chapte 14 Flashcards
what do physical and mental illness have in common
both have a biological basis
the medical model
comparing mental illness to physical disease
criteria of abnormal behavior
- deviance
- maladaptive behavior
- personal distress
observable, specific situations
phobic disorders
observable, more generalized
agoraphobia and panic disorder
observable. widely generalized
GAD and OCD
inferred, generalized
somatoform and dissociative disorders
generalized anxiety disorder
- free floating anxiety with no specific cause
- continuing worry
phobic disorder
-2 types
- specific phobias
2. social anxiety disorders
specific phobias
-ex
if a dog bites you, you might be afraid of all dogs
social anxiety disorder
fear of embarrassing yourself in public
panic disorders
feels symptoms of a heart attack
- spontaneous, abrupt
- have to have recurrent panic attack for more than 1 month
agoraphobia
fear that something is going to happen (panic attack) and person cannot get help
OCD
- definition
- 2 things involved
- when do they emerge
- persistent unwanted fearful thoughts
- obsessions
- compulsions
- obsessions
- before age 30
obsessions
irrational thoughts
compulsions
ritualistic behaviors
etiology of anxiety disorders: biological factors
- evolutionary predisposition
- anxiety sensitivity theory
- neurochemical activity
- biological awareness
- people might experience anxiety differently
- GABA deficiency = anxiety (makes them more excitable)