Exercise and emotion Flashcards
What is clinical anxiety?
Unrealistic and unfounded fear and anxiety
What is panic disorder characterised by?
Episodic attacks of acute anxiety; physical symptoms; anticipatory sensitivity (anxiety sensitivity)
How does a lack of regular PA associate with depression, anxiety, and panic attack prevalence?
Those with no regular PA had a higher occurrence of depression, anxiety, and panic attacks than those who have regular PA
How does PA related to prevention of depression and anxiety?
Higher the PA is, the more protective it seems to be correlated with
How does exercise compare to other interventions for reducing anxiety?
PA has similar effect to CBT, though not as great as pharmacotherapy. PA had better effect than most other interventions.
How much exercise seems to ideal for reducing anxiety?
Public health guidelines (150 mins/week MVPA)
Why do findings into PA effect of anxiety and depression have to be interpreted carefully?
Often have methodological limitations of individual studies; only a few studies measured fitness (and thus adherence to intervention)
How does CBT work?
Through exposure to fear of somatic sensations, arousal reduction etc
What is anxiety sensitivity?
Precursor of panic attacks/disorders; fear of anxiety and anxiety-related sensations; tendency to misinterpret sensations
How does PA affect anxiety sensitivity?
Higher intensity PA had higher decrease in anxiety sensitivity; higher intensity PA reduces feat of anxiety related sensations. Those with higher fitness perceive anxiety as less hurtful towards performance
What is depression?
Pathological state of extreme dejection/melancholy, often w/ physical symptoms; reduction in vitality, vigour, or spirits
What types of diseases tend to have a high prevalence of depression?
MS, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Cushing’s
How does PA affect depression?
Higher intensity causes greater decrease in depression; higher frequency causes decreases in depression; overall dose most relevant for reduction in depression ~PA health guidelines
How does PA compare to other interventions for depression?
Moderate positive clinical effect, but no difference compared with psych/ pharmacological treatment
How is inflammation related to depression?
1/3 people with depression have higher inflammation levels (CRP, IL-6, TNF-alpha); depression is increased in inflammatory diseases; increased rates of depression associated with cytokine treatments (e.g. for cancer)
