What is the future-oriented mood state?
Anxiety
What are the common characteristics of anxiety disorders?
- Anxiety and fear
- Avoidance and escape
- Significant distress/ impairment
What is a panic attack?
• Intense fear or discomfort
• Physical symptoms
(e.g., breathlessness, chest pain)
What can cause anxiety?
- Anxiety and brain circuits; genetic vulnerability
* Depleted levels of GABA
What is a highly effective way to treat anxiety?
Cognitive-behavioral therapies
What does the ‘basic’ anxiety disorder look like?
- Excessive uncontrollable anxiety
- Six months or more
- Anyone and everyone
What are 3 common treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
- Medication!
- CBT
- Meditation therapy
What is OCD?
- Obsessions
- or
- Compulsions
What are the common treatments for OCD?
- SSRIs - Relapse is common
- Psychosurgery (cingulotomy)
- CBT and Exposure!
What is panic disorder?
Unexpected panic attack (i.e., a false alarm)
What percent of people with panic disorder are women?
66%
Give examples of subtypes of specific phobia
- Blood-injury-injection phobia
- Situational phobia
- Natural environment phobia
- Animal phobia
What can cause specific phobias?
- Direct experience
* Biological and evolutionary vulnerability
What are the treatments for specific phobias?
CBT and exposure
What is social phobia?
Extreme and irrational fear in social/performance situations
_____ of the general population has social phobia
12.1%
Social phobia is most commonly found in ____men/women___ and its onset is typically in the _______ stage of life.
Social phobia is most commonly found in women and its onset is typically in the adolescent stage.
What are the common treatments for social phobia?
CBT and exposure
What is symptom cluster #1 for PTSD?
Reexperiencing symptoms
What is symptom cluster #2 for PTSD?
Avoidance and emotional numbing
What is symptom cluster #3 for PTSD?
Hyperarousal symptoms
What is symptom cluster #4 for PTSD?
Negative mood and cognition
What are the common treatments for PTSD?
CBT and exposure therapy
