer 11

False. Only about 1% do

Question 12

Compulsions are ___________.

Answer 12

acts (whether mental or physical)

Question 13

Which category of anxiety disorder was mentioned to have a long lag time between onset of symptoms and treatment?

Answer 13

OCD (usually ten years)

Question 14

OCD and Tourette’s have high comorbidity and are thought to arise from disorders in the ___________.

Answer 14

basal ganglia

Question 15

Activating the ___________ inhibits the direct basal ganglia pathway to the thalamus and thus __________ the thalamus.

Answer 15

striatum; disinhibits

Question 16

When the striatum leads to activation (or “disinhibition”) of the thalamus. Activation of the thalamus also leads to ___________.

Answer 16

activation of the globus palladus which then leads to inhibition of the thalamus

Question 17

In those with OCD, what is thought to be the role of the basal ganglia and thalamus?

Answer 17

It’s thought that OCD presents with greater basal ganglia tone which leads to disinhibition of the thalamus.

Question 18

Which anxiety disorder (at least of what is mentioned in this PowerPoint) can be treated with atypical antipsychotics?

Answer 18

OCD