test 2 ch 5-10 Flashcards
anxiety disorder
negative mood state/worry about the future, with physical tension
biological contributor to anxiety
neurotransmitters: low GABA, high Noradrenaline. CRF
Corticotropin Releasing Factors
affect many parts of the brain, limbic system
psychological contributor to anxiety
sense of being out of control, conditioning external (environment), conditioning internal (body learns the symptoms of anxiety
cognitive contributor to anxiety
catastrophizing, inaccurate interpretation, stressful life events
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
chronic worry about everything
worries are disproportionate to reality
difficulty concentrating
treatment for anxiety
SSRI, SNSRI, minor tranquilizers
Cognitive therapy, worry exposure, relaxation training
body dysmorphic disorder
preoccupation with flaws in physical appearance
PTSD
exposure to actual/threatened death, injury, or sexual violence with distressing memories/flashbacks
treatment of PTSD
medication targeted at symptoms
exposure therapy
cognitive therapy
acute stress disorder
trauma symptoms that resolves in a month
adjustment disorder
distressing reaction to stressor within 3 months
mood disorders
involve disabling disturbance in emotion
major depressive episode
period of 2 weeks where there is a depressed mood or loss of interest in activities
manic episode
period of 1 week with persistent elevated or irritable mood
hypomanic episode
period of 4 days with lesser manic episode symptoms
major depressive disorder
MDE with no other epidsodes
persistent depressive disorder
depressed mood more days than not for 2 years
lower levels of dysfunction than MDE
bipolar disorder 1
occurrence of 1 or more manic episodes
may have had MDE in the past
bipolar 2
1 or more MDE
at least one hypomanic episodes, no manic episode
cyclothymic
numerous periods of hypomanic or depressive episodes that don’t fully meet the criteria
specifiers
used to describe the most recent episode
with mixed features
depressive symptoms during a hypomanic episodes
manic symptoms during MDE
with anxious distress
anxiety only present during an episode
with atypical features
oversleep/eat, still react with pleasure or interest to some things
with melancholic features
extreme depression
with catatonic features
total absence of movement
catalepsy
can hold the position they have been put in
may also have rapid movements
with psychotic features
hallucinations or delusions during an episode
seasonal pattern
regular time between the onset of MDE and a time of year
remission also occur at specific time
peripartum onset
during pregnancy and 6 months after birth
can occur with psychotic features
biological contributors to mood disorders
there is a genetic component
identical twins are 3x as likely to to have a mood disorder
neurotransmitter influences
serotonin- regulates other neurotransmitters
low levels = depression
psychological contributors to mood disorders
periceved loss of control
tendency to interpret events in negative ways
stressful life events
social support
gender differences
females are more likely to experience events influencing mood disorders
nolen hoeksma’s
hormonal causes
drug treatment of mood disorders
tricyclics, MAOI, SSRI, electroconvulsive, transactional magnetic stimulation
tricyclics
alleviate depression in 50% of of patients
side effects are greater