Module 5: Stress, Anxiety, and Anxiety-Related Disorders

Question 1

normal response to life’s daily pressures; occurs when demands on us are greater than our physiological or psychological resources

Answer 1

stress

Question 2

thinking about an unknown, vague, or poorly defined threat in anticipation of what might happen and how to prepare

Answer 2

worry

Question 3

pervasive negative feeling without a specific immediate threat or danger; ANS physiological changes are activated

Answer 3

anxiety

Question 4

a reaction to a known, well-defined danger; elicits the “fight or flight” response

Answer 4

fear

Question 5

an extreme manifestation of fear that prompts us to act to survive

Answer 5

panic

Question 6

sudden onset of severe physiological reactions without a clear threat; leads to anxiety about when it will happen again

Answer 6

panic attack