Mechanisms of Anxiety Flashcards
Fear
“Fear is about what is hear”
It is what occurs when a cougar attacks a deer
it is a current threat
How does anxiety different from fear
Anxiety is the worry that a cougar may attack me
It is the perceived threat
Fear is ____ threats
Current
Anxiety is ____ threats
Future
Which system is activated in anxiety
The Sympathetic Nervous System
What two NTs are released
NE
Epinephrine
When Epinephren and Norepinehren are released, what is our natural response
STUDENTS Fear Cs
What is considered the cause of Chronic anxiety?
the Hypothalamus - pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis)
What is the hormone released by the HPA axis?
Cortisol
What is the ABC model stand for
Alarm
Belief
Coping
Alarm
Anxiety causes certain internal alarms to go off in ourselves. Something in the environment or internally is telling us to worry.
What is the response to the A (Alarm) in the ABC model
Our bodies naturally activate our sympathetic nervous system releasing Norepinephrine and epinephrine
Belief in the ABC model means
This is how we consciously act in response to the internal alarm we now have from anxiety
Explain Coping in the ABC model
To cope is the steps we take from our beliefs
This can be avoidance or over-exaggeration
What is considered defective in the ABC model for anxiety disorders
Our ALARM system
