Anxiety Flashcards
(41 cards)
psychological symptoms
of anxiety
-fearful anticipation
- Anxiety out of proportion to stimulus
- memory impairment
physical symptoms of anxiety
shaky, hot and sweaty
(autonomical systems)
problems with self treatement of aniety
Avoidance = greater fear
what do doctors prescribe
tranquillisers = traditional
then changing to current anxiolytics
then referral to psychologist
True or false
anxiety is co-morbid with other mental health issues
what is the name of the theory ‘the different pressues acting on the same process’
stress syndrome
what is eustress
Acute stress
what is the symptoms of eustress
tachycardia
hypertension
sweating
alert/ on-edge
GI activity = butterflies
anxiety
response to eustress is also called
fight or flight
what is Distress
chronic stress
what are the physical symptoms of Distress
tarchycardia, hypertension, shortness of breath and sweating
generalised muscle ache and tension headache
GI problems (ulcers)
psycholical symptoms of distress
memory imparment
insomina
irritabilty
depression
Worsened anxuety
how does Distress develope
pressure wether mental or physical (pain) is constant
when does anxiety disorder occur
when it interferes with normal life
what is the 5 type of anxiety disorder
- GAD- generalised anxiety disorder
- OCD - obsessive complusive disorders
- panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia)
- phobic disorders
- PTSD = reexperiences past trauma
which two anxiety disorders constrast each other
GAD and panic disorder
Gad is persistant and panic disorder is short intense periods
what are the core characteristics of any anxiety disorders
fear and avoidance behavours
why are some people more likely to develop anxiety disorders
-genetic predisposition
-behavioural inhibtion temperment (in childrens cauisng low threshold for amygdala arousal)
-early experience of lack of control of situation e.g neglect
-Active avoidance of anxiety-provoking situtations
whta is the three main parts of the biological basis of anxiety
CNS, autonomic NS and HPA axis
how is the CNS linked to anxiety
- The CNS has the amygdala
how does the amygdla repsond to stress/threat
sensory stimuli respond to thalamus which then activates the baso lateral amygdala nuerones
how do we know that teh amygdala is response for innate fear
lesion studies using mice
how is fear learnt ?
association of stimulus with an emotional reposne which is stored as a emotional memory in the prefrontal medial cortex
a linked is then created with the stimulus to the memory
when presented with the same stimulus the amygdala will co-ordiante a resposne
how does the amygdala co-ordinate a response to a fear stimulus
striatm - psychomotor activity
locus coreuleus - arousal/ agitation
hypothalamus
amygdala release CRF and activated the three areas above
