Types of Anxiety
What does OCD stand for?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
What is an emotional symptoms of anxiety?
Excessive cleaning
OCD
TRUE OR FALSE: Anxiety feels that same for everyone
FALSE
Is anxiety common?
Yes, it affects more than 40 millions adults
What is PTSD?
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Related to severe traumatic events.
What are two physical symptoms of anxiety?
Sweating, trembling, shaking, heart palpitations, rapid breathing, dry mouth, dizziness, feeling weak
I was in a fight that almost killed me now I can't sleep without having nightmares of that day.
PTSD
TRUE OR FALSE: Anxiety can make you feel sick
TRUE
Can anxiety cause additional disorders?
Yes, depression, substance abuse, cardiovascular issues, digestive problems, sleep issues, head aches, and chronic pain
What is another name for Health Anxiety?
Hypochondria
What is a behavioral symptom of anxiety?
Constantly checking times or avoiding places
Fear of dogs, snakes, spiders, rodents
Specific phobia
TRUE OR FALSE: Anxiety is curable
FALSE
What is GAD
Generalized anxiety disorder; causes people to experience excessive, persistent, and irrational worry or fear.
What is agoraphobia?
Intense fear of being in places or situations where escape is difficult.
What is a symptom of agoraphobia?
Avoiding areas of fear like refusing to leave the home, fear of being alone, fear of places that are difficult to escape from
I'm scared that if I read out loud everyone will make fun of me.
Social anxiety disorder
TRUE OR FALSE: Anxiety is the activation of fight or flight in your brain even whenever it is not warranted
TRUE
Who is more likely to suffer from anxiety?
Women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety than men.
How are anxiety attacks and panic attacks different?
Panic disorder is having frequent and unexpected panic attacks.
Panic attacks are sudden and short. Anxiety attacks can last days.
What are three symptoms of PTSD?
Feeling tense, feeling on edge, difficulty sleeping, angry outbursts, remembering traumatic events, having negative thoughts, re-experiencing trauma, nightmares, flashbacks.
Shelia Jackson (Shameless)
Agoraphobia
TRUE OR FALSE: There are 7 subtypes of anxiety that we have reviewed
FALSE, we reviewed 9
What is a grounding technique?
Identify something you can smell, see, taste, and feel