CHAP 3 (seg 1 2) Flashcards
is a psychological disorder that involves “excessive levels of negative
emotions”, such as nervousness, tension, worry, fright, and anxiety
Anxiety
It is a generalized “feeling of apprehension, fear, or tension” that may be associated with a particular object or situation or may be free-floating, not associated with anything specific
Anxiety
can cause such distress that it “interferes with a person’s ability to lead a normal life”
Anxiety
is defined as an “unpleasant emotional” state for which the cause is either
not readily identified or perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable
Anxiety
is an emotional and physiological response to a recognized external threat or a “response to real danger or threat.”
fear
What are the types of Anxiety Disorder?
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Specific Phobias
this disorder involves excessive, unrealistic worry
and tension, even if there is “little or nothing to provoke the anxiety”
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Accordingly, symptoms include “restlessness or feeling keyed up”, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension and jitteriness, deep disturbance, and unwanted, intrusive worries
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
are plagued by constant thoughts or fears that cause them to perform certain “rituals or routines”
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
is a condition that can develop following a traumatic and/or terrifying event such as sexual or physical assault, the “unexpected death of a loved one,” or a natural disaster.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
this disorder keeps recurring attacks to a person of intense fear
or panic, often with “feeling of impending doom of death”
Panic Disorder
People with ______ often to
be” emotionally numb”
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
People with this condition have feeling of terror that “strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning”
Panic Disorder
Other symptoms of a panic attack include “sweating, chest pain”, palpitations (irregular heartbeats), and feeling of choking, which may make the person feel like he or she is having a heart attack or “going crazy.”
Panic Disorder
a is an “intense fear of a specific object or
situation”, such as snakes, heights, or flying
Specific Phobias
