W3: Anxiety

Question 1

Anxiety is

Answer 1

A normal reaction to fear

Question 2

An anxiety disorder is characterised by

Answer 2

Persistent, excessive worry

Question 3

The 7 DSM-5 anxiety disorders are

Answer 3

Specific phobia
Separation anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder
Selective mutism
Panic disorder
Agoraphobia
Generalised anxiety disorder

Question 4

Aetiology of anxiety (x3)

Answer 4

Genetics
Neurobiology (amygdala, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex)
Temperament (shy, reactive)

Question 5

Four factors of anxiety function

Answer 5

Physiological, thoughts, feelings, behaviour

Question 6

Obsessions are

Answer 6

Intrusive and recurrent worries

Question 7

Typical obsessions include

Answer 7

Germs, sickness, violence

Question 8

Compulsions are

Answer 8

Behaviours to make obsessions go away

Question 9

Typical compulsions include

Answer 9

Cleaning, checking, tapping, counting, rubbing, lucky

Question 10

DSM-5 OCD disorders

Answer 10

OCD, TIC disorders, trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, excoriation

Question 11

Anxiety worry hill stages

Answer 11

Trigger, avoidance, return

Question 12

Changing children’s anxiety involves

Answer 12

Learning to recognise the feelings and govern the response (worry hill)

Question 13

DNA-v is a

Answer 13

Mindfulness intervention that helps children gain mastery over their anxiety

Question 14

The genetic hypothesis posits that

Answer 14

Exposure at key developmental stages means those children are susceptible to developing fears

Question 15

Most common anxiety condition is

Answer 15

Specific phobia. Be VERY specific about what it is.

Question 16

A good educational aid is the

Answer 16

Exposure bell curve. ‘Ride the worry hill!’ We want to

Question 17

How many people develop anxiety by 11?

Answer 17

At least half

Question 18

How does OCD develop?

Answer 18

Physiological disorder in the brain

Question 19

What should we check for?

Answer 19

What style of parenting is being used. Rather than pushing emotions away, we want to sit with them.

Question 20

DNA-v is like

Answer 20

A stepladder. It provides the psychological framework required to deal with exposure