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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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(Excessive anxiety, worry, free floating anxiety)->but no danger

Symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbances

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Phobias: specific:

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Persistent fears of a specific object/situation

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of being in a situation w no escape
Exposure therapy most efficient

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What causes phobias? Evidence, developed, maintained

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Best evidence: behavioural
Developed thru: classical conditioning/modeling
Maintained thru: avoidance

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Tx of phobias (specific)

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Exposure techniques:

Systematic desensitization
Learn relaxation skills
Create fear hierarchy
Confront feared situation

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2 types of desensitization

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In vivo desensitization (live)
Covert desensitization (imaginal)

(New approach: virtual reality)

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3 types of tx of phobias

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  1. Systematic desensitization
  2. Flooding; forced non gradual exposure
  3. Modelling; therapist confronts patients feared objects
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Modelling tx for phobias

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Key to success: actual contact with feared object/situation

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Social anxiety

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Anxiety in social situations (worried about being judge/functioning poorly in front of other ppl)

Most likely in poor ppl/women

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Symptoms social anxiety

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Negative thoughts
Embarrassant
Physical reactions
Avoidance/safety behaviours

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Cognitive perspective on social anxiety

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Theory: self defeating beliefs:
Unrealistic high social standards
Tend to believe they are unattractive/ socially skilled

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Tx social anxiety

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Change beliefs
Exposure
Social skills/assertiveness training
Often use antidepressants

But therapy is as effective as meds and less relapse

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Panic disorder

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Attacks are periodic/unpredictable
Worry about having an attack
Fears: going crazy, dying, losing control

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Panic disorder, symptoms

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Extreme physical sensations
Peak rapidly (within 10 mins)

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Biological perspective, panic disorder

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Theory: irregular norepinephrine activity

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Tx, panic disorder

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Antidepressants/benzodiazepines
Break cycle of attack, anticipation, fear
Combo tx test

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Cognitive perspective theory, panic disorder

And tx for it

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Overly sensitive to certain bodily sensations (anxiety sensitivity)
Misinterpreted signs of medical catastrophe

Tx
Accurate interpretations
Interoceptive exposure (biological challenge procedure)
Relaxation breathing

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Obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) characteristics

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Obsession
Intrusive/foreign, persistent thoughts

If resisted-> anxiety

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OCD causes/tx

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Behavioural, compulsions reduce anxiety

Tx
Exposure/response prevention

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Cognitive OCD

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Try to neutralize bad thoughts but->fail

Tx
Identify&change distorted cognitions
Cognitive+behavioural tx therapy (CBT)

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Biological ocd
Tx

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Abnormal serotonin activity/brain structure & functioning-> orbitofrontal cortex & cauclate nuclei

Tx
Antidepressants
Meds+ CBT may be more effective

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OCD video

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Mom overprotective of kids
Germs/disease phobia
Specific ritual
Fixation on numbers

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Mood disorders
Unipolar depression

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Only have lows (no high, no mania)

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Unipolar depression
Symptoms

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Low mood/irritability (especially in children/ado)
Loss of pleasure/interest
Weight, appetites or sleep changes
Agitation
Fatigue
Feeling hopeless, low self esteem
Problems of attention/communication
Suicidality

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Film clip unipolar depression

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Chemical imbalance

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Diagnosing unipolar depression

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Major depressive disorder
Persistent depressive
Double depression

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Theoretical perspectives unipolar depression

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Biological theory: genetic factors
-> M2 (identical)=twins 46%
->D2 (fraternal) twins 20%

Biochemical factors
-> serotonin/norepine

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Tx unipolar depression

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Antidepressants create more (serotonin, dopamine)<- neurotransmitters (BUT lots of side effects)

Electro convulsive therapy (ECT)->unilateral ECT
(BUT side effect=memory loss)

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Theoretical perspectives unipolar depression
Analytic/dynamic theory n tx

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Death of a loved one=regress to oral stage

Relationships (with parents mostly) lead to insecurity/unsafe

Tx
Review of post events/feelings

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Behavioural theory unipolar depression

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Less rewards end to less constructive behaviours
-> research= number of social rewards important

Tx
Reward appropriate behaviours
More pleasurable activities

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Cognitive theory unipolar depression

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Learned helplessness

Believe have no control over your life “if nothing i do can save me, ill do nothing” type shit

Ex: seligman and lab dogs
Attributions: internal attribution: I’m responsible this is happening bcuz of me.
Global and stable

EX. its all my fault (internal) i ruin everything (global) and i always will (stable)

Solutions
Better attributions
Ex. She had a role in this too (external) but i have been a jerk (specific) and i dont usually act like that (unstable)

Negative thinking

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Beck, 4 cognitive components

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Maladaptive attitudes
Cognitive triad (ppl interpret themselves/future in neg way)
Errors in thinking=disqualifying the positive
Automatic negative thoughts

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Bipolar disorder

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Lows of depression, highs of mania
Usually starts in adolescence/early adulthood
Onset btw 15-44y
Same thing for W n M
Poverty effect
Chronic incurable BUT treatable
Cyclical: matter of time until mood shifts

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Bipolar disorder, maniac

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Important, energized, delusions, talk fast, sex drive, impulsivity, hostility

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Bipolar disorder, depressive

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Sadness, despair, loss of energy, suicidal thoughts, changes in sleep/eating habits

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Film clip bipolar disorder

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Becca brown: living w bipolar disorder

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Bipolar disorder
Symptoms of mania
5 main areas

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Emotional=high, euphoric but also irritable, impatient

Motivational=start lots of projects but easily distracted

Behavioural=talk fast without sense

Cognitive= unable to plan, self awareness

Physical

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Diagnosing bipolar disorder

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At least mania from a week

2 kinds:
Bipolar 1: full manic/major depressive episodes
Bipolar 2: hypomanic episodes (less severe) and major depressive episodes

Cyclothymie disorder: many periods of hypomanic symptoms/mild depression
Symptoms: 2+ years, periods of normal mood, may progress to bipolar 1/2

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Causes of bipolar disorders

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Biological model:
Genetic factor (inherited predisposition)

40
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Permissive theory bipolar disorder

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Low serotonin starts mood disorders (with NE)
Low serotonin+low NE=depression
Low serotonin+high NE=mania

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Tx bipolar disorder

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Fic chemical imbalance
Lithium therapy-> v effective, 60% w mania improve
BUT determine correct dosage is difficult
If too high= lithium intoxication (poisoning)
Compliance issue-> weight gain
May enjoy mania
Helps somewhat w dep episodes

42
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ABC

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Activating event->rejection
Belief->no one likes me
Consequence->distress

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