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Ch. 8 Abnormal Psych
Anxiety, OCD, Trauma, and Stressor-Related Disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anxiety | A future-oriented response which involves a sense of dread about what might happen to you in the future |
| Fear | Innate alarm response to a dangerous or life-threatening situation |
| Sex | Women are 60% more likely than men to experience and anxiety disorder |
| Separation Anxiety Disorder | A disorder characterized by the intense and inappropriate anxiety concerning separation from home,caregivers, or someone to whom they are emotionally attached |
| Selective mutism | A disorder originating in childhood in which the individual consciously refuses to talk |
| Selective mutism treatment | Contingency management, shaping plus exposure therapy, CBT |
| Phobia | An irrational fear associated with a particular object or situation |
| Specific phobia | An irrational and continuous fear of a particular object, activity, or situation |
| Specific phobias treatment | systematic desensitization, flooding, imaginal flooding, graduated exposure, thought stopping |
| Social anxiety disorder | Characterized by intense, fear of anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. Experiences centered on the desire to avoid humiliation or embarassment |
| Social anxiety disorder treatment | biological (SSRIs and SNRIs) and psychological perspectives; motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness/meditation |
| Panic disorder | An anxiety disorder in which an individual has panic attacks on a recurrent basis or had constant worry about the possibility of recurring attacks |
| Panic attacks | A period of intense fear and physical discomfort accompanied by the feeling that one is being overwhelmed and is about to lose control |
| Agoraphobia | Intense anxiety triggered by the real or anticipated exposure to situations in which they may be unable to get help should they become incapacitated |
| Theories and treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia | Biological perspectives (neurotransmitters, anxiety sensitivity theory) and psychological perspectives; conditioned fear reactions, relaxation training, panic control therapy PCT |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | Anxiety that is not associated with a particular object, situation, or event |
| Obessessive | Persistent and intrusive idea, thought, impulse, or image |
| Compulsion | Repetitive and seemingly purposeful behavior performed in response to uncontrollable urges or according to a ritualistic/stereotyped set of rules |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | Recurrent obsessions that are inordinately time-consuming or that cause significant distress or impairment |
| 4 major dimensions of OCD | 1) Obsessions associated with checking compulsions 2) Need for symmetry and order 3) Obsessions about cleanliness associated with washing compulsions 4) Hoarding-related behaviors |
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