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Negative mood state characterized by
body symptoms of physical tension and by
apprehension about the future.

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Anxiety

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Emotional response to real or perceived
imminent threat

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Fear

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Sudden overwhelming reaction

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Panic

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Defined as an abrupt experience of
intense fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by physical symptoms

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Panic attack

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If you have a clue of what/where situations a panic attack could occur

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Expected (Cued)

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If you don’t have a clue when/where the next attack will occur

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Unexpected (Uncued)

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We inherit the tendency to be tense, uptight, and anxious

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Biological Contributions

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In childhood, we may acquire an awareness that events are not always in our control the continuum of this perception may range from total confidence in our control of all aspects of our lives to deep uncertainty
about ourselves

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Psychological Contributions

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Stressful life events trigger our biological and psychological vulnerabilities; Repeated denials of their true thoughts, emotions
and behavior make these people extremely anxious

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Social Contributions

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TRIPLE VULNERABILITY THEORY

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(1) Generalized Biological Vulnerability
(2) Generalized Psychological Vulnerability
(3) Specific Psychological Vulnerability

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Developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached.

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Separation anxiety disorder

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Consistent failure to speak in specific social situations in which there is an expectation for speaking (e.g., at school) despite speaking in other situations.

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Selective mutism

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Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation

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Specific phobia

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3 types of specific phobia.

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-Animals
-Natural Environment
-Blood-injection-injury

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When does specific phobia usually develop?

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Early childhood

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Treatment for specific phobia.

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Exposure-based exercise

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Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others.

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Social anxiety disorder

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Other term for SAD

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Social phobia

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Course of SAD in adolescence

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Chronic

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Individuals fear a range of situations

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Generalized social anxiety disorder

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Individuals have a more limited fear.

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Specific social anxiety disorder

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Recurrent unexpected panic attacks

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Panic disorder

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Abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes

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Panic attack

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Marked fear or anxiety about two (or more) of the following five situations:

  1. Using public transportation
  2. Being in open spaces
  3. Being in enclosed places
  4. Standing in line or being in a crowd.
  5. Being outside of the home alone.
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Agoraphobia

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Characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that is not limited to any one object, situation, or activity.∙
Generalized anxiety disorder
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Mean age of initial onset of agoraphobia
21 yrs old
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Duration of GAD.
At least 6 months or more
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The median age at onset for generalized anxiety disorder
30 years
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Course of GAD.
Chronic
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Characterized by the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions.
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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Intrusive and mostly nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges that the individual tries to resist or eliminate.
Obsessions
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Thoughts or actions used to suppress the obsessions and provide relief.
Compulsions
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4 Major Types of Obsessions
a. Symmetry b. Forbidden Thoughts or actions (Aggressive/Sexual/Religious) c. Cleaning/Contamination d. Hoarding
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If untreated, the course of OCD is usually?
Chronic
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Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others.
Body dysmorphic disorder
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Body dysmorphic disorder was former known as?
“Dysmorphophobia”
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Most common age onset of Body dysmorphic disorder
12-13 yrs old
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Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
Hoarding disorder
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Hoarding disorder may first emerge around ages?
15-19 yrs old
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Course of hoarding disorder
Often chronic
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Treatment for hoarding disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy
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Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss.
Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)
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Onset of Trichotillomania
Onset of puberty
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Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions
Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder
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Onset of Excoriation
Adolescence
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A consistent pattern of inhibited, emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers
Reactive Attachment Disorder
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Onset of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Between the ages of 9 months and 5 years
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A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
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Exposure to a traumatic event during which an individual experiences or witnesses death or threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violation.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
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When memories occur suddenly, accompanied by strong emotion, and the victims find themselves reliving the event
Flashback
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Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence where the symptom pattern in is restricted to a duration of 3 days to 1 month following exposure to the traumatic event.
ACUTE STRESS DISORDER
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ACUTE STRESS DISORDER cannot be diagnosed until how many days after a traumatic event?
3 days
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Form of crisis intervention that has victims of trauma talk extensively about their feelings and reactions within the days of critical incident.
Psychological Debriefing
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The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
ADJUSTMENT DISORDER
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Adjustment disorder begins within how many months of onset of a stressor?
3 months
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The death, at least 12 months ago, of a person who was close to the bereaved individual (for children and adolescents, at least 6 months ago)
PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER

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