Chapter 4 Flashcards
Innate alarming response to a dangerous or life-threatening situation
Fear
the state in which an individual is inordinately apprehensive, tense and uneasy about the prospect of something terrible happening.
anxiety
What is anxiety called during 19th century?
Irritable heart syndrome/soldier’s heart “Neurasthenia”
Concept of freud about anxiety?
Anxiety neurosis
concept of anxiety in DSM 1
Psychoneurotic disorders may be directly felt and expressed
Anxiety is called ___ in dsm II
neuroses “E” not “I”
It is a condition in which a person has excessive anxiety regarding separation from places or people.
Separation anxiety
DSM III included what disorders under anxiety disorder
Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, and PTSD
Separation anxiety is included in DSM III and IV as childhood disorder (True or false)
True
It is characterized by a consistent failure to speak in specific social situations where speaking is expected despite being able to speak in other situations.
Selective mutism
an irrational and unabating fear of a particular object, activity, or situation that provokes an immediate anxiety response.
Specific Phobia
2 perspective of phobia
Biological- Humans are essentially preprogrammed to fear a certain situation.
Psychological- Phobic individuals perceive things dangerous because they misinterpret stimuli.
Treatments for Phobia
Imagery & live
Involves fear of or anxiety about social situation. (i.e, embarrassing themselves in social situations, speaking in public or meeting new people)
Social anxiety disorder (Social Phobia)
Treatments for Social anxiety disorders
-In vivo exposure
-Cognitive restructuring
-Social skills training
-medication (sometimes)
Characterized by a pattern of recurrent panic attacks accompanied by persistent worry or behavioral change.
Panic disorder
Is a sudden episodes of intense fear or discomfort lasting minutes to hours that triggers uncomfortable physical sensations.
Panic attack specifier
Possible causes of Panic disorder
Neurotransmitter
Anxiety sensitivity
Conditioned fear reactions
Treatments for Panic disorder
-Benzodiezepines
-Antidepressants
-Serotonin reuptake inhibitors
-Relaxation training
-Panic control therapy
Irrational fear of entering open spaces, crowd places, unfamiliar places.
Agoraphobia
Characterized by a pattern of frequent, persistent excessive worry that is out of proportion to the impact of event.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Other specified anxiety disorder
Khyal cap (wind attacks)
Ataque de nervios ( attack of nerves
Treatment for other specified anxiety disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy
