1-. Flashcards
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What is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat?
Fear
Fear involves arousal for fight or flight, thoughts of immediate danger, and escape behaviors.
What anticipates future threat and includes muscle tension and vigilance?
Anxiety
Anxiety may lead to cautious or avoidant behaviors.
What is a particular type of fear response prominent within anxiety disorders?
Panic attack
Panic attacks can be expected or unexpected.
How are anxiety disorders best differentiated?
By the types of situations feared or avoided and content of associated thoughts or beliefs
What distinguishes transient fear or anxiety from anxiety disorder?
Transient fear or anxiety is temporary, while anxiety disorder is persistent, usually lasting 6 months or more.
What is the sex ratio for anxiety disorders?
Female-Male: 2:1
What characterizes Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about various domains, difficult to control, with physical symptoms like restlessness and sleep disturbance.
What defines Panic Disorder?
Recurrent unexpected panic attacks and persistent worry about having more panic attacks.
What is Agoraphobia?
Fear and anxiety of ‘unsafe’ situations where panic-like symptoms may occur and help or escape is unlikely.
What is a Specific Phobia?
Fear, anxiety, or avoidance of circumscribed objects or situations out of proportion to actual risk
Subtypes include animal, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, situational, and other.
What does Social Anxiety Disorder involve?
Fear, anxiety, or avoidance of social interactions where scrutiny is possible, along with cognitive ideation of being negatively evaluated.
What is Separation Anxiety Disorder?
Fear or anxiety about developmentally inappropriate separation from attachment figures, possibly accompanied by nightmares.
What is Selective Mutism?
Consistent failure to speak in social situations despite speaking in other contexts, leading to significant consequences.
What causes Substance/Medication-Induced Anxiety Disorder?
Anxiety due to substance intoxication or withdrawal or exposure to a medication treatment.
What characterizes Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition?
Anxiety symptoms are a direct pathophysiological consequence of another medical condition.
What is Other Specified Anxiety Disorder?
Anxiety-like symptoms that cause clinically significant distress or impairment but do not meet full criteria.
Fill in the blank: Anxiety Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition indicates anxiety symptoms are a direct _______ consequence of another medical condition.
pathophysiological
