Anxiety & Trauma-Related Disorders Flashcards
Panic disorder
Characterized by recurrent panic attacks at unpredictable intervals
Panic disorder - manifestations
- intense apprehension
- fear or terror
- feelings of impending doom
- intense physical discomfort
Generalized anxiety disorder
- characterized by persistent, unrealistic and excessive anxiety and worry
- has occurred more days than not for at last 6 mos.
- cannot be attributed to organic factors such as caffeine, hypothyroidism
Generalized anxiety disorder - manifestations
- anxiety
- worry
- muscle tension
- restlessness
- feeling “keyed up” or on edge
Agoraphobia
- fear of being in open shops and markets
- may be more related to fears of being vulnerable and in a less secure environment
Agoraphobia - manifestations
Fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or in which help might not be available in the event that panic symptoms occur
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Excessive fear of situations in which a person may do something embarrassing or be evaluated negatively by others
Social anxiety disorder - manifestations
Exposure to the phobic situation may cause:
- sweating
- tachycardia
- dyspnea
OCD
- the presence of obsessions, compulsions or both
- the severity of which is significant enough to cause distress or impairment in in social, occ. or other areas of fxning
- the individual realizes that the behavior is excessive/unreasonable
- because of the feeling of relief of discomfort that it promotes, the individual is compelled to continue the act
OCD - manifestations
- the presence of obsessions, compulsions or both
- common compulsions = hand washing, ordering, checking, praying, repeating words silently
Body dysmorphic disorders
- characterized by the exaggerated belief that the body is deformed or defective in some way
- most common complaints involve the imagined or slight flaws of the face
Body dysmorphic disorders - manifestations
- clients present with complains involving a part/parts of the body
- in some instances, a true defect is present
- the significance of the defect is grossly exaggerated and the persons concern is excessive
Hair pulling disorder
- the recurrent pulling out of ones hair that results in hair loss
- the impulse is preceded by an increasing sense of tension and results in a sense of relief or gratification from pulling out the hair
Hair pulling disorder- manifestations
- excessive pulling out of the hair
- most often scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes
Hoarding disorder
- persistent difficulties in discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of actual value
- “excessive acquisition” may occur, the excessive need to acquire items