Chapter 5 Flashcards
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorder characterized by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive, accompanied by physical symptoms of tenseness, irritability, and restlessness.
What is the DSM-5 criteria for anxiety disorder?
At least 6 months of excessive anxiety and worry
Difficulty turning off the worrying
How are the physical symptoms of panic disorder and GAD different?
Panic is autonomic arousal (inc heart rate, trembling etc), while GAD is muscle tension, mental agitation and fatigue
GAD is one of the (most or least) common anxiety disorders in the world.
Most
Most patients with GAD seek out treatment at…
The primary care doctors
Which group has the most cases of GAD?
Females, twice as many as men
Is GAD chronic or short term?
Chronic
What kind of course does GAD have?
Waxing and waning, itc omes and goes
What groups is GAD most common? Least?
Adults over 45, least in ages 15 to 24
What are medication is often given to older adults?
Minor tranquilizers
What medication is used for younger populations with anxiety?
Benzodiazepine
What is anxiety sensitivity?
the tendency to become distressed in response to arousal-related sensations, arising from beliefs that these anxiety-related sensations have harmful consequences
Anxiety disorders have …
Generalized biological vulnerability
People with GAD are called autonomic restrictors because…
They show less responsiveness on physiological measures than people with other anxiety disorders
What did scientists find that explained autonomic restrictors in people with GAD?
People with GAD are thinking so hard about upcoming problems that they don’t have the attentional capacity left for the all-important process of creating images of the potential threat, images that would elicit more substantial negative affect and autonomic activity
Benzodiazepines treat
GAD
Why are benzodiazepines dangerous?
The can make people dependent on them, can cause falls in older adults, and reduce overall functioning
What treatment is best for people with GAD in the longterm?
Psychological treatment
, cognitive Behaviorial treatment
What are metacognitions?
strong need to control the future, “beliefs about worrying”
What is panic disorder?
What is agoraphobia?
2/3 of ______ have panic disorder
When is onset of panic disorders?
What percentage of women suffer from agoraphobia?
75 percent
Why do women suffer from agoraphobia more than men?
What culturally acceptable way do most men cope with panic disorder?
Consuming large amounts of alcohol
Men with panic disorder often suffer with … too
Alcohol abuse
Panic disorder looks the same amongst all ethnic groups.
False, it present differently
What time do most panic attacks occur?
How are nocturnal attacks studied?
What is sleep apnea?
In which population is sleep apnea most commonly found?
What are sleep terrors?
In which groups is sleep paralysis most common?
In which groups is sleep paralysis least common?
What are learned alarms?
What does the hypothesis tying seperation anxiety to panic disorder say?
What four drugs are used to treat panic disorder?
What psychological treatment is used for panic disorder?
Gradual Exposure therapy
What is panic control treatment (PCT)?
What is specific phobia?
What is social anxiety disorder (SAD)?
What is PTSD?
What Biritish diarist helped with naming PSTD?
PTSD has a _____ onset
Delayed
What is acute stress disorder?
Female are … more likely than men to suffer from panic disorder
2x
Panic disorder medication
Benzodiazepines or SSRIs
Panic disorder psychological intervention
Which treatment works best for panic disorder?
Cognitive behaviorial treatment
Female : Male = 4:1
Specific phobias
Medication for social anxiety?
Beta blockers, benzodiazepines, SSRIs, D-cycloserine
Describe the treatment that is most affective for social anxiety disorder
Psychological, CBT, rehearsal, challenging anxious thoguhts about social judgement, exposure therapy
SSRIs only
PTSD, OCD
SSRIs only
PTSD
