Threat, Fear, Anxiety

Question 1

Def. Threat

Answer 1

anticipation of harm

-brought about by cognitive processes: perceptions, learning memory, judgment, & thought.

***Degree depends on: amount, occurrence, probability

Question 2

What 3 things lead to Crisis?

Answer 2

• Interpretation of event
• coping ability
• limited social resources

Question 3

Def. Anxiety

Answer 3

• most common universal behavioral response to threat

- subjective feelings of uneasiness, worry, apprehension, nervousness, sense of dread or foreboding.

Question 4

Where does anxiety result from?

Answer 4

PERCEPTION of threat

Question 5

How does anxiety motivate us to make plans & take action, acquire new skills & behaviors, & learn to cope w/new situations?

Answer 5

Elicits our fight or flight response

Question 6

Anxiety may occur anytime at what two points during the life cycle?

Answer 6

1. Developmental

2. Situational

Question 7

What are the three classifications of Anxiety?

Answer 7

1. Mild
2. Moderate
3. Severe

Question 8

The degree of anxiety depends on what 6 things?

Answer 8

1. perception of the event
2. degree of danger perceived
3. immediate needs
4. belief about the ability to handle the situation
5. amount/quality of support
6. degree of accumulated stress experienced

Question 9

4 Common ways people lessen anxiety:

Answer 9

1. Dependence
2. Domination
3. Withdrawal
4. Aggression

Question 10

4 similarities of stress & anxiety:

Answer 10

1. Physiologic response
2. both have degrees
3. natural & necessary part of life.
4. spontaneous event

Question 11

Differences between Stress & Anxiety:

Answer 11

Stress:

1. not necessarily conflict
2. past, present, future
3. multiple causes
4. physical, spiritual, emotional, mental

Anxiety:

1. always conflict
2. in the future
3. caused by dread or threat
4. mental manipulations of reality of one’s life.

Question 12

Def. Fear

Answer 12

feeling of dread & apprehension in response to an EXTERNAL source that is CLEARLY IDENTIFIABLE & DEFINABLE.

***SPECIFIC Source/object

Question 13

What is the FUNCTION of fear?

Answer 13

Protection

Reason: insure safety from danger.

Question 14

Combinations of Emotions:

Submissiveness =
Awe =
Jealousy =
Shame =

Answer 14

acceptance & fear
fear & surprise
fear, sadness, & anger
fear & disgust

Question 15

What are the degrees of intensity of Fear?

Answer 15

Apprehensive–Fear–Terror, panic

Question 16

3 Differences between Fear & Anxiety:

Answer 16

Fear:

1. DEFINITE threat
2. External
3. Immediate (present)

Anxiety:

1. UNKNOWN threat
2. Internal
3. Future

Question 17

Name the 3 Adaptations to Threat.

Answer 17

1. Biophysical Adaptation
2. Cognitive Adaptation–thinking positive
3. Psychosocial Adaptation (Defensive mechanisms behavior)

Question 18

Name 3 ways of relieving anxiety.

Answer 18

1. Systemic Relaxation
2. Desensitization–exposure to the trigger
3. Problem-Solving

Question 19

5 Techniques for Changing Behaviors:

Answer 19

1. Modeling
2. Role Playing
3. Confrontation–ackn. failures & weaknesses
4. Behavior Modification–pos. & neg. feedback
5. Assertiveness Training