Test 1 in depth

Question 1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Symptoms
Onset:
Prevalence rate:
Gender ratio:
Why gender ratio:

Answer 1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

1. At least 6 months of uncontrollable rumination about past current, and future situations.
   2.Muscle tension
2. Restlessness
3. Sleep disturbance
4. Keyed up
5. Easily fatigued
   7.Difficulty concentrating
6. Irritability
7. Inability to tolerate uncertainty.

Typical age of onset: 18-23
Prevalence Rate: 10%
Gender ratio: 2:1 women to men
Gender ratio may be distorted because women visit doctor more often, more likely to be diagnosed, women used different words to describe symptoms, bias on the part of the clinicians

Question 2

What are the psychological causes for GAD ?

Answer 2

1. Psychodynamic:
   2.Cognitive theory
   3.Behavioral Theory:

Question 3

Give examples of events that cause PTSD

Answer 3

Examples of events that can cause PTSD:

1.Military combat
2.Rape
3. Natural disasters (fires, tornados, floods)
4. Concentration camps
5.Assault
6. Unexpected untimely death of a loved one
7.Witnessing any of these events including 9/11, school and other mass shootings.
8. Injury

Question 4

PTSD
Symptoms
Onset:
Prevalence rate:
Gender ratio:
Comorbidity:

Answer 4

Core Symptoms

1. Cognitively and emotionally re-experiences the event (AKA, flashbacks)
   2.Numbing (Diminished capacity to experience joy or sadness.)
2. Nightmares about event
3. Hyper-vigilance; being on alert
4. Avoid anything that’s similar to traumatic event

Comorbidity: 80% have either depression, other anxiety disorders or substance abuse disorder.
Onset: can be immediately after the event, or delayed onset.
Gender ratio: 2:1 women to men
Prevalence rate: Affects 5% of population.

Question 5

Panic disorder Definition

Symptoms
Onset:
Prevalence rate:
Gender ratio:
Fact:

Answer 5

The person has frequent panic attacks, and they worry about having future attacks.

Sudden onset of extreme symptoms that mimic a heart attack,

1. Shortness of breath
2. Dizziness
3. Choking
4. Chest pains
5. Nausea.

Lasts up to 20-30 minutes though they reach their peak at around 10 minutes.

Prevalence Rate Panic Disorder: 2-3%
Age on onset: 18-24.
Gender Ratio: 2:1 woman to men
Panic Attacks: 30% of people have had a couple of panic attacks in their lifetime.

Question 6

Social Anxiety Definition

Fear in adults:
Fear in teens:

Symptoms:
Onset:
Prevalence rate:
Gender ratio:
Comorbidity:

Answer 6

Severe fear of social or performance situations, fear will behave in a way that’s humiliating or embarrassing. They feel they’re being scrutinized.

Common social fear in adults: Public speaking.
Common social fear in teens: Initiating and maintaining conversations.

Age of onset: 12 yrs
Prevalence rate: 7%
Gender ratio: 1:1
Comorbidity: 50% have another anxiety disorder, depression, once become teen-substance abuse
Responds well to treatment, if not treated usually gets much worse.

Question 7

Specific phobias definition:

Common phobias:
Onset:
Prevalence rate:
Gender ratio:

Answer 7

Severe and persistent unreasonable fear of an event, object or situation that leads to significant disruption of functioning.

Most common specific phobias: An animal of some kind, and heights.
Age of onset: childhood 7 or 8 yrs
Prevalence rate: 9%
Gender ratio: 2:1 females to males