Anxiety Disorder

Question 0

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 0

Nonspecific

Person is worried a lot

Question 1

Five anxiety disorders

Answer 1

Generalized anxiety disorder
Phobias
Panic disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Post-traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)

Question 2

Phobias

Answer 2

Intense irrational fear

Afraid of heights, spiders

Question 3

Panic disorder

With or without agoraphobia

Answer 3

Sudden intense physical arousal

Agoraphobia-Fear of . afraid to leave house because of panic attack

Question 4

Obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)

Answer 4

Obsessive -Intruding thoughts ,Cause of anxiety
Compulsive-Repetitive behavior
(Negative reinforcement-makes anxiety go away

Question 5

Post traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD)

Answer 5

Triggered by traumatic event

1. Reexperienced
2. Numbing withdrawal
3. Hyperarousal

Question 6

Etiology of anxiety disorders

Answer 6

Biological factors
Learning and conditioning
Cognitive factors

Question 7

Biological factors

Answer 7

Anxiety sensitivity

• Physical arousal/Catastrophic thinking
• Neuotransmitter (GABA) Levels are low

Question 8

Learning /conditioning

Answer 8

Classical conditioning
-Maintained through the avoidance
Observational learning

Question 9

Cognitive factors

Answer 9

Certain way of thinking

-Constant threat