Intro Flashcards
1
Q
What are the DSM symptoms of GAD?
A
- Excessive anxiety and worry
-difficulty in controlling worry
3+ of:
- restlessness
- irritability
- muscle tension
- concentration issues or mind blanks
- easily fatigued
- sleep disturbNcr
2
Q
How long do symptoms need to persist?
A
At least 6months
3
Q
Who ars at more risk of developing GAD?
A
Those who have a history of
Negative experiences of childhood
Trauma
Chronic medical or mental.illness
4
Q
What are you signposting in rhe GAD essay?
A
- metacognition model of worry and general anxiety (Wells, 1997)
- psychological intervention- CBT
- bio model- SSRIs and SNRIs
5
Q
Who proposed the metacogbition model?
A
Wells (1997
