PTSD
Social Anxiety
Seperation anxiety
phobias
OCD
100

environmental and social factors of PTSD

strong predictors of people's reaction to trauma include severity and duration and the person's proximity to the event. also availability to social support

100

Case study of social anxiety disorder (SOAD)

felt uncomfortable around others, rarely went anywhere, limited interactions with others, and didn't like presenting infront of peers

100

biological factors of seperation anxiety disorder (SAD)

children with SAD tend to have family histories of anxiety and depressive disorders
also evidence of a genetic component

100

specific phobias

include animal-type (commonly spiders/ snakes), natural environment type (heights/storms), situational type (claustrophobia), blood-injection-injury type (needles or fainting when blood)

100

obsessions and compulsions

OB- thoughts, images, ideas, or urges that are persistent, repetitive, intrusive, unwanted, and the usually cause significant anxiety or distress
CM- repetitive behaviors that an individual feels that they must perform in an effort to reduce anxiety and distress

200

psychological factors of PTSD

people who're already experiencing symptoms of anxiety/ depression before a trauma occurs are more likely to develop PTSD after the trauma. also a person's coping mechanisms play a role

200

cognitive and psychological theories of SOAD

cognitive factors dominate psychological ones- people with SOAD have excessively high standards for their social performance, focus on negative aspects of social interactions, and evaluate their own behavior harshly

200

psychological and sociocultural factors of SAD

parents of children with SAD tend to be more controlling and intrusive behaviorally and emotionally, also more critical and negative in their communications with their children

200

agorophobia

a generalized fear of situations in which the person might not be able to escape or get help if needed

200

other theories related to OCD

hoarding, trichotillomania [hair-pulling disorder], excoriation [skin-picking disorder], body dysmorphic disorder [BDD])

300

Gender and cross-cultural differences in PTSD (cultural assets)

African Americans have higher rates of PTSD then other races.
culture influences the manifestation of anxiety
cultural assets- ethnic identity plays a role

300

treatments for SOD

SSRIs and SNRIs have been effective in reducing symptoms of social anxiety
-CBT is also effective

300

case study of SAD

SAD can develop after a traumatic event

300

negative reinforcement & prepared classical conditioning in phobias

negative reinforcement - avoiding feared object or situation
prepared classical conditioning - learning associations quickly on what things we should fear

300

biological theories for OCD & others


it's a multifactorial disorder with strong high genetic predispositions



400

biological factors in PTSD

biochemical findings (cortisol)- people with PTSD tend to have lower cortisol levels
genetics-vulnerability to PTSD may be inherited

400

biological theories of SOAD

biological- runs in families and twin studies have suggested it has a genetic basis

400

treatments for SAD

medication and CBT is used for SAD

400

biological theories of phobias

first-degree relatives of people with phobias are 3-4 times more likely to have a phobia than ones without phobias

400

CB theories of OCD & others

what differentiates people with OCD from people without is their inability to turn off their negative, intrusive thoughts

500

CBT and stress management for PTSD and biological therapies for PTSD

CBT- effective treatment and utilizes systematic desensitization
stress inoculation therapy- where therapists teach clients skills for overcoming problems in their lives that increase their stress and problems that may result from PTSD


SSRIs are more common but benzos are also used to treat symptoms of PTSD

500

what is social anxiety disorder?

Feelings of worry or uneaziness in corwds and/ or any social interaction 

500

BONUS: biological treatments for PD

most common treatment is medication including SSRIs (like Prozac), SNRIs (like effexor), benzos, and tricycle anti depressants

500

applied tension technique in phobias

increases blood pressure and heart rate and can keep people with this type of phobia from fainting when confronted with the feared object

500

Biological treatments for OCD and CB treatments for OCD


antidepressant drugs affecting serotonin levels helped relieve symptoms


exposure and response prevention therapy repeatedly expose the client to the focus of the obsession and prevents compulsive responses to the resulting anxiety

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