Lecture 5 - Panic with/without agoraphobia (Anxiety disorders)

Question 1

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What is the criteria and features of panic disorder?

Answer 1

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Question 2

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What is the criteria and features of panic disorder?

Answer 2

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Question 3

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Describe the case of Tony Soprano.

Answer 3

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Question 4

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Describe the behavioural perspective + behavioural therapy of panic disorder .

Answer 4

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Question 5

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Describe the cognitive perspective + cognitive therapy of panic disorder.

Answer 5

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Question 6

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At the end of this lecture you should be able to:

• Describe the features of panic disorder and agoraphobia
• Explain the origin and maintenance of panic disorder and agoraphobia according to the behavioural and cognitive perspectives
• Discuss the role of anxiety sensitivity and safety behaviours in panic disorder
• Explain CBT for panic disorder

Lecture Summary:

• Panic attacks are episodes of intense anxiety and fear
• Agoraphobia is the fear of public or very crowded places
• The behaviour perspective explains panic as the result of interoceptive and exteroceptive conditioning and treats it with exposure (withholding safety behaviours)
• The cognitive perspective explains panic the result of distorted catastrophic interpretations of physical symptoms and treats it with interoceptive exposure and cognitive restructuring

Answer 6

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