Quiz 3 Flashcards
(16 cards)
What is the behavior when someone is anxious?
Fidgeting, looking worried, breathing heavily
What is the physiology when someone is anxious?
Elevated heart rate, muscle tension, tunnel vision, sweatinf
What is the cognition when someone is anxious?
Sense of unease, fear, racing thoughts
How can anxiety be useful?
Warning of danger, typically helpful and adaptive, normal reaction to stimuli
What is anxiety categorized with?
Apprehensive with lack of control, future oriented, somatic symptoms (chest and abdominal pain), negative affect
What is fear categorized with?
Immediate danger, present oriented, sympathetic nervous system arousal, negative affect
What is true alarm?
Adaptive response to a real threat
What is false alarm?
Maladaptive response to no threat, has consequences
What is a panic attack?
An abrupt experience of intense fear
What is reality anxiety?
Anxiety centered around realistic fear and real items, Freud Ego
What is neurotic anxiety?
Nervous and overwhelmed fear, Freud’s ID
What is moral anxiety?
Social anxiety categorized by punishment, guilt, and shame; Freud’s Superego
What is the behaviorist belief on the causes of anxiety?
Something happened in the past to lead to anxiety in the future
The social cause of anxiety
Stressful life events > physical/emotional reaction > anxiety
What is the integrated model of anxiety?
Triple vulnerability; generalized biological vulnerability, generalized psychological vulnerability, specific psychological vulnerability
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Persistent and global worry; distinguished from normal worry by severity, interference, and irrationality; includes symptoms such as sleep disturbance and irritability
