Module 49

Question 1

anxiety disorders

Answer 1

brain danger-detection system becomes hyperactive; distressing; persistent anxiety or by dysfunctional anxiety-reducing behaviors

Question 2

social anxiety disorder

Answer 2

becoming extremely anxious in social settings where others might judge them

Question 3

acute anxiety disorder

Answer 3

anxiety in response to a specific stressor

Question 4

generalized anxiety

Answer 4

person is continuously tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal; 66% women; focused on potential threats; lack of concentration; can lead to physical problems; jittery; rarer with age; free-floating

Question 5

free-floating

Answer 5

person can’t identify, relieve, or avoid stressor

Question 6

panic disorders

Answer 6

unpredictable episodes of intense dread in which a person may experience terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations; followed by worry over possibility of another attack or experiencing one in public

Question 7

agoraphobia

Answer 7

fear of avoidance of public situations from which escape might be difficult; can develop from fear of public panic attacks

Question 8

phobia

Answer 8

persistant, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation; some can avoid triggers, others may be disabled by trying to do so

Question 9

OCD

Answer 9

unwanted, repetitive thoughts, actions, or both that persistently interfere with life

Question 10

hoarding

Answer 10

cluttering one’s space with acquired objects one can’t let go; stress about it can increase with early onset and increased severity; can affect social life

Question 11

doorbell dread

Answer 11

fear of other people seeing inside their home

Question 12

body dysmorphia

Answer 12

preoccupation with perceived body defects

Question 13

trichotillomania

Answer 13

hairpulling

Question 14

excoriation disorder

Answer 14

excessive skin picking

Question 15

PTSD

Answer 15

haunting memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and or insomnia; common in soldiers, sexual assault victims, etc

Question 16

survivor resiliency

Answer 16

recovering after severe stress

Question 17

posttraumatic growth

Answer 17

growing after a traumatic event

Question 18

cognition behind anxiety

Answer 18

learn to fear what others fear via observation; past experiences shape expectations, interpretations, and reactions

Question 19

hypervigilant

Answer 19

people with anxiety attend to more threatening stimuli, more often interpret unclear stimuli as threatening, and more often remember threatening events

Question 20

genetics behind anxiety

Answer 20

17 gene variations behind anxiety; may regulate brain levels of serotonin and glutamate

Question 21

hyperactive danger detection system

Answer 21

overarousal of brain areas involved in impulse control and habits; can be caused by trauma-induced fear circuits in amygdala

Question 22

anterior cingulate cortex

Answer 22

monitors actions and checks for errors; esp likely to be overactive

Question 23

natural selection behind anxiety

Answer 23

biologically prepped to fear threats from ancestors; people fearless about certain things were less likely to survive and reproduce; compulsive acts exaggerate behaviors that contribute to our species’ survival