Week 4: Don't go out tonight

Question 1

Compare anxiety and fear

Answer 1

Anxiety is apprehension to an anticipated problem.

Fear is the reaction to a real or perceived immediate danger.

Question 2

What are the five major types of anxiety disorder in the DSM5?

Answer 2

1. Specific phobia
2. social anxiety disorder
3. Panic disorder
4. Agoraphobia
5. Generalised anxiety disorder

Question 3

What is needed for a diagnosis of panic disorder?

Answer 3

at least one month of concern or worry about the possibility of more attacks occurring or the consequences of an attack occurring.

Question 4

What is needed for a diagnosis of agoraphobia?

Answer 4

Experience a disproportionate fear about at least two situations where it would be difficult to escape or receive help in the event of panic symptoms

Question 5

What percentage of people with anxiety disorder also meet the criteria for MDD

Answer 5

approx 60%

Question 6

What three brain regions are involved in the fear circuit

Answer 6

1. Hippocampus
2. Amygdala
3. Medial prefrontal cortex

Question 7

What cognitive pattern is prominent in panic disorder?

Answer 7

Catastrophic misinterpretations of somatic/physical changes

Question 8

What brain region is responsible for the production of norepinephrine?

Answer 8

The locus coeruleus

Question 9

What is the common component across treatment of anxiety disorders?

Answer 9

Exposure

Question 10

What is the name given to drugs that reduce anxiety?

Answer 10

Anxiolytics

Question 11

What are three commonly prescribed anxiety medications?

Answer 11

1. Benzodiazepines
2. Antidepressants
3. Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors

Question 12

What are the three types of OCD disorders?

Answer 12

obsessive compulsive disorder
body dysmorphic disorder
hoarding disorder

Question 13

What type of therapy is commonly used in OCD?

Answer 13

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Question 14

What heritable is OCD?

Answer 14

40-50% heritability

Question 15

What three brain regions have heightened activity in OCD?

Answer 15

1. Orbitofrontal cortex
2. caudate nucleus
3. anterior cingulate

Question 16

What is yedasentience?

Answer 16

The subjective feeling of knowing you. have done enough to prevent chaos and danger from low-level threats in the environment

Question 17

What are the four broad characteristics of ptsd?

Answer 17

1. intrusively re-experiencing the traumatic event
2. Avoidance of stimuli associated with the event
3. Symptoms of increased arousal and reactivity
4. other signs of negative mood developed post event

Question 18

What psychological treatment is used in OCD?

Answer 18

Exposure and response prevention (ERP)

Question 19

What is the time period for Dx of acute stress disorder?

Answer 19

Symptoms lasting from three days to one month

Question 20

What is the time period for Dx of PTSD?

Answer 20

Symptoms last for at least one month

Question 21

What region in the brain may be smaller, thus predisposing to PTSD?

Answer 21

The hippocampus

Question 22

What is the main psychological treatment for PTSD?

Answer 22

Exposure - in vivo and imaginal