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Ch 5
Panic and Anxiety Disorders
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/24/2010

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Term
fear
Definition
-activation of fight or flight
-cognitive, physiological, behavioral
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anxiety
Definition
-blend of unpleasant emotions and cognitions
Term
biological commonalities of anxiety disorders
Definition
-personality trait neuroticism
-limbic sys, cortex neurotransmitters (GABA norepiniephrine, serotonin)
Term
psychological commonalities of anxiety disorders
Definition
-classical conditioning
-lack of control over emotions/environment
-parenting styles
Term
treatment commonalities in anxiety disorders
Definition
-graduated exposure
-cognitive reconstructing (best)
-meds
Term
phobia
Definition
-most common
-persistent fear of a specific object that presents little danger
Term
phobia subtypes
Definition
-blood injection
-natural environment
-situational
-animal
Term
phobia causes
Definition
-learned behavior -vicarious conditioning (observing)-evolutionary preparedness -temperament/personality
Term
phobia treatment
Definition
exposure therapy
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social phobia
Definition
-fear of performance situations
-person recognizes fear is excessive
Term
panic disorder
Definition
occurance of panic attach out of the blue
Term
agoraphobia
Definition
fear of public places where escape might be difficult of embarrassing if panic attack occurs
Term
bio causes of panic disorder
Definition
-genetics, neuroticism, amygdala, hypersensitive fear networks in brain, hippocampus, norandrenergic/serotonergic systems, GABA
Term
psych causes of panic disorder
Definition
-interoceptive conditioning (heart palpitations)
-catastrophic interpretations
-automatic thoughts
-anxiety sensitivity
Term
panic disorder treatment
Definition
-meds-anti-anxiety-fast-anti-depressant-slow
-exposure therapy
-interoceptive exposure
-cognitive recontructing/CBT
Term
PTSD higher in
Definition
women
Term
PTSD risk factors
Definition
-constant fear, unpredictability, uncontrollable circumstances, killing, harsh conditions
Term
PTSD causes
Definition
-individual risk factors
-increase in cortisol
-sociocultural- childhood problems, family history, low social support, justification of combat
Term
PTSD treatment
Definition
-education (highly effective)
-breathing
-real world practice
-talking through trauma
Term
causes of GAD
Definition
-lack of control/predictability over life events
-intolerance of uncertainty
-bias info processing
-influence of worrying
Term
GAD treatment
Definition
-benzodiazepine/Anxiolytics (fast)
-Buspirone(slow)
-anti-depressants
-CBT
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OCD causes
Definition
-avoidance learning
-displacement activities
-evolutionary roots
-suppress unwanted thoughts
-inflated sense of responsibility
-thought-action fusion
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OCD treatment
Definition
meds-clomipramine, fluxetine (Prozac)
-exposure
-neurosurgery
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