Chapter 5- Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
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what is fear??
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- state of immediate alarm in response to a serious known threat
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What is anxiety??
physiological responses?
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state of alarm to a vague sense of threat or danger
-increased respiration perspiration, muscle tension etc
2
Q
How much in percent of the adult pop will exp 1 or another anxiety disorders?
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19%
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What are the six anxiety disorders?
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- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Phobias
- Panic Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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anxiety is a?
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neg mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and apprehension about the future
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Panic attack is?
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- abrupt exp of intense fear or acute discomfort..
- heart palp, chest pain, shortness of breath and maybe dizziness
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Three types of Panic attacks?
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- unexpected? - don’t have a clue where /when the next will occur
- situationally predisposed- more likely to have one where you previously have b4
- situationally bound- a certain exp elicits the panic every time
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Behavioural Inhibition System?
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- causes tendency for us to freeze, exp anxiety and be apprehensive
- activated by signals going from brain stem or descending cortex to the septal hippocampal system.
8
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CRF activates what?
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HPA axis
9
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Triple Vulnerability?
Gen Bio
Gen Psych
Spec Psych
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- Generalized Biological Vulnerability- inherited tendency to develop anxiety
- Generalized Psychological Vulnerability- grow up thinking the world is dangerous and out of control
- Specific Psychological Vulnerability- taught at a young age that specific situations or objects are fraught with danger even if they are not..
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Anxiety disorders are associated with what other issues??6
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- thyroid disease, respiratory disease, gastrointestinal disease, arthritis, ,migraine, allergic reactions
