anxiety disorders Flashcards
models of stress
biomechanical engineering
medicophysiological
psychological (transactional)
psychological
individual’s reaction to stress will depend on a balance between their cognitive processing of any perceived threat and perceived ability to cope
Coping
problem focussed
where efforts are directed toward modifying stressor
emotion focussed
modify emotional reaction. mental defence mechanisms
relaxation training
Generalised Anxiety disorder
persistent symptoms not confined to a situation or object psychological arousa autonomic muscle tension hyperventilation sleep disturbance no clear line between normal anxiety
physical conditions Ddx
thyrotoxicosis
phaechromocytoma
CBT
identifyinh errors, reprocessing, reassessing responsibility
intuitively sensible
maintaning remision better than drugs
Phobic Anxiety
Same core features as GAD
only in specific circumstances
phobic avoidance
phobias
specific phobias
social phobia
agoraphobia
social phobia
inappropriate anxiety
in where person feels observed or could be critisied
restaurants
symptoms are any o the anxiety cluster mentioned above but blushing and tremor predominate
OCD
core features are experience of recurrent obsessional thoughts and or compulsive acts
occuring repeatedly not willed
unpleasant and distressing
usual key anxiety symptoms arise because of distress of the thoughts or attemps to resist
not helpful
often viewed as preventing some harm
viewed as pointless and resisted with key anxiety symptoms
post traumatic stress disorder
delayed and or protracted reaction to a stressor of exceptional severity hyperarousal persistent anxiety irritability insomnia vulnerability factors: mood disorder previous trauma especially a child
management of PTSD
trauma focused CBT if more severe symptoms
eye movement desensitisation
