Anxiety Related Disorders

Question 1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 1

Excessive and uncontrollable worry that persists for 6+ months

Question 2

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 2

fear and avoidance

Question 3

Panic Disorder

Answer 3

occurrence of panic attacks and avoidance of certain situations or changing behavior out of fear of having a panic attack

Question 4

Specific Phobia

Answer 4

Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation.
Ex: natural environments, animals, medical treatment, situations

Question 5

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Answer 5

OCD - obsessive type, compulsive type
Ex: hoarding disorder, body-focused repetitive behaviors, body dysphoric disorder

Question 6

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Answer 6

unwanted repetitive thoughts, actions or both
Common obsessions: concern with contamination, death, illness, disasters, order, exactness
Common compulsions: excessive grooming, rituals, checking behaviors

Question 7

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Answer 7

Intrusive, avoidance, heightened arousal, changes in thoughts and feelings
Ex: haunting nightmares, memories, social withdrawal, insomnia, numbness.

Question 8

Diathesis Stress Model

Answer 8

Conditioning: learning from past events, reinforcement
Cognition: hypervigilantt
Biology: genetics, over arousal, evolution