Anxiety And Self Harm Flashcards
Symptoms of anxiety
General - periods of intense anxiety, obsessional thoughts and compulsions
Physical -
Palpitations
Sweating
Dry mouth
Butterflies
Tremor
Paraesthesia
Depersonalisation
Syncope
Splanchnic vasoconstriction
Butterflies
How is anxiety disorder conceptualised
Self perpetuating network of positive feedback loops arising from normally adaptive responses
Why does anxiety exist
To increase motivation to reduce harm
When is anxiety considered a disorder
When it is excessive, impacts on life or is out of context
State vs trait anxiety
State - apprehension, nervousness : Inc heart rate or respiration
Trait - stable tendency to attend to and report negative emotions associated with anxiety
Rumination
Automatic negative thoughts about possible threats, bad things happening etc.
Leads to lack of sleep
Core symptoms of depression
Low mood
Low energy
Anhedonia
Depressogenic stressors
Abuse
Bullying
Chronic illness
Prolonged stress
What can depression be conceptualised as
A self perpetuating network of positive feedback loops arising from normally adaptive responses
Causes of non-suicidal self injury (nssi)
In control of punishment (feel safe, temporary relief from anxiety)
Injury response (temporary relief from opioids etc)
What does self harm typically occur in the context of?
Low self worth
Persistent distress
What are self harm, substance use, disordered eating and compulsive rituals an example of
Distress reducing behaviour
Distress reducing examples
Self harm
Substance use
Disordered eating
Compulsive rituals
What is the negative reinforcement pattern with distress reducing behaviour
Leads to temporary relief
Gives the urge to repeat the process for more distress reducing behaviour
Leads to habit formation which leads to compulsion as it becomes a sub conscious activity
