Social Anxiety Disorder
T/F: if you have performance anxiety, stage fright or are an introvert, you have social anxiety disorder.
False
What is GAD characterized by?
Excessive worry or concern over everyday events
What is OCD characterized by?
Repeated obsessions or compulsions experienced throughout the day
What is panic disorder characterized by?
multiple panic attacks and episodes of extreme fear and terror that last anywhere from a few minutes to an hour
Aerophobia
Fear of flying
What may prevent, specifically, people with a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder from seeking professional health?
Their fear of social situations
Name two medication/medication categories that have been effective for GAD.
Antidepressants; Benzodiazepines; Buspirone
Define obsessions:
Thoughts, images, ore impulses that recur again and again, seemingly outside of one's ability to control them.
What two factors are thought to be the cause of panic disorder?
genetic and environmental factors
Arachnophobia
Fear of spiders
Name 3 common anxiety producing situations
What factors are thought to cause generalized anxiety disorder?
Childhood adversity, illness, stress, personality, and genetics
What is OCD believed to be caused by?
Genetics, brain physiology, early experience, family, and other environmental factors
List 3 primary symptoms of panic disorder:
rapid or pounding heart beat; sweating; trembling or shaking; shortness of breath; choking or smothering sensations; chest pain; feeling unreal, disconnected, or detached from oneself; feeling unsteady; faintness; fear of losing control, going crazy, or dying; numbness or tingling sensations; chills or hot flashes
Somniphobia
Fear of sleep
What is emphasized in therapy for social anxiety disorders?
Developing new coping skills; reducing avoidance of social situations; learning to modify negative thoughts and feelings about social interactions
How long must an excessive level of worry occur for a diagnosis of GAD
at least 6 months
Why are people who are simply perfectionistic, detail-oriented, or highly organized in their habits/behaviors not considered to have OCD?
Those characteristics are not based on fear and do not interfere with functioning
How many primary symptoms must be present to qualify as panic disorder?
*Note, attacks must occur more than once
4
Cynophobia
Fear of dogs
What percentage of the population have social anxiety disorder in their lifetime?
a) between 3 and 5 percent
b) between 7 and 14 percent
c) less than 2 percent
b) between 7 and 14 percent
What percentage of the population have generalized anxiety disorder in their lifetime?
a) between 1 and 2 percent
b) between 3 and 4 percent
c) less than 1 percent
b) between 3 and 4 percent
What percentage of the population have obsessive compulsive disorder in their lifetime?
a) more than 6 percent
b) between 4 and 6 percent
c) between 1 and 3 percent
c) between 1 and 3 percent
What percentage of the population have panic disorder in their lifetime?
a) between 1 and 2 percent
b) between 7 and 12 percent
c) less than 1 percent
a) between 1 and 2 percent
Trypanophobia
Fear of needles/injections