Anxiety, Trauma-and Stressor-Related, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Flashcards
Define Anxiety
Negative mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and by apprehension about the future
What is fear?
An immediate alarm reaction to danger
Define panic
Experiencing the alarm response of fear when there is nothing to be afraid of
Define a panic attack
An abrupt experience of intense fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by physical symptoms
What is the Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS)?
Receiving danger signals from the brain stem
What is the fight/flight system (FFS)?
An alarm and escape response
Define Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Shift from possible crisis to crisis, worry about minor, everyday concerns
Define Panic Control Treatment (PCT)
A cognitive therapy that involves relaxation and breathing
What is a panic disorder?
Individuals experience severe, unexpected panic attacks
What is agoraphobia?
Fear and avoidance of situations in which a person feels unsafe or unable to escape in the event of a developing panic symptom
What is a specific phobia?
An irrational fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with an individuals ability to function
What are blood-injection-injury phobias?
Decreased heart rate and blood pressure upon seeing blood, injections, or injury
What are situational phobias?
Fear of public transportation or enclosed places
What are natural environment phobias?
Fear of situations or events occurring in nature
What are animal phobias?
Fears of animals and insects
What is separation anxiety disorder?
Characterized by children’s unrealistic and persistent worry that something will happen to their parents or themselves when apart
What is social anxiety disorder?
Extreme/irrational concern about being negatively evaluated by other people
Define Tijin Kyofusho
Fear of offending others or making them uncomfortable
What are Beta Blockers?
They reduce autonomic arousal
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Exposed to trauma, continued re-experiencing through nightmares, memories and flashbacks
Define acute stress disorder
Similar to PTSD, occurring within the first month after the trauma, different name emphasizes the severe reactions that some people have immediately
What is catharsis?
Reliving emotional trauma to relieve suffering
What is an adjustment disorder?
Anxious or depressive reactions to life stress that are generally milder than PTSD and acute stress disorder
What is an attachment disorder?
Disturbed and developmentally inappropriate behaviors in children, in which, the child is unwilling or unable to form normal attachment relationships with care-giving adults
