Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Panic Attack

Answer 1

• Brief but extremely intense surges of anxiety

- Reach full intensity in 10 min or less

Question 2

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 2

• 6+ months of excessive anxiety/worry more days than not about variety of events/activities

Question 3

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 3

• specific to social situations, presentations, performances

- 6+ months of persistent anxiety

Question 4

Psychogenic and Biological Etiology

Answer 4

Psychoanalytic-

• Unconscious perception of danger
• Failure of defense mechanisms

Cognitive-

• Overevaluation of danger
• Underevaluation of coping skills

Biologic
- Fight, flight, freeze response leading to hyper vigilance when non-necessary and non-adaptive

Question 5

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Answer 5

Obsessions- recurrent, intrusive, persistent troublesome thoughts

Compulsions- repetitive behaviors or mental acts the person feels compelled to do

Obsessions or compulsions are time consuming (1 hour/ day+) or cause significant distress or impairment

Question 6

Specific Phobia

Answer 6

Marked fear about object or situation (animal, natural environment, blood)

6+ months