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Anxiety

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-a future-oriented mood state
-physical symptom
-negative effect
-avoidance of situations likely to provoke fear

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fear

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-natural
-present-oriented mood state
-flight or fight response

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characteristics of anxiety disorders

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-pervasive and persistent symptoms of anxiety and fear
-excessive avoidance and escape
-clinically significant distress and impairment

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panic attack

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-abrupt experience of intense fear- body misfire
physical symptoms: heart palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, sweating, chills or heat sensatations
-cognitive symptoms: fear of losing control
-expected and unexpected

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generalized anxiety disorder

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-worry
-common in females and older age
-excessive uncontrollable anxious apprehension and worry about multiple areas of life
-six months or more
-muscle tension, restlessness, fatigue, irritability, concentration, sleep disturbances

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treatment for generalized anxiety disorder

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-psychological: CBT
-meds: benzodiazepines & antidepressants
-meditation therapy

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panic disorder

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-experience of unexpected panic attacks
- develop anxiety, worry, or fear about another attack
-many develop agoraphobia

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treatment of panic disorders

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-SSRI
-CBT

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agoraphobia

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fear and avoidance of situations where a person feels unsafe

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specific phobias

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-extreme irrational fear of a specific object or situation
-avoids phobic objects
-recognize that the fear and avoidance are unreasonable
-interferes with ones ability to function

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different types of phobias

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  1. blood injection injury: vasovagal
  2. situational
  3. natural environment
  4. animal
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vasovagul

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blood pressure and heart rate go down at sight of blood

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social anxiety disorder

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-extreme fear or discomfort in social or performance situation
-interferes with ability to function
-avoid social situation or endure with great distress

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treatment of social anxiety disorder

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-group therapy
-CBT

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PTSD

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-reexperiencing
-avoidance
-emotional numbing and interpersonal problems
-interferes with ones ability to function
-one month or more

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acute stress disorder

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PTSD immediately post-trauma (up to one month)

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treatment for PTSD

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-CBT
-exposure therapy

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obsessive compulsive and related disorders

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-obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behaviors
- OCD, hoarding, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation

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OCD

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-obsessive
-compulsive
-cycle

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causes of OCD

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-thought-action fusion
-early life experiences
-learning that some thoughts are dangerous/unacceptable

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obsessive

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intrusive and nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges (usually most important thing to you)

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compulsions

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thoughts or actions to neutralize anxious thoughts

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thought-action fusion

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the thought is similar to the action; thinking something will make it more likely to happen

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treatment for OCD

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exposure therapy

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body dysmorphic disorder
-some imagined defect in appearance -actual defect, if present, appears slight to others -leads to clinically significant distress/impairments -leads to compulsive behaviors
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treatment for body dysmorphic disorder
acceptance therapy
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trichotillomania
pull hair to self soothe
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selective mutism
-rare childhood disorder characterized by a lack of speech -more than one month(cannot be the first month of school) -high comorbidity with SAD
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treatment for selective mutism
CBT
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attachment disorders
-disturbed and developmentally inappropriate behaviors in children -child is unable or unwilling ot form normal attachment relationships with caregiving -inadequate or neglectful care in early childhood
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reactive attachment disorder
-abnormally withdrawn and inhibited behavior -less receptive
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disinhibited social engagement disorder
-a pattern of abnormally low inhibition in children -ex: approaching unfamiliar adults without fear
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hoarding disorders
-excessively collecting or keeping items regardless of their value and difficulty discarding items, usually due ot a fear that one will need later
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excoriation
-repetitive and compulsive picking of the skin, leading to tissue damage -1-5% prevalence rate - treatment: behavioral habit reversal treatment is most effective
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anorexia nervosa
-significanlty low body weight in relation to age,sex, development trajectory, and physical health -intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat -persistant behavior that interferes with weight gain - weight and shape have disproportionate influence on self concept -energy intake restriction
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bulimia nervosa
-recurrent episodes of binge eating -recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior with the intent to prevent weight gain -purging/self-induced vomiting -excessive exercise -diuretics or laxative abuse -fasting or food restriction -self evaluations in unduly influenced by body shape and weight
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binge eating
-without associated compensatory behaviors -eating much more rapidly than normal -eating until uncomfortably full -large amounts of food when not physically hungry -eating alone because of embarrassment -feeling disgust with oneself, depressed, and/or guilt afterward
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medical concerns for anorexia
heart failure, osteoporosis, muscle loss, organ failure, growth of lanugo
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medical concerns for bulimea
kidney failure, cardiac arrhythmia, tooth decay, intestinal problems, ruptured esophagus, permanant colon damae
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medical concerns for binge
heart disease, type 2 diabetes, gastric ruptures
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treatment for eating disorders
-psychotherapy/counceling and medical and nutritional interventions -early diagnosis -outpatient/intensive outpatient -partial hospital programs -residential -inpatient/hospitalization -CBT and work with family -dialectical behavioral therapy
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treatment of obesity
1.self-direct weight loss programs 2. commercial self-help programs 3. behavior modification program 4. bariatric surgery
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dysomnias
difficulties in amount, quality, or timing of sleep
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parasomnias
abnormal behavior and physiological events during sleep
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Insomnia
-most common -microsleeps -problems initiating/ maintaining sleep -only diagnosed as a disorder if it is not better explained by a different condition
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hypersomnolence disorder
-sleeping to much -associated with medical and/or psychological conditions
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narcolepsy
-recurrent intense need for sleep, lapses into sleep or napping -one of the following . cataplexy .hypocretin deficiency .going into REM sleep abnormally fast
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cataplexy
shocking stimulus brings on sleep
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obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea
airflow stops, respiratory system stops working
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central sleep apnea
respiratory systems stop for brief periods
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circadian rhythm-sleep disorder
-disturbed sleep leading to distress and/or functional impairment -rains inability to synchronize day and night -circadian rhythm dont follow 24 hour clock -suprachiasmatic nucleus
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medical treatments for insomnia
benzodiazepines and over the counter
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medical treatments for hypersomnia and narcolepsy
stimulants
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medical treatments for cataplexy
antidepressants
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medical treatments for breathing
meds, weight loss, mechanical devices
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CBT-I
-change beliefs -creating healthy sleep patterns -psychoeducation about sleep -extensive monitoring using sleep diary -practicing better sleep-related habits
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parasomnia
-recurrent episodes of sleep terrors or sleep walking -individual has no memory of the episodes
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sleep terror
panic like symptoms during non-REM sleep
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REM sleep disorder
-repeated episodes of arousal during sleep associated with vocalization and/or complex motor behaviors -causes impairment or distress (major problem is injury to self or sleeping pattern)
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panic disorder interoceptive exposure
weights, spinning, straw

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