CP: Lecture 3 Anxiety Flashcards
emotion aspects
expression
appraisal
feeling
physiology
action tendencies
behaviour
primary function of emotions =
to mobilize the organism to deal quickly with important (interpersonal) encounters
fear =
basic emotion
bij immediate danger
physiology bij fear
heartrate
blood pressure
muscle tone
breathing
behaviour bij fear
freeze, fight, flight, fright
anxiety =
threat in the future, dus anticipatory anxiety
complex emotion
gaat om avoidance + preparation
anxiety disorder: irrationality and distress?
irrationality: stimulus does not justify the fear, long duration of fear
distress: fear is very aversive, due to which avoidance or safety behaviours occur
DSM 5 anxiety disorders
Separation anxiety disorder
Selective mutism
Specific phobia
Social anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
Agoraphobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Substance induced anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder due to another medical condition
Other specified / unspecified anxiety disorder
prevalence anxiety per gender
bij vrouwen 23 bij mannen 15
anxiety and deptression
high comorbidity
relapse bij anxiety?
vaak relapse naar een andere anxiety disorder…
ethiology and maintenance of anxiety: mowrer 1950
= learning theory!
ethiology: classical conditioning (associating neutral stimulus with unconditioned response)
maintenance: operant conditioning (reinforcement of avoidance)
neurotic paradox =
short term: fear gets less temporarily
long term: pathology is maintains, sometimes grows. dus uiteindelijk meer fear terwijl ze dat juist willen vermijden.
critism of learning theory
- why more fear for certain stimuli?
- why sometimes fear without traumatic experience?
- why sometimes no fear after traumatic experience?
3 antwoorden op die 3 critisms
certain stimuli more fear:
1. Evolutionary preparedness / Prepared learning ->Snakes, Spiders, etc waren gevaarlijk dus meer fear
sometimes fear without trauma:
2. Vicarious learning, Information transfer, Inflation -> Learning ‘through someone else’s experience’
sometimes no fear after trauma:
3. Latent inhibition & Differential learning -> Previous positive experiences & different propensities to acquisition of fear
dus in kort kritiek + antwoorden
sommige stimuli meer: door evolutie
fear no trauma: vicarious learning, information transfer, inflation (via anderen)
trauma no fear: latent inhibition, differential learning (door eigen positieve experiences)
specific phobia dsm criteria
marked fear or anxiety
always, immediate
avoidance or endured
out of proportion to actual danger
6 months or more
distress impairment
not better explained