Mod 28: Anxiety and Mood Disorders Flashcards
Anxiety
A vague feeling of apprehension or nervousness. The basis of the anxiety disorders.
Generalized Anxiety disorder
Characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness
Panic Disorder
Characterized by sudden bouts of intense, unexplained panic.
hpobia
Characterized by disruptive, irrational fears of objects or situations
Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder
Characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Characterized by reliving a severely upsetting event in unwanted recurring memories and dreams.
Major Depressive Disorder
A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences at least two weeks of depressed moods, diminished interest in activities, and other symptoms, such as feelings of worthlessness.
Bipolar Disorder
A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness of depression and the overexcited and unreasonably optimistic state of mania
Learned Helplessness
When people find themselves in unpleasant situations over which they have little control, learned helplessness can set in. this, in turn, is associated with depression.
Attributions
Our explanations for situations or events
Obsessions
Repetitive Thoughts
Compulsions
Repetitive Actions
Mania
Period of abnormally high emotion, over-excitement, and unreasonable optimism
Psychology Student’s Disorder
Tendency to self diagnose
Annette was riding the bus to her friend’s vacation cottage, when suddenly she was overwhelmed by a sudden feeling of terror. She was sure that something terrible was about to happen. She could feel her heart pounding, she couldn’t catch her breath, and she felt as though she was choking. Annette was showing symptoms of:
A) A biopolar attack.
B) An obsession
C) A compulsion
D) A panic attack
D) a panic attack
Leon quite his job last month to stay home and clean his house. Every day when he gets up, he puts on his old clothes and begins washing the walls and floors, vacuuming rugs, dusting furniture, and doing laundry over and over again. Leon would like to stop his cleaning, but when he tries to, he becomes terribly anxious. Leon is showing syptoms of:
A) obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) agoraphobia
C) major depressive disorder
D) bipolar disorder
A) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Helen never leaves the house. her daughter does her grocery shopping and runs her other errands. Helen has learned to use the Internet so that she can shop for clothes and buy her prescriptions on-line. On the few occasions Helen has tried to leave the house, she’s been overwhelmed by feelings of fear and anxiety. Helen is showing symptoms of:
A) bipolar disorder
B) agoraphobia
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) major depressive disorder
B) agoraphobia
Agoraphobia
Fear of situations the person views as difficult to escape from if panic begins to build.
Fred is sometimes great fun to party with. During those times, he’s very optimistic, enthusiastic, and full of energy, and no one else in the group can keep up with him. At other times, though, Fred crashes and is in black moods, unable to get out of bed for days at a time. Fred is showing symptoms of:
A) bipolar disorder
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) agoraphobia
D) panic attacks
A) Bipolar disorder
Rolando has beenv ery sad for the past two days. His sister was diagnosed with leukemia two days ago, and Rolando knows she may not make it through the year. Rolando appears to be:
A) on the verge of major depressive disorder
B) entering the depressed stage of bipolar disorder
C) suffering from a mood disorder
D) displaying emotions that are normal in his situation
D) displaying emotions that are normal in his situation
The police and fire fighter rescue teams who helped people escape from the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center may relive that event in recurring thoughts and dreams. Recurring thoughts and dreams about stressful events are symptoms of:
A) panic attacks
B) phobias
C) post-traumatic stress disorder
D) bipolar disorder
C) Post-traumatic stress disorder
____________ disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, are characterized by maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical behaviors connected to feelings of apprehension and nervousness.
Anxiety
____________ disorders, such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are characterized by maladaptive, unjustifiable, disturbing, and atypical behaviors connected to emotional disturbances.
Mood
