Levels of Anxiety
When a person is unable to take in information from the environment (inability to focus/inattention)
a. mild anxiety, b. moderate anxiety, c. severe anxiety
What is Moderate Anxiety
Key feature of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
What is excessive worry
Person exhibits pacing, running, shouting, screaming, withdrawal, hallucinations, false sensory perceptions, erratic physical behavior.
What is Panic
GAD can cause a. muscle weakness, or b. muscle tension
What is muscle tension
a. mild anxiety, b. moderate anxiety, c. severe anxiety
What is Mild Anxiety
why therapists encourage people to discuss preceding events (what happened before the anxiety was felt)
What is identifying the source of the anxiety
Person gradually introduced to feared object or experience.
What is systematic desensitization
The person's perceptual field is greatly reduced, and learning and problem solving are not possible.
a. mild anxiety, b. moderate anxiety, c. severe anxiety
What is Severe Anxiety
Common results of worries
What is sleep disturbance, changes in eating, somatic symptoms
characterized by _______ anxiety or fear provoked by social situations.
(mild, moderate, severe)
What is severe
Exposing person to large amount of undesirable stimulus.
What is flooding
Prompts constructive behaviors (studying for an upcoming test, practicing for a sports event, etc.)
What is Normal Anxiety
Meaning of: Decrease excessive stimuli
What is provide quiet enviroment
Common triggers of social anxiety disorder
What is fear of saying something foolish, not being able to answer questions, looking awkward while eating or drinking, and performing badly on stage.