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Chapter 4 ppt Flashcards

1
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What is the future-oriented mood state?

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Anxiety

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What are the common characteristics of anxiety disorders?

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  • Anxiety and fear
  • Avoidance and escape
  • Significant distress/ impairment
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What is a panic attack?

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• Intense fear or discomfort
• Physical symptoms
(e.g., breathlessness, chest pain)

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4
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What can cause anxiety?

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  • Anxiety and brain circuits; genetic vulnerability

* Depleted levels of GABA

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What is a highly effective way to treat anxiety?

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Cognitive-behavioral therapies

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What does the ‘basic’ anxiety disorder look like?

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  • Excessive uncontrollable anxiety
  • Six months or more
  • Anyone and everyone
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What are 3 common treatments for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?

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  • Medication!
  • CBT
  • Meditation therapy
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What is OCD?

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  • Obsessions
  • or
  • Compulsions
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What are the common treatments for OCD?

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  • SSRIs - Relapse is common
  • Psychosurgery (cingulotomy)
  • CBT and Exposure!
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What is panic disorder?

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Unexpected panic attack (i.e., a false alarm)

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11
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What percent of people with panic disorder are women?

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66%

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Give examples of subtypes of specific phobia

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  • Blood-injury-injection phobia
  • Situational phobia
  • Natural environment phobia
  • Animal phobia
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What can cause specific phobias?

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  • Direct experience

* Biological and evolutionary vulnerability

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What are the treatments for specific phobias?

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CBT and exposure

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What is social phobia?

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Extreme and irrational fear in social/performance situations

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_____ of the general population has social phobia

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Social phobia is most commonly found in ____men/women___ and its onset is typically in the _______ stage of life.

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Social phobia is most commonly found in women and its onset is typically in the adolescent stage.

18
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What are the common treatments for social phobia?

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CBT and exposure

19
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What is symptom cluster #1 for PTSD?

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Reexperiencing symptoms

20
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What is symptom cluster #2 for PTSD?

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Avoidance and emotional numbing

21
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What is symptom cluster #3 for PTSD?

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Hyperarousal symptoms

22
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What is symptom cluster #4 for PTSD?

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Negative mood and cognition

23
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What are the common treatments for PTSD?

A

CBT and exposure therapy

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