Lecture 73 and 74 - Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

Acute stress results in a Heightened Sympathetic response. How does Chronic stress differ?

Answer 1

With Chronic stress, the end result is increased Cortisol and all the effects that go with it.

Question 2

Separation Anxiety disorder requires > 3 symptoms lasting for > _____ weeks in Children or > _____ months in adults.

Answer 2

4 weeks

6 months

Question 3

______ ______ describes a consistent failure to speak in Specific social situations. Diagnosis requires a duration of > __ month(s) and symptoms can’t be better explained by something else.

Answer 3

Selective Mutism

1 month

Question 4

There are different average ages of onset for specific phobias.

Animal phobias –>

Blood –>

Dental –>

Claustro –>

Answer 4

Animal –> 7

Blood –> 9

Dental –> 12

Claustro –> 20

Question 5

What is the treatment unique to PTSD?

Answer 5

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)