Phobias
The fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. It is one of the most common phobias.
Arachnophobia
Involves grounding exercises, and thinking stressors are transient experiences
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
These are 4 Physiological symptoms
Trembling, tension, headaches, startled reflexes, and sleep deprivation
This is an out of proportion fear or a certain object OR situation, that causes impairment in the life of a person
Specific Phobia
Courtney is afraid of this
SPIDERS
The extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans.
hydrophobia
The first line of medication response used to treat anxiety disorders.
SSRI's
These are two cognitive symptoms of anxiety
Paranoia, sense of Doom, Depression
A severe and debilitating form of anxiety disorder, that involves sudden discrete episodes of very intense anxiety accompanied by a feeling of impending DOOM
Panic Disorder
This is the Median age of onset for anxiety disorders
11 years old
Ophidiophobia is a fear of this
Snakes
These are three of the different types of medications prescribed to Anxiety Disorders
SSRI's MAOI's, Tricyclic antidepressants, Benzodizapines
This is a common side effect of benzodiazepines
Dependency, cognitive impairment in elderly
An anxiety disorder characterized by incapacitating anxiety in novel situations. It is one of the most common anxiety disorder with at any time 2% of the population experiencing this disorder. It is even more common in women.
Social Phobia
This is the primary role of a social worker when dealing with an anxiety disorder
Advocacy, or Information, support extra...
Cynophobia is the fear of this
Dogs. More females are affected by this phobia than males. In fact, most adults that have cynophobia may have developed it during childhood, especially between the ages of 5 to 9 years.
Two names for the treatments that involve exposing clients to provoking stimuli and developing habituation to their anxiety
Exposure therapy and Systematic Desensitization
This is the length of time that symptoms for a specific phobia must be present to receive a diagnosis
6 months
This Anxiety Disorder often results in physical symptoms such as tension headaches, trembling, sweating and nausea. It is related to everyday experiences.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorders can be cured, true or false
Yes- some anxiety disorders can be made asymptomatic with therapy
The extreme fear of a medical procedure that involves injections and hypodermic needles.
Trypanophobia
This therapy involves both the child and parent
Family Cognitive- Behavioral therapy
This is what distinguishes anxiety from an anxiety disorder
when the behaviour interferes with one's life
A relatively common disorder affecting 2% of the population, is more common in boys than girls as well as people who are single. Half of the people with this Disorder also suffer from another mental health disorder.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images or urges that trigger intensely distressing feelings.
These are the 3 proposed factors that cause an Anxiety Disorder
Intrapsychic, Biologcial, Social-Envrionmental