W4 Chapter 6.2 Overview of the Anxiety Disorder and Their Commonalities

Question 1

What are the four common biological causal factors of all anxiety disorders

Answer 1

1. genetics
2. personality trait of neuroticism
3. limbic system
4. neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric aced (GABA), norepinephrine, and serotonin

Question 2

What are the three common psychological causal factors of all anxiety disorders

Answer 2

1. Classical conditioning
2. lack of control
3. parenting styles

Question 3

What are the three treatments common to all anxiety disorders

Answer 3

1. graduated exposure
2. cognitive restructuring
3. medications (antidepressant and antianxiety)

Question 4

What is a phobia

Answer 4

a persistent and disproportionate fear of some specific object or situation that presents little or no actual danger and leads to a great deal of avoidance

Question 5

What are the three main categories of phobias

Answer 5

1. specific phobias
2. social anxiety
   3, agoraphobia