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Chapter 5 - Anxiety and Related Disorders Flashcards

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anxiety

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affective state whereby an individual feels threatened by the occurrence of a possible future negative event

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fear

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Occurs in response to a real or perceived current threat

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what kind of an emotion is fear

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“present oriented”

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“fight or flight” response

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fear prompts a person or organism to either flee from a dangerous situation or stand and fight

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panic

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similar to fear, making these two emotional states difficult to distinguish in terms of their physiological and behavioural components

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until 1980 what were anxiety disorders classified with

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somatoform and dissociative disorders

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what did Freud theorize about the difference in anxiety

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difference between objective fears and neurotic anxiety

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what did Freud theorize about anxiety

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proposed that neurotic anxiety is a signal to the ego that an unacceptable drive (mainly sexual in nature) is pressing for conscious representation

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how much more likely is an individual who’s family member is diagnosed with anxiety disorder to have on as well

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4-6x more likely

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where is the information from the amygdala sent to

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areas in the hypothalamus and then through a midbrain area to the brain stem and spinal cord

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what kinds of autonomic and behavioural components do the brain stem and spinal cord connect with in expression of fear

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autonomic: increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature
behavioural: freezing, fight/flight

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what areas are not directly involved in the fear circuit?

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higher cortical areas

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two-factor theory

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suggests that fears develop through the process of classical conditioning and are maintained of anxiety

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what does the two-factor theory not do a good job of explaining

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the development of all phobias

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vicarious learning

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develop fears by observing the reactions of other people

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what relationship may be important in the development of anxiety

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early attachment relationship

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what do anxiety disorders tend to be without treatment

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chronic and recurrent and are associated with significant distress and suffering

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panic attacks

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involves recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that occur unexpectedly - have the physical symptoms of anxiety

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symptoms of panic attacks

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1) sweating
2) trembling or shaking
3) feelings of choking
4) nausea or abdominal distress
5) chills or heat sensations
6) fear of dying
7) pounding heart

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how many symptoms must be present for panic attacks

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at least 4 symptoms with at least two unexpected attacks are required for this diagnosis

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agoraphobia

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anxiety about being in places or situations where an individual might find it difficult to escape

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what two disorders are highly comorbid?

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panic disorder and agoraphobia

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gender differences in panic disorder

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women are twice as likely

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behavioural avoidance test (BAT)

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patients are asked to enter situations that they would typically avoid - provide a rating of their anticipated anxiety and actual anxiety

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symptom induction test

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patient may be asked to do something to bring on symptoms of panic (ex. hyperventilate) - this will let them assess symptom severity and be a strategy for exposure treatment

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how much more likely is an individual who’s family member is diagnosed with panic disorder to have on as well

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5x more likely

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nocturnal panic

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attacks that occur while sleeping (most often during lighter stages of sleep)

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catastrophically misinterpret

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one misinterprets normal bodily sensations as signals that one is going to have a heart attack, go crazy etc.

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anxiety sensitivity

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with the belief that the somatic symptoms related to anxiety will have negative consequences that extend beyond the panic episode itself

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alarm theory

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theory proposes that a “true alarm” occurs when there is a real threat - bodies produce an adaptive physiological response

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what kinds of phobias do women report more often

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animal and situational

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5 types of phobias

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animal, natural environment, blood injection-injury, situational, other/illness

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animal type

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phobic object is an animal or insect

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natural environment type

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phobic object is part of the natural environment (ex. thunderstorms, height)

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blood injection-injury type

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person fear seeing blood or an injury, or fears an injection or other type of invasive medical procedure

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situational type

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person fears specific situations ex. public transportation

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other type

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phobias not covered in the other categories, ex choking, clowns, also contains illness phobia

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illness phobia

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intense fear of developing disease that the person currently does not have

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Equipotentiality premise

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all neutral stimuli have an equal potential for becoming phobias

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nonassociative model

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proposes that the process of evolution has endowed humans to respond fearfully to a select group of stimuli (ex. water) and thus no learning is necessary to develop these fears

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biological preparedness

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process of natural selection has equipped humans with the predisposition to fear objects and situations that represented threats to our species over the course of our evolutionary heritage

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disgust sensitivity

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the degree to which people are susceptible to being disgusted by a variety of stimuli ex. bugs, food

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social anxiety disorder

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fear of interacting with others in most social settings

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performance only social phobia

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fear specific social situations or activities, which may include casual speaking, eating or writing in public, or giving formal speeches

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what does the onset of social anxiety predict regarding comorbid disorders

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predicts the onset of comorbid disorder

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what kind of form does social anxiety assessment take

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structured or semi-structured

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what do individuals with social anxiety exhibit

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abnormal social information processing

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what do individuals with social anxiety show increased brain activity in?

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amygdala when viewing others’ facial expressions which suggests increased threat monitoring

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public self-consciousness

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awareness of oneself as an object of attention

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interpersonal disorder

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a condition that is commonly associated with marked disruption in the ability to relate with other people

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generalized anxiety disorder

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uncontrollable and excessive worry

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gender differences in GAD

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more common in women

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how many symptoms are needed for GAD

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3 or more for adults, and one for children

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symptoms for GAD

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1) restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
2) being easily fatigued
3) difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
4) irritability
5) muscle tension
6) sleep disturbance

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primary criterion for GAD

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presence of excessive worry which must be present for more days than not for a period of at least 6 months

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intolerance of uncertainty

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individual’s discomfort with ambiguity and uncertainty

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obsessions

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recurrent and uncontrollable thoughts, impulses, or ideas that the individual finds disturbing and anxiety-provoking ex. doubting if someone locked the door and checking it

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compulsions

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repetitive behaviours or cognitive acts that are intended to reduce anxiety ex. counting numbers

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neutralizations

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behavioral or mental acts that are used by individuals to try to prevent the feared consequences and distress caused by an obsession

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thought-action fusion

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refers to two types of irrational thinking:

1) the belief that having a particular thought increases the probability that the thought will come true
2) belief that having a particular thought is the moral equivalent of a particular action

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subtypes of OCD

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contamination and washing/cleaning, checking, hoarding, ordering/symmetry

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serotonin hypothesis for OCD

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abnormalities in the serotonin system are responsible for OCD symptoms

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cognitive-behavioral conceptualization for OCD

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problematic obsessions are caused by the person’s reaction to intrusive thoughts

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why are obsessions believed to persist

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person’s maladaptive attempts to cope with them

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why are compulsions believed to persist

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1) the lower the severity of anxiety
2) lower the frequency of obsessions
3) “prevent” obsessions from coming true

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PTSD

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experienced, witnessed or learned about the traumatic event of a loved one, or have experienced repeated exposure to the aftermath of traumas

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4 domains symptoms of PTSD are categorized into

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1) intrusion symptoms
2) avoidance symptoms
3) cognition and mood symptoms
4) hyperarousal and reactivity symptoms

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intrusion symptoms

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memories, nightmares etc.

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avoidance symptoms

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avoiding memories, avoiding places or people that are associated with the trauma etc.

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cognition and mood symptoms

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amnesia, negative cognitions etc.

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hyperarousal and reactivity symptoms

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hypervigilance, self-destructive behaviour etc.

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emotional numbing

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inability to experience emotions

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what do individuals with PTSD also experience

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sleep difficulties, concentration problems, irritability, significant anger problems etc.

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what kind of trauma is more likely to provoke PTSD

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interpersonal traumas

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volume of hippcampus in individuals with PTSD is lower or higher

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lower

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what kind of medications are the best for treatment of anxiety disorders

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antidepressants drugs

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what do individuals with anxiety disorders usually overestimate

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probability and severity of various threats

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what do individuals with anxiety disorders usually underestimate

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ability to cope with threats

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goal of cognitive restructuring

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to help patients develop healthier and more evidence-based thoughts

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systematic desensitization

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patients imagine the lowest feared stimuli and combine it with relaxation response - work their way up

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fear hierarchy

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list of feared situations or objects that are arranged in descending order according to how much they provoke anxiety

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worry imagery exposure

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identify the patient’s main areas of worry, vividly imagining these unpleasant scenes and concentrating on them

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intense exposure

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starting at a very high level of intensity rather than working gradually through the fear hierarchy

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interoceptive exposure

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exposure to internal cues - effective for panic disorders

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ritual prevention for OCD

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involves promoting abstinence from rituals that reduce anxiety in the short term and reinforce obsessions in the long run

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3 components of anxiety

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physiological, cognitive, behavioral

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symptoms of phobic disorders

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1) persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic saner
2) fears interfere with everyday life
3) physical symptoms
4) often aware that fears are irrational

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classical conditioning regarding anxiety

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anxiety response can be acquired through pairing of an initially neutral stimuli with a frightening event

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operant conditioning regarding anxeity

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once fear is acquired, the stimulus is avoided, and the avoidance is negatively reinforced due to the anxiety reduction

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symptoms for OCD

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1) obsessions: persistent, uncontrollable intrusive thoughts

2) compulsions: urges to engage in rituals to alleviate such thoughts

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hoarding

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difficulty discarding possessions, regardless of actual value

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ASD

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experienced, witnessed, or learned about the traumatic event of a loved one, or have experienced repeated exposure to the aftermath of traumas

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5 domains for symptoms of ASD

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1) intrusion symptoms
2) negative mood
3) dissociative symptom
4) arousal symptoms
5) avoidance symptoms

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how long must the symptoms for ASD be present

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must have started or worsened after traumatic event and must be present for 3 days to 1 month prior to diagnosis

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