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Midterm 2 Flashcards

1
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Stress

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response to perceived demands that are a little bit beyond you

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2
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fear

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present oriented response to actual danger

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panic

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a sudden rush of intense fear with no real objective danger

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Anxiety

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future oriented
possibility that something bad could happen

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5
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4 reasons why anxiety would become a disorder

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intensity
frequency
excessive amounts
causes impairment

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6
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anxiety disorder course

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often chronic

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7
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what’s the largest mental health problem in North America

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anxiety disorders

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which cultures do anxiety disorders not exist in

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none

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what % of people with anxiety also have depression

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50

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genetic cause for anxiety

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a genetic predisposition to experience negative emotions

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biochemical (Nurotransmitter) causes for anxiety

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depleted GABA
something wrong with serotonin circuits

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biochemical (brain region) causes for anxiety

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hyperactive amygdala
less active prefrontal cortex
something wrong with hippocampus

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amygdala implication with anxiety

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when hyper active it has an abnormal threat assessment and will trigger the HPA easier

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PFC implication with anxiety

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an inability to recall extinction of HPA

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Hippocampus implication with anxiety

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the disfunction causes
reduced capacity to distinguish safe/dangerous
insensitivity to cortisol (shuts doen HPA)

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16
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3 parts of Barlow triple vulnerability model

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genetic predisposition
general psychological vulnerability
specific psychological vulnerability

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17
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5 types of anxiety disorders

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panic disorder
specific phobia
agoraphobia
social phobia
generalized anxiety

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characteristics of a panic attack

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unexpected terror
physiological symptoms
worrying about getting them before and after
sudden rush of symptoms

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19
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4 subtypes of panic attacks

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cued- set off my certain trigger
situationally predisposed - some situations and not others
unexpected - can’t identify trigger
limited symptom - not all symptoms

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20
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biological contributors to panic attacks

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neurochemical disturbance
30-40% genetically transmitted

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cognitive contributions to panic attacks

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misconceptions about the severity of their symptoms

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22
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treatment of panic disorders

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CBT - education, exposure to triggers,
medication - can sometimes cause bodily sensations which trigger panic attacks

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Specific Phobia characteristics

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persistant fear that is excessive and unreasonable
cued by presence/anticipation of certain object/situation

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5 types of phobia

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animal
natural environment
blood injury injection
situational
other

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phobia learning contributions

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2-factor learning theory
rochman: 3 pathways

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26
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2-factor learning theory

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1- classical conditioning –> emotional response becomes attached to thing
2- operant conditioning –> when you react to remove negative stimuli = negative reinforcement

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rochman 3 pathways

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direct conditioning- eg. attacked by dog
vicarious conditioning - eg. watched others be afraid
informational transmission - eg. you heard you should be afraid

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28
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specific phobia treatment

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in vivo treatment
cognitive modification (education)

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Agoraphobia characteristics

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anxiety about being in situations where escape is hard
avoided completely
entered w/ safe person only

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treatment of agoraphobia

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CBT - education, in vivo, relaxation, breathing

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social anxiety disorder characteristics

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persistant fear of one or more social situations
fear of doing something embarrassing

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32
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social anxiety comorbidity

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substance abuse
depression

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33
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social anxiety biological contributors

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non specific genetic - heightened reaction to others reactions

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34
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social anxiety treatment

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CBT - more effective
SSRI- works faster

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35
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Generalized anxiety disorder characteristics

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excessive worrying
difficulties controlling worry
physical tension

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36
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genetic contributors to GAD

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under active GABA
Small inheritability

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37
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GAD cognitive models

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cognitive avoidance - focus on future to distract from present

intolerance of uncertainty

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38
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treatment of GAD

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CBT - worry discrimination
SSRI

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39
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5 somantic symptom disorders

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somantic disorder
illness anxiety disorder
conversion disorder
factitious disorder
malingering

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40
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what do Somantic symptom disorder comorbid with

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PTSD
Depression

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41
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somantic symptom disorder characteristics

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suffering is authentic
excessive time and worry devoted to health
reporting of vague symptoms

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42
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somantic symptom disorder treatment

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explanatory therapy - eduction on anxieties involvement

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43
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illness anxiety disorder characteristics

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preoccupation with having an undiscovered serious illness
minimal symptoms if any

44
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conversion disorder characteristics

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symptom of altered voluntary Motor function
unable to recognize neurological control
genuine belief

45
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etiology of conversion disorder

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lower ses
less education
major life stress

46
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psychodynamic perspective of conversion disorder

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idea that this is a defence mechanism
can’t accept a conflict so you turn it into a physical manifestation

47
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cognitive behavioural perspective of conversion disorder

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learned through experience
stressful event
dysfunctional beliefs on pain

48
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fictitious disorder characteristics

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faking symptoms for no obvious reward besides attention
sub type - fictitious by proxy

49
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5 types of obsessive compulsive disorders

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OCD
body dysmorphic disorder
hoarding disorder
trichotillomania
excoriation

50
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how are OCD disorders different from anxiety disorders

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different underlying near circuitry
distinct symptom patterns
comorbity among OCD

51
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OCD Characteristics

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obsessions which turn into cumplsions
taking up at least one hour a day

52
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3 insights of OCD

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Good insight - know they’re wrong
poor insight - know they’re probably wrong but still kinda believe it
absent sight - fully believe

53
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Biological contributors of OCD

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genetics - nonspecific heritable
dysregulation of brain circuit

54
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Biological treatments of OCD

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Pharmopschotherapy
Surgical

55
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pharmacotherapy treatments for OCD

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SSRI
35% Reduction
partial improvement
drugs aren’t great

56
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Surgical treatments for OCD

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ablation technique - lazer to destroy overactive area
deep brain stim- add electrode in problematic area

57
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area of brain most associated with anxiety

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limbic system

58
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behvioral inhibition system

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activated by signals from brain stem
when activated makes us anxious

59
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fight or flight system

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originates in brain stem
imidiate alarm/ escape signal

60
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smoking and anxiety

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smoking is positively correlated with panic and anxiety disorders

61
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GAD and gender

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most are female

62
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why could drug treat from GAD in seniors be problematic

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they’re not specifically for GAD, but for cognitive functioning. this can impair their cognitive function and result in mis stepping and physically hurting themselves

63
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GAD and twin studies

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more common for both in MZ than DZ

64
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GAD Genetic trait

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anxiety sensitivity

65
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when do most initial panic attacks begin

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after puberty

66
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agoraphobia and gender

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75% women

67
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nocturnal panic

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physiological symptoms wake people and induce panic attack
commonly experienced
happen during delta waves - think they’re dying

68
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interpreting regular body responses as beginning of panic attack

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learned alarms

69
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panic control treatment

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inducing mini panic attacks in a clinic to teach coping skills

70
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negative implications of benzodiapines

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may interfere with psychological treatments
can impair cognition over time

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difference w/ situational phobia and agoraphobia

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situational phobia doesn’t induce stress until in said situation

72
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when does social anxiety onset peak and decline

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teenage years – senior years

73
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selective multism

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lack of speech in one or more setting where socially expected

74
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what type of OCD tic related

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symmetry

75
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thought action fusion

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thoughts of responsibility and guilt developed in childhood eg. thinking about killing someone= same as killing someone

76
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PTSD

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An emotional disorder following a traumatic event
cannot be diagnosed till 1 month after

77
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characteristics of PTSD

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Seeing, experiencing, learning of traumatic event
recurrent memories of event
intense phsyological distress

78
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accuse stress disorder

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symptoms of PTSD occurring within a month of trauma

50% of these people go on to get PTSD

79
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etiology of PTSD

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a truamatic event
genetic vulnerability
psychological vulnerability - anxiety sensitivity

80
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constructive narrative approch

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PTSD treatment strategy
recontructing the story with therapist

81
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eye movement desensetization and reprocessing

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PTSD treatment strategy
follow therapist finger with eye while thinking about trauma

82
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prolong greif disorder

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debilitating greif symptoms for more than 6 months

83
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adjustment disorders

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anxious/depressive reactions less extreme than acute or PTSD

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Attachment disorder

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developmentally innaproptiate behaviour child is unwilling to form proper attachment with caregiver

85
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reactive attachment disorder

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child very rarly seeks out help from caregiver

86
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depersonalization

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dissociative disorder which makes you lose sense of self

87
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derealization

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dissociate disorder which makes you lose sense of the world`

88
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dissociative amnesia

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unable to recall personal info because of a traumatic event

89
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generalized amnesia

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condition of losing if all personal info

90
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DID

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a fragmented identity made up of a few distinct personalities
result of childhood trauma

91
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did onset

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almost always young
mostly women

92
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3 cognitive models in people with OCD

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over importance of thoughts
inflated responsibility of thoughts
thought action fusion

93
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2 kinds of thought action fusion

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likelihood TAF- thinking will increase
Moral TAF - makes u a bad person

94
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CBT treatment in OCD

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Normalize intrusive thoughts

95
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treatment for BDD

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SSRI
CBT
EPR

96
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Hoarding disorder

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persistan difficulty discarding possessions
perceived need

97
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etiology of Hoarding disorder

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starts in younger years
significant impairment by 20’s

98
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what does anxiety trigger to turn on flight/fight response

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autonomic nervous system

99
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which system is essential to the expression of anxiety and depression

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corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system

100
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what does the CFR activate

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HPA axis

101
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behaviour inhibition system

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Brain circuit in the limbic system that responds to threat signals by inhibiting activity and causing anxiety.

102
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another word forBIS

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fight or flight system

103
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interceptive avoidance

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avoidance of internal physical sensations

104
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psychological factors affecting medical condition

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first the presence of a diagnosed illness (asthma, diabetes) and then your psychological state makes it worse

105
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la belle indifférence

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the attitude of indifference displayed by people with conversion disorder which demonstrates a true belief and distinguishes from other diseases like malingering

106
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