Lecture 2 (Anxiety Disorders)

Question 1

Key Cognitive Characteristics

Answer 1

Worry, Apprehension & Self-focus

Question 2

Key Behavioural Characteristics

Answer 2

Fidgeting, Avoidance & Checking

Question 3

Key Physiological Characteristics

Answer 3

Increased HR, Sweating & Muscle Tension

Question 4

State Anxiety

Answer 4

Experience of anxiety at a given point in time

Question 5

Trait Anxiety

Answer 5

Individual differences in anxiety in response to a stressor

Question 6

Anxiety reactivity

Answer 6

A person may be high trait anxious because they have an increased probability of experiencing elevations in state anxiety upon exposure to a stressor

Question 7

Anxiety perseveration

Answer 7

A person may be high trait anxious because they have an increased tendency to experience especially prolonged elevations in state anxiety

Question 8

DSM-5 Criteria for Panic Disorder

Answer 8

Recurrent unexpected panic attacks. A panic attack is an abrupt state of intense fear or intense discomfort that reaches a peak within minutes, and during which time four (or more) of the following symptoms occur:
1. Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2. Sweating
3. Trembling or shaking
4. Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering
5. Feelings of choking
6. Chest pain or discomfort
7. Nausea or abdominal distress
8. Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed, or faint
9. Chills or heat sensations
10. Paraesthesia
11. Derealisation or depersonalisation
12. Fear of losing control or “going crazy”
13. Fear of dying

At least one of the attacks has been followed by 1 month (or more) of one or both the following:
1. Persistent concern over worry about additional panic attacks or their consequences
2. A significant maladaptive change in behaviour related to the attacks

Question 9

Model of Panic Disorder

Answer 9

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Question 10

DSM-5 Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer 10

A. Marked fear or anxiety about 1 or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others
B. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way or show anxiety symptoms that will be negatively evaluated
C. The social situations almost always provoke fear or anxiety
D. The social situations are avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety
E. The fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual threat posed by the social situation and the sociocultural context
F. The fear, anxiety or avoidance is persistent, typically lasting for 6 months or more
G. The fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupation, or other important areas of function

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Question 11

Model of SAD

Answer 11

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Question 12

DSM-5 Criteria for Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Answer 12

A. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance)
B. The individual finds it difficult to control the worry
C. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms having present for more days than not for the past 6 months:
1. Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
2. Being easily fatigued
3. Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
4. Irritability
5. Muscle tension
6. Sleep disturbance
D. The anxiety, worry or physical symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

Question 13

Model of GAD

Answer 13

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