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Midterm #1 - Anxiety Flashcards

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anxiety

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  • mood state
  • physical tension and apprehension about the future
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anxiety is often comorbid with … ?

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  • depression
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fear vs anxiety

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  • fear is present moment
  • anxiety is apprehension about what could happen in the future
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anxiety sensitivity

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  • tendency to respond fearfully to anxious sensations or symptoms
  • measured on a continuum
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conditioning (in anxiety)

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  • associating a stressful or anxious response with a trigger in the environment
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comorbidity

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  • 2 conditions at the same time
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anxiety disorders are comorbid with … ?

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  • thyroid disorders
  • gastrointestinal diseases
  • arthritis
  • migraines
  • allergies
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what percentage of patients with panic disorder attempt suicide?

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  • 20%
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GAD criterion A

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  • excessive anxiety and worry
  • more days than not
  • at least 6 months
  • many events
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GAD criterion B

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  • individual finds it difficult to control the worry
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GAD criterion C

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  • 3 of:
    1. restlessness or feeling on edge
    2. being easily fatigued
    3. difficulty concentrating/mind going blank
    4. irritability
    5. muscle tension
    6. sleep disturbance
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4 cognitive characteristics of people

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  • intolerance of uncertainty
  • positive beliefs about worry
  • poor problem orientation
  • cognitive avoidance
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GAD treatment

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  • CBT: approach rather than avoid threats, encourages different behaviours
  • mindfulness: present
  • ACT: acceptance and commitment therapy
  • benzos
  • SSRI
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panic attack

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  • disorder or stand-alone
  • come on within second/minutes
  • fear of dying or losing control
  • fear occurring at inappropriate times
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panic disorder criterion A

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  • recurrent unexpected panic attacks and 4 physical symptoms
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panic disorder criterion B

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  • at least one of the attacks has been followed by one month of one or both of the following:
    1. worried about additional attacks
    2. significant change in behaviour to avoid attacks
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agoraphobia criterion A

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  • marked fear/anxiety about 2+ of the following:
    1. using public transportation
    2. being in open spaces
    3. being in enclosed places
    4. standing in a line/crowd
    5. being outside of home alone
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agoraphobia criterion B

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  • avoids situations where escape is difficult or help isn’t available if panic symptoms occur
  • always provokes fear or anxiety and persistent
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interoceptive avoidance

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  • avoidance of internal physical sensations that may resemble a panic attack starting
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treatment for interoceptive avoidance (agoraphobia)

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  • interoceptive exposure
  • induce physical symptoms
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panic and agoraphobia causes

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  • vulnerability to anxiety of recurring attacks
  • normal body sensations interpreted catastrophically
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panic control treatment (PCT)

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  • bring on physical symptoms
  • stop avoiding and start approaching
  • safe environment to show one can manage symptoms without having a panic attack
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specific phobia criterion A

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  • anxiety about specific object or situation
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specific phobia criterion B

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  • almost always provokes immediate anxiety
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specific phobia criterion C

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  • actively avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety
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specific phobia criterion D

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  • out of proportion to actual danger posed
  • something encountered in daily life
  • 6+ months
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4 major subtypes of specific phobia

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  • blood-injury-injection
  • situational
  • animal
  • natural events
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specific phobia contributing factors

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  • traumatic experiences
  • vicarious experiences
  • panic attack
  • social and cultural factors
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specific phobia treatment

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  • exposure based exercises
  • virtual reality exposure
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social anxiety disorder criterion A

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  • marked fear or anxiety about 1+ social situations where scrutiny by others is possible
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social anxiety disorder criterion B

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  • fear showing anxiety symptoms or being negatively evaluated
  • out of proportion to actual threat
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social anxiety causes

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  • biological vulnerability
  • biological tendency to social inhibition
  • conditioned panic attack in a social situation
  • experience of a difficult social experience
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social anxiety treatment

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  • CBT
  • group therapy
  • virtual reality therapy
  • SSRI (maybe)
  • therapist should model behaviours

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