Anxiety Disorders: Week 7

Question 1

What did a recent survey say about % of Americans ?

Answer 1

Recent surveys have found that as many as 18% of Americans may be affected by one or more of them

Question 2

Freuds theory?

Answer 2

toxic transformation of undischarged libido resulting from unconscious repression of sexual desires and fantasies.

Question 3

Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 3

not focused on any one object or situation

most common anxiety disorder to affect older adults

Question 4

Diagnostic Criteria: GAD

Answer 4

more days than not, for at least 6 months, about a number of issues

The person finds it difficult to control the worry

three or more symptoms:
-restlessness, 
-feeling keyed up or on edge
being easily fatigued
-difficulty concentrating

Question 5

risk factors for GAD

Answer 5

Women
african american
under 30 year

Question 6

Comorbidities in GAD

Answer 6

Major Depres. Disorder
Social Anx.
Panic Dis.

Question 7

Panic disorder

Answer 7

arises and peaks in less than ten minutes

can last for several hours

Question 8

single largest category

Answer 8

phobias

Question 9

Agoraphobia

Answer 9

Must have fear of 2 or more of the five situations

Inverse relationship with income and education

Question 10

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Answer 10

fear of negative public embarrassment

persistent (6+ months)
excessive/ unreasonable

Question 11

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Answer 11

strongemotional attachment

persists in individuals under 18 for at least four weeks and adults for six months or more.

PTSD

Ex. Emily Dickenson- anxiety disorder

Question 12

Selective Mutism.

Answer 12

Twice as many girls than boys have

difficulty speaking, laughing, reading aloud, singing aloud in front of people outside of their family or their “comfort zone

These children often have symptoms of social phobia as well

Must last for at least one month (not 1st month of school).

Not due to lack of knowledge of or comfort with the language in use.

It is now classified as an anxiety disorder, given that a large majority of children with selective mutism are anxious

Question 13

Anxiety Disorders: Biological Causes

Answer 13

low GAB, alcohol, caffeine

Question 14

Anxiety Disorders: Treatment

Answer 14

psychotherapy, meds, exercise

Question 15

Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer 15

Can be highly effective for panic disorder and social phobia

Seeks to teach coping skills to deal with anxiety-provoking situations

Question 16

Benzodiazepines Controversy (short term) 
3 different viewpoints

Answer 16

that combined medication and psychotherapy more effective

While others show that pharmacological interventions are largely palliative

Meta-analyses show that psychotherapeutic interventions have better long-term efficacy

Question 17

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Answer 17

recurrent or persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced as intrusive or inappropriate and cause distress

person attempts to ignore or suppress thoughts or neutralize them with another thought or action

women, AA, under 30

Question 18

examples of OCD

Answer 18

hoarding, BDD, Trichotilmania, Excoriation