6. Anxiety Disorders Flashcards
DF: Response when an uncertain outcome is perceived as being a potential threat
Anxiety
4 Characteristics of anxiety
- Negative affect
- Tension
- Apprehension about the future
- Behavioural avoidance
Cognitive, physiological and behavioural symptoms of anxiety
Cognitive: fear of event
Physiological: heightened arousal
Behavioural: avoidance
DF: System in the ANS that brings the body back to a normal and relaxed state
Parasympathetic
DF: Degree to which people are predisposed to see a range of things as threatening and to react in ways disproportionate to the magnitude of the danger
Trait anxiety
DF: Person-specific variable reflecting beliefs that the symptoms of anxiety can carry catastrophic consequences
Anxiety sensitivity
Anxiety disorder: Intense fear and/or avoidance of one particular type of object or situaton
Specific phobia
Anxiety disorder: Characterised by sudden episodes of acute apprehension or intense fear that occur out of the blue. Leads to fear of the possibility of an attack
Panic disorder
Anxiety disorder: Fear of panic attacks in situations that do not allow easy exit
Agoraphobia
Anxiety disorder: Feelings of apprehension, self-consciousness and emotional distress in anticipated or actual social-evaluative situations
Social anxiety
Anxiety disorder: Chronic anxiety for at least six months but without panic attacks, phobias or obsessions. Persistent and disruptive worry.
Generalised anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder: A combination of obsessions and compulsions which are rituals designed to decrease the anxiety aroused by the obsessions
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
Anxiety disorder: Development of disabling symptoms following a traumatic event
Post-traumatic stress disorder
2 Main treatment options for anxiety
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
2. Exposure therapy
