General Anxiety disorder

Question 1

GAD definition

Answer 1

Excessive worry more days than not for at least 6 months . they cannot control the worry 3 or more of symptoms

Question 2

General info

Answer 2

4 to 7 percent of general population

female more than Male

Question 3

Comorbidity

Answer 3

anxiety and depression

Question 4

Avoidance model

Answer 4

worry is a positive negative reinforcement that help avoid aversive Somatic and emotional experiences since you focus worry

Question 5

Intolerance of Uncertainty

Answer 5

uncertainty situations are stressful so you worry you think that worry helps in coping with your fears and prevents them from occurring but leads to thinking that everything is a problem and that I need to avoid dealing with them in a rational way

Question 6

Metacognitive model

Answer 6

worry 1 : what if worry 2 you worry about the worry

Question 7

Emotional disregulation

Answer 7

you cannot control and manage your emotions so you worry

Question 8

Acceptance based model

Answer 8

external threat that results in a negative internal feeling tis makes me worry ( avoid ) and restrict my behaviour ! short term relax
long term : restrict behaviour