anxiety pt 1 Flashcards
pathological anxiety
overwhelmed to the point that fxning is impaired :(
anxiety
normal emotion that keeps us alert, produces flight or fight to an unknown threat and helps us achieve goals
traditional psychoanalytical theory:
who came up with it?
-sigmeud freud
-conflict btw the ID and ego where aggressive and impulsive drives may be experienced as unacceptable resulting repression–> anxiety
learning theory
who created it:
Jean Piaget
-developmental milestones that represent interaction between maturing brain and environmental influences.
children learn according to the capacity if the brain to manage incoming stimuli and nature of the stimuli
!!!appropriate environmental responses facilitate normal learning process!!!
more learning theory where it affects kids
aberrant rxns produce problems in development…
ex. mom screams at spider so now kids screams at spiders
cognitive theory
abnormal emotional states such as anxiety and depression are result of distorted beliefs about self, world, future
-incorrect beliefs that interpret events in a dangerous or threatening matter (autonomic bad thought process]
neuro behavioral inhibition system
evaluate stimuli that is consistent with PUNISHMENT, NON REWARD, NOVELTY and fear that produces behavioral inhibition increase arousal and attention.
neuro behavioral inhibition system produces what responses
-GABA/ benz/ chloride receptor, chloride channel complex (emotions, memories)
-nonadrenergic nucleus locus coeruleus and brainstem nuceli ( fight or flight)
-serotonin and the raphe nuceli
where is the neural behavioral inhibition is mainly located in the
locus ceruleus
INC. NT/NE activity
dec serotonin
most common psychiatric illness:
anxiety
most common in :
women, young ppl, chronically ill
anxiety ABCs
alarm: my chest feels tight
belief : im having a heart attack
coping : call 911
what helps anxiety
-PCI:
-empathy: NURS in which we suck at but nurses do great
psychotherapy
WE DONT DO THIS:
-clinical psychologists
-social workers
-cognitive behavioral therapy:
-avoidant behavior causes impairments
- new coping strategies that lead to dec sx,
GAD DSM-5 criteria
A. excessive anxiety and worry 6 months
B. finds it difficult to control the worry
C. 3 or more of the sx…
-restlessness
-being easily fatigued
-difficulty concentrated
-irritability
-muscle tension
-sleep disturbance
D. significant distress in social occupational