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Psych 350 - Exam 2

TermDefinition
Anxiety disorder characterized by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing and unproductive accompanied by physical symptoms of tenseness, irritability, and restlessness generalized anxiety disorder
Recurrent unexpected panic attack accompanied by concern about future attacks and/or a lifestyle change to avoid future attacks Panic disorder
Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult agoraphobia
unreasonable fear of a particular object or situation that markedly interferes with daily life functioning specific phobia
extreme, enduring, irrational fear and avoidance of social or performance situations social anxiety disorder
excessive enduring fear in some children that harm will come to them or their parents while they are apart separation anxiety disorder
State of mood characterized by marked negative affect and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune anxiety
Immediate emotional alarm reaction to present danger or life-threatening emergencies fear
sudden, overwhelming fright or terror panic
abrupt experience of intense fear or discomfort accompanies by physical symptoms such as dizziness or heart palpitations panic attack
brain circuit in animals that when stimulated causes an alarm and escape response resembling human panic fight/flight system
cognitive-behavioral treatment for panic-attacks, involving gradual exposure to feared somatic sensations and modification of perceptions and attitudes about them panic control treatment
anxieties involving enclosed places (claustrophobia) or public transportation (fear of flying situational phobias
extreme fear of situations or events in nature, especially heights, storms, and water natural environment phobia
unreasonable, enduring fear of living organisms that usually develops early in life animal phobia
Unreasonable fear and avoidance of exposure to blood injury, or the possibility of an injection blood-injection-injury phobia
disorders involving extreme and long-lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause is evident somatic symptom disorders
Physiological arousal of fear intense, brief automatic nervous system (fight or fligjt readiness)
Behavioral reactions of fear withdrawal, attack, paralysis
cognitive processes of fear not required
emotional processing for fear delayed
Physiological arousal of anxiety sympathetic nervous system
Behavioral reactions of anxiety avoidance/withdrawal
Cognitive processes of anxiety overstimulation, apprehensive expectation
Emotional processing of anxiety emotion labeling
What percent of people with anxiety disorder meet criteria for another anxiety disorder 80%
What percent of people with anxiety disorder meed criteria for another psychological disorder 75%
Why do women have the highest rates of anxiety - Women may be more likely to report symptoms - Men more likely to be encouraged to face fears - Women more likely to experience childhood sexual abuse - Women show more biological stress reactivity
What are the genetic factors of anxiety disorders - moderate heritability - relative with phobia increase risk for other anxiety disorders in addition to phobia
What are the neurobiological factors of anxiety disorders - Fear circuit overactivity (amygdala) - Poor functioning of serotonin and GABA system - higher levels of norepinephrine
Behavioral Inhibition of anxiety disorders - Inherited tendency to be tense, agitated, uptight, distressed, and cry in unfamiliar or novel settings Predicts anxiety in childhood and social anxiety in adolescence
Mowrer's two factor model for Specific phobia - paring of stimulus with aversive UCS leads to fear - avoidance maintained though negative reinforcement
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