Anxiety
Disorders
Disorders
Which disorder involves excessive worry across multiple areas of life?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
What type of attachment style is characterized by heightened vigilance toward a partner's availability and a strong need for reassurance?
Preoccupied attachment.
Name one characteristic of a romantic relationship that can support ED recovery.
empathy / open communication/ commitment / emotional support
Which age group has the highest prevalence of Major Depressive episodes?
Adults aged 18-25
Which anxiety disorder is especially associated with fear of negative evaluation?
Social anxiety disorder (SAD)
Which type of romantic relationship is described as more vulnerable to breakups because it lacks structural barriers that may make separation easier?
Dating relationships.
What does it mean when researchers describe the relationship between EDs and family functioning as bidirectional?
Family dynamics influence ED symptoms, and EDs can also strain family relationships
What is the loss of interest or pleasure in activities that someone previously enjoyed called?
Anhedonia
Someone becomes extremely anxious when their romantic partner goes out alone and repeatedly worries that something bad will happen to them. Which anxiety disorder does this best illustrate?
(Separation Anxiety Disorder)
What two opposing fears can cause a person with BPD to desperately seek closeness with their partner but then push them away when the partner gets too close?
Fear of abandonment and fear of engulfment (feeling trapped or losing independence)
What is the term for adopting societal beauty standards promoted by the media, and accepting them as personal ideals?
Media internalization
Fewer shared positive experiences are associated with what relationship outcome when depressive symptoms were present?
Poorer relationship quality
This concept involves responding enthusiastically and showing genuine interest when your romantic partner shares a positive experience or achievement.
Capitalization support
In which type of culture may individuals be more likely to express psychological distress related to romantic relationships through physical symptoms, such as chest pain or stomach pain, rather than direct emotional expression?
Collectivistic cultures.
How can insecure attachment and media internalization interact to increase an individual's vulnerability to ED symptoms?
Insecure attachment may contribute to greater internalization of societal beauty standards, therefore increasing body dissatisfaction and vulnerability to EDs.
In Morgan and Wittenborn’s study, what happened to depressive symptoms over time in the second group of couples, where women initially had moderate symptoms and men had low symptoms
The men’s depressive symptoms increased over time
Research found that young adults with and without Social Anxiety Disorder did not significantly differ in dating-app use or the number of dates attended. What did participants with SAD tend to experience differently?
How they experienced the dates, including greater shame and embarrassment and more negative feelings.
How can misinterpreting a partner's behaviour as rejection lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy in romantic relationships?
The individual experiences emotional distress and reacts negatively toward their partner. This reaction may push the partner away, creating actual relationship distance or rejection and reinforcing the individual's original fear of abandonment.
An individual experiences family conflict, feels insecure in friendships, and begins using eating behaviours to cope - how do these factors interact to influence ED symptoms and recovery?
Interactions between interpersonal distress, insecure attachment, difficulties with emotional regulation. ED’s to cope with distress. Factors reinforce one another. Supportive relationships and FBT can promote recovery.
Explain one way depression and relationship difficulties could reinforce each other over time
Depressive symptoms can strain communication and connection, while relationship stress can further worsen emotional well-being and depressive symptoms.