Emotional Disorders Flashcards
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In moderate levels of anxiety this is the
Fight or flight response
Anxiety is a mood state characterized by
Strong negative emotions
Bodily symptoms tension
Anticipation of future danger
Fear characterstics
PRESENT oriented EMotional rxn to current danger
Surge of SNS
Strong escape tendencies
Panic characteristics
GROUP of physical symptoms of FoFR
UNEXPECTEDLY occurs in absence of obvs threat
Anxiety symptoms can be
Physical, cognitive, behavioral
What is the neurotic paradox
Even if the child knows there is nothing to be afraid of, he’s still terrified and does all he can to escape the situation
Earliest reported rate of onset
SAD (7 or 8 years)
SAD may begin with
Harmless requests
Complaints like restless sleep or nightmares
With GAD, thinking often consists of
What if statements
GAD average age of onset
10 to 14 years
Thinking usually focuses on threats of personal safety
Specific phobia
Specific phobia PPT
Occurs at inappropriate age, persists
Irrational, lead to avoidance of object or event
Impairs normal routines
Specific phobia onset
7-9
Peak of SP
10-13
Social phobia usually co-occurs with
Specific phobia
Panic disorders
Rare in children under age of 10
Social phobia
SocPhob usual age of onset
Early to mid adol
Prevalence of socphob tends to ___ with age
Increase
Most children with OCD have
Multiple obsessions and compulsions
Compulsions are intended to
Reduce or neutralize anx and tension of obsession
Or prevent dreaded event from happening
OCD age of onset
9-12
Cognitive disturbances associated characteristics
Deficits that interfere
Selective attention to potentially dangerous information
Physical symptoms more common with
GAD, PD and SAD
In most cases symptoms of anxiety precede and predict symptoms of
Depression