| Question |
Answer |
| what are the six types of anxiety disorders? |
generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, obsessive complusive disorder |
| what is generalized anxiety disorder? |
persistent worrying causing problems in daily functioning |
| what are the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder? |
worrying about the future, constant surveillance of danger, sweating, dizziness, racing heart |
| what is generalized anxiety disorder caused by? |
low levels of GABA or receptors are defective |
| how does the psychodynamic perspective treat generalized anxiety disorder? |
controlling the id; creation of defense mechanisms |
| how does the humanistic perspective treat generalized anxiety disorder? |
"client center therapy" development of unconditional positive regard |
| how does the cognitive perspective treat generalized anxiety disorder? |
rational emotive therapy--teaching coping skills and help to recognize faulty assumptions |
| how does the biological perspective treat generalized anxiety disorder? |
biofeedback, relaxation techniques, antianxiety drugs |
| how do phobias differ from normal experiences of fear? |
fear is very intense, avoidance, causes dysfunction |
| what are the three categories of phobias? |
specific, social, and agoraphobia |
| what are specific phobias? |
persistent fear of objects or situations; may suffer from more than one at a time |
| what are social phobias? |
severe, persistent, and unreasonable fear of social or performance situations where embarrassment may occur BROAD or NARROW |
| what is agoraphobia? |
fear of leaving the house |
| what causes phobias to develop? |
modeling, classical conditioning, & perhaps a biological predisposition |
| what are treatments for specific phobias? |
systematic desensitization, flooding, modeling |
| what are the treatments for social phobias? |
antidepressants, behavioral exposure, social skills training |
| what is panic disorder? what are the two types? |
periodic fear of death, losing control--panic disorder with agoraphobia, panic disorder without agoraphobia |
| how long does a panic attack usually last? |
1-30 minutes |
| what contributes to panic disorder? |
abnormal function of norepinephrine, overexaggerate symptoms |
| what are the treatments for panic disorder? |
antidepressants/benzodiapines, attempt to correct misinterpretations through education and coping skills |
| what is obsessive compulsive disorder? |
combination of obsessions (persistent thoughts, impulses, desires) and compulsions (repeated and rigid behavior people feel they must perform to reduce anxiety) |
| what are the features of obsessions? |
intrusive thoughts, most common: cleaning, touching, cooking, checking |
| what are the features of compulsions? |
yielding to obssessions; "voluntary" behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce anxiety |
| what are the treatments for OCD? |
antidepressants (increase serotonin), exposure and response prevention |
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