Chapter 5 Flashcards
Negative mood state characterized by
body symptoms of physical tension and by
apprehension about the future.
Anxiety
Emotional response to real or perceived
imminent threat
Fear
Sudden overwhelming reaction
Panic
Defined as an abrupt experience of
intense fear or acute discomfort, accompanied by physical symptoms
Panic attack
If you have a clue of what/where situations a panic attack could occur
Expected (Cued)
If you don’t have a clue when/where the next attack will occur
Unexpected (Uncued)
We inherit the tendency to be tense, uptight, and anxious
Biological Contributions
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
Psychological Contributions
Stressful life events trigger our biological and psychological vulnerabilities; Repeated denials of their true thoughts, emotions
and behavior make these people extremely anxious
Social Contributions
TRIPLE VULNERABILITY THEORY
(1) Generalized Biological Vulnerability
(2) Generalized Psychological Vulnerability
(3) Specific Psychological Vulnerability
Developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached.
Separation anxiety disorder
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.
Selective mutism
Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation
Specific phobia
3 types of specific phobia.
-Animals
-Natural Environment
-Blood-injection-injury
When does specific phobia usually develop?
Early childhood
Treatment for specific phobia.
Exposure-based exercise
Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others.
Social anxiety disorder
Other term for SAD
Social phobia
Course of SAD in adolescence
Chronic
Individuals fear a range of situations
Generalized social anxiety disorder
Individuals have a more limited fear.
Specific social anxiety disorder
Recurrent unexpected panic attacks
Panic disorder
Abrupt surge of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes
Panic attack
Marked fear or anxiety about two (or more) of the following five situations:
- Using public transportation
- Being in open spaces
- Being in enclosed places
- Standing in line or being in a crowd.
- Being outside of the home alone.
Agoraphobia
Characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that is not limited to any one object, situation, or activity.∙
Generalized anxiety disorder
Mean age of initial onset of agoraphobia
21 yrs old
Duration of GAD.
At least 6 months or more
The median age at onset for generalized
anxiety disorder
30 years
Course of GAD.
Chronic
Characterized by the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions.
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Intrusive and mostly nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges that the individual tries to resist or eliminate.
Obsessions
Thoughts or actions used to suppress the obsessions and provide relief.
Compulsions
4 Major Types of Obsessions
a. Symmetry
b. Forbidden Thoughts or actions
(Aggressive/Sexual/Religious)
c. Cleaning/Contamination
d. Hoarding
If untreated, the course of OCD is usually?
Chronic
Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others.
Body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder was former known as?
“Dysmorphophobia”
Most common age onset of Body dysmorphic disorder
12-13 yrs old
Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
Hoarding disorder
Hoarding disorder may first emerge around ages?
15-19 yrs old
Course of hoarding disorder
Often chronic
Treatment for hoarding disorder
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair, resulting in hair loss.
Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)
Onset of Trichotillomania
Onset of puberty
Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions
Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder
Onset of Excoriation
Adolescence
A consistent pattern of inhibited, emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Onset of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Between the ages of 9 months and 5
years
A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
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
When memories occur suddenly,
accompanied by strong emotion, and the
victims find themselves reliving the event
Flashback
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
ACUTE STRESS DISORDER cannot be diagnosed until how many days after a
traumatic event?
3 days
Form of crisis intervention that has victims of trauma talk extensively about their feelings and reactions within the days of critical incident.
Psychological Debriefing
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
Adjustment disorder begins within how many months of onset of a stressor?
3 months
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
