Psychopathology Flashcards
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Inappropriate or excessive fear or anxiety 4 weeks children and adolescents 6 months adults
Treatment Separation Anxiety
CBT plus parent training child needs to return to school as soon as possible
Specific Phobia definition
and also Mowers 2 factor theory
- avoid the situation or endure with intense stress 6 months (persistent) and out of proportion of danger
- must cause significant distress or impaired functioning
- Mowers 2 factor theory combination of classical and operant conditioning
Treatment for Specific Phobia
In vivo with exposure is the best CBT with exposure and response to prevention Therapist led exposure more effective than self led
Specific Phobia Blood Injury Type Treatment
combined applied tension and relaxing bodys large muscles to increase blood pressure and prevent fainting
Social Anxiety Disorder
and treatment
- fear in at least one social situation where people may evaluate or judge them.
- Significant distress 6 months or impaired functioning
- Treatment-CBT with exposure or response prevention and
- SSRI, SNRI or beta blocker
Treatment of Panic Disorder
Treatment: antidepressants (e.g., imipramine) and benzo’s (but benzo’s ↑ relapse if used alone), CBT + interoceptive exposure (e.g., spin in a circle, breathe through a straw to replicate panic symptoms)
Agoraphobia
marked fear in at least 2/5 situations public trans, open spaces, in line/crowd, out home alone persistent 6 months and significant distress or impaired functions
Agoraphobia treatment
First combining vivo w/exposure (flooding) and response prevention Graded Exposure also common (intense non graded exposer is longer lasting though CBT NOT as effective
Generalized anxiety disorder
Excessive worry more days than not persistent 6 months 3 symptoms for adults, 1 symptom for children restlessness, fatigued, difficulty concentration, irritability, muscle tension sleep disturbance reduced activity in prefrontal cortex and amygdala
Generalized Anxiety Treament
CBT and relaxation with drugs most effective SSRI’s, SNRI, if nonresponsive to antidepressants try anxiolytic buspirone (Buspar) or benzodiazepine
Obessive-Compulsive OCD
time consuming ( more than one hour per day) Obsessions-recurrent persistent thoughts or urges Compulsions-repetitive behaviors or mental acts, goal is to reduce anxiety and prevent situation from happening
Treatment OCD
Exposure and response prevention (flooding) (ritual) treatment of choice Elevated caudate nucleas, orbitofrontal cortex cingulate, gyrus, and thalamus
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Preoccupation with perceived defect or flaw in physical appearance to be minor to others.
- May seek medical treatment to correct defect or flaw.
- Must have performed repetitive behaviors or mental acts due to flaw
Sexual Dysfunction
Disturbance in ones ability to respond or experience sexual pleasure
Erectile Disorder
1/3 of symptoms on 75% to 100% of occassions difficulty obtaining, difficulty maintaining erection decreased in erectile rididity 6 months and cause significant distress
Erectile Disorder treatment
Sensate focus- reduce sexual anxiety by promoting intimacy and reduce performance anxiety Nonsexual touch, sexual touch, sexual intercourse Sidenafil citrate (Viagra) tadalafil (Cialis) Vardenafil (Levitra)
Premature Ejaculation
Persistent or Recurrent parten of ejaculation 1 minute or before person desires 6 months 75% to 100% Low levels of serotonin
Premature Ejaculation Treatment
Sensate focus, (aka counter conditioning) start-stop technique or pause-squeeze SSRI taken daily Paroxetine may help delay ejaculation for some
Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration
Persistent with at least one Vaginal Penetration Vulvo/vaginal pain anxiety regarding pain tensing of pelvic floor 6 months or longer
Genito Pelvic Pain/Penetration Treatment
Relaxation training Sensate focus topical anestehtic vaginal dialators Kegal exercises
Gender Dysphoria
children vs adults
incongreunce w/assigned gender and experienced gender children 6 of 8 symptoms for 6 months Adolescents and Adults 2 of 6 symptoms 6 months
Gender Dysphoria Treatment
Gender-affirmative Model watchful waiting to support children from families at 16 child can begin hormones if desired any child at any age may be aware of their authentic identity as being different
Paraphilic Disorder
causing distress to the person or personal harm or risk of harm to others