Ch 15 Flashcards
(71 cards)
An anxiety disorder characterized by fear of being in places or situations in which escape might be difficult or embarrassing or in which hep may not be available should an anxiety attack occur
Agoraphobia
Drug that increase the effectiveness of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) a neurotransmitter that modulates excitability and anxiety. Usually prescribed to reduce anxiety but on a short term basis due to problems with addiction
Anti anxiety drugs (anxiolytics)
A state of feeling apprehension uneasiness uncertainty or dread, results from a real or perceived threat whose actual source is unknown or unrecognized
Anxiety
An obsessive compulsive disorder that involves preoccupation with an Imagined defective body part resulting in obsessional thinking compulsive behavior
Body dysmorphic disorder
Usually unconscious intrapsychic processes used to ward off anxiety by preventing conscious awareness of threatening feelings examples include regression, projection, sublimation, repression, and denial
Defenses mechanisms
An unpleasant emotion related to a specific danger
Fear
Anxiety disorder characterized by excessive worry or anxiety about numerous things
Generalized anxiety disorder
Distressing problem in which individuals compulsively pull hair out resulting in varying degrees of disability social stigma and Altered appearance
Hair pulling disorder(trichotillomania)
The first level of anxiety occurs in the normal experience of everyday living and allows people to perceive reality in sharp focus
Mild anxiety
Second level of anxiety results In selective attention and some diminished thinking although learning and problem solving can still occur. Symptoms include tension pounding headache, increased pulse, increased respiration rate, perspiration, gastric discomfort,headache,urinary urgency, voice tremors, and shaking
Moderate anxiety
Fourth and most extreme level of anxiety and results in markedly disturbed behavior. Unable to process what is going on and may lose touch with reality
Panic
An anxiety disorder in which panic attacks are the key feature
Panic disorder
Exhibiting developmentally inappropriate levels of concern over being away from a signifying other
Separation anxiety disorder
The third level of anxiety is debilitating and causes a person to focus on one particular detail or many scattered details. Learning cannot occur and other aspects of the environment go unnoticed even when someone points them out
Severe anxiety
Skin picking disorder
Dermotilomania
Aka social phobia characterized by severe anxiety or fear provoked by exposure to a social or performance situation that will be evaluated negatively by others
Social anxiety disorder
Fear and avoidance of a single object, situation, or activity, common in the general population
Specific phobias
Used to counterbalance perceived deficiencies by emphasizing strengths
Compensation
Unconscious transformation of anxiety into a physical symptom with no organic cause
Conversion
Escaping unpleasant anxiety causing thoughts feelings wishes or needs by ignoring their existence
Denial
Transference of emotions associated with a particular person object or situation to another non threatening person object or situation
Displacement
Disruption in consciousness memory identity or perception of the environment that results in compartmentalizing uncomfortable or unpleasant aspects of oneself
Dissociation
Attributing to oneself the characteristics of another person or group
Identification
Events are analyzed based on remote cold facts and wo passion rathe than incorporating feeling and emotion into the processing
Intellectualizarion
