Week 4

Question 1

What are the 3 types of phobias identified in the DSM5

Answer 1

Social
Specific
Agoraphobia

Question 2

How long does the average panic attach last?

Answer 2

10 mins

Question 3

What is thought/action fusion?

Answer 3

When an OCD sufferer equality weights the guilt of a bad act and a bad thought.

I hit them & I thought about hitting them = “I am a bad person”

Question 4

Difference between fear and anxiety

Answer 4

Fear : response to immediate threat
Anxiety : response to future threat

Question 5

What part of the brain is most associated with anxiety?

Answer 5

Limbic system (emotional brain)
Parts of the cortex

Question 6

Which neurotransmitters are associated with anxiety disorders?

Answer 6

GABA
Norepinephrine
Serotonin

Question 7

Genetic factors in panic disorder?

Answer 7

Moderate genetic component

Related to personality trait neuroticism (temperamental construct of behavioural inhibition)

Question 8

Is heritability for panic disorder specific to panic disorder?

Answer 8

No, studies suggest overlap with phobias and separation anxiety

Question 9

Brain areas associated with panic

Answer 9

Amygdala
Locus coeruleus

Question 10

Which part of the brain is associated with learning and so, associated with the learnt fear of having another panic attack in public this creating avoidance behaviours?

Answer 10

The hippocampus is thought to generate conditioned anxiety