CHAPTER 1-3 (F) Flashcards
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-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 (Lahey, 2001).
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
SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY DISORDER
Ø Feelings of panic, fear and uneasiness
Ø Uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts
Ø Repeated thoughts or flashback of traumatic experiences
Ø Nightmares
Ø Ritualistic behaviours, such as repeated hand washing
Ø Problems sleeping
Ø Cold or sweaty hands and/or feet
Ø Shortness of breath
Ø Palpitations
Ø An inability to be still and calm
Ø Dry mouth
Ø Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
Ø Nausea
Ø Muscle tension
Ø Dizziness
is an emotional and physiological response to a recognized external threat or a response to real danger or threat.
FEAR
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)
- are anxiety-provoking thoughts that will not go away.
OBSESSIONS
-The disturbing thoughts are called OBSESSIONS
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
– 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 this condition have feeling of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning.
PANIC DISORDER
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
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)
–a.k.a SHELL SHOCK
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
–is an intense fear of a specific object or situation, such as snakes, heights, or flying.
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS
is an exaggerated, unrealistic fear of a specific situation, activity, or object.
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS
–near death accident wherein this is common to war soldiers and survivor of sexual assault
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
-The level of fear usually is inappropriate to the situation and may cause the person to avoid common everyday situations.
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS
-fear of vehicle or driving
AMAXOPHOBIA
fear of heights
ACROPHOBIA
fear cats
AILOROPHOBIA