Unit 6 Depression And Anxiety

Question 1

What is GAD

Answer 1

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 2

Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Psychopharmacological

Answer 2

Antidepressant medications

Question 3

Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer 3

Psychotherapy

Question 4

Define Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Answer 4

Anxiety characterized by recurrent obsessions and compulsions.

Question 5

Common Obsessions (OCD)

Answer 5

Uncontrollable thoughts of germs, illness, losing things, safety, order, symmetry, obtaining possessions, or religious ideologies

Question 6

Common compulsions (OCD)

Answer 6

Excessive behaviors such as extreme hand washing, cleaning, double-checking, organizing, arranging, hoarding, and praying.

Question 7

Treating OCD Psychopharmacological

Answer 7

Prescriptions of anti-anxiety meds

Question 8

Treating OCD Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer 8

Psychotherapy

Question 9

Therapeutic engagement in increasing exposure to the source of an obsession while prevented from the respective compulsive behavior.

Answer 9

Treating OCD: Exposure and Response Prevention

Question 10

Clinical Depression

Answer 10

Loss of interest in life

Question 11

Symptoms and effects of Major Depression

Answer 11

Depressive symptoms interfere severely with functionality from 2 weeks to many years

Question 12

Two major signs of DSM-V (Major Depression)

Answer 12

Extreme sadness
Loss of pleasure

Question 13

Clinical Depression

Answer 13

Dysthymia

Question 14

Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)

Answer 14

Long term, moderate depressive symptoms.

Question 15

Treating Depression Psychopharmacological

Answer 15

Antidepressant

Question 16

Treating Depression: Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Answer 16

Psychotherapy