Anxiety and Related Disorders
What difficulties arise from having generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
Having GAD makes an individual have excessive worry over the most minor inconveniences and can lead to fatigue, agitation, and muscle tension.
What is a core symptom of major depressive episodes (MDEs)?
Anhedonia or losing interest in something that was once enjoyable is a core symptom of an MDE.
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is a negative mood state that usually follows stress, this is due to the dread that an individual feels about an upcoming event and is accompanied by an increased heart rate and tense muscles.
What is the 'fight-or-flight' response and what might regular occurrences of it lead to?
The 'fight-or-flight' response is a biological reaction to a perceived threat by the body that causes an increased heart rate, shallow breathing, and a tingling sensation throughout the body. If the response happens on a regular basis to an individual, it is possible they will be diagnosed with panic disorder (PD); however, it can only be diagnosed if the individual has experienced intense anxiety and avoidance related to an attack for at least a month.
What is the average age range that major depressive disorders (MDDs) affect?
The average age of MDD onset is in the mid-20s but the age of onset is decreasing as people are born more recently.
What is a working memory?
Working memory is being able to keep info for a short period of time, for example, 30 seconds.
How many subtypes of phobias are there and what are they?
There are four major subtypes, these include blood-injury-injection (BII) type, situational type, natural environment type, and animal type. A fifth subtype includes other phobias that do not fall under the major categories.
What are some symptoms of a manic episode?
Some symptoms can include:
What are social zeitgebers?
Social zeitgebers are cues in the environment such as when you eat or go to sleep that builds biological rhythms.