Exam 2 Flashcards
(55 cards)
possible future threats - cognitive
worry
actually a threat happening - behavioral
fear
approaching threat
anxiety
instinctual survival responses (4)
fight
flight
fawn
freeze
portion of brain responsible for experiencing and processing emotion
amygdala
part of brain associated with memory
hippocampus
part of brain associated with hormone regulations (stress response)
HPA Axis
(hypothalamus)
what is NOT an anxiety disorder?
panic attack
the attack is just an experience not a disorder
selective mutism is
when someone chooses if they are mute or not based on anxiety.
distress associated with being in open spaces is a characteristic of which disorder?
agoraphobia
children with social anxiety disorder must experience symptoms while among other children
true - because it is common to be scared of elders or strangers but they children should be able to get along with other children
what are the social phobia and agoraphobia differences?
social - fear of rejection from talking to someone
agoraphobia - fear of the place and where you are
reasons humans obtain and keep items
sentiment
aesthetics
usefulness
daily habits or rituals to keep order among individuals with OCD are called
compulsions
difficulty of parting with or discarding items regardless of actual value is associated with
hoarding disorder
hoarding is most commonly diagnosed in
elderly and low income individuals
trichotillomania belongs in which category of disorders in the DSM-V?
OCD related disorders
trichotillomania
pulling out hair
excoriation
skin picking
individuals with OCD often experience obsessions involving (5)
aggression
contamination
sexual images
need for order
doubt
not associated with depressive episode
hyperactivity
depressive disorder must have symptoms for at least
2 years
individuals with persistent depressive disorder experience more sever symptoms than those with major depressive disorder
false
- persistant have symptoms of depression consistently for 2 years and havent gone more than 2 months without symptoms
- major is more episodic
with seasonal pattern is a specifier of which disorder
major depressive disorder