Anxiety Disorders pt. 1
Anxiety is ______, while fear is ________
future-oriented, present-oriented
GAD is characterized by excessive _____
Worry
Arachnophobia is an example of a
Specific phobia
The purpose of compulsions
Provide relief from obsessive thoughts
The DSM-5 describes the setting event for PTSD as exposure to a traumatic event during which.....
1) An individual experiences or witnesses death or threatened death
2) Actual or threatened serious injury
3) Actual or threatened sexual violation
Which of the following is NOT a physical symptom of a panic attack
-Heart palpitations
-Chest pain
-Increased appetite
-Dizziness
-Sweating
As individuals get older, rates of GAD _____
Increase
The median age of onset for specific phobia
7 years old--- the youngest of any anxiety disorder except separation anxiety disorder
2 words to best describe obsessions in OCD
Intrusive, nonsensical
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of PTSD
Continued re-experiencing, intrusions
Avoidance
Hypersomnia
Reckless or self-destructive behavior
Persistent negative emotional state
Lower levels of ______ are associated with higher anxiety
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
This class of drug, often used to treat anxiety disorders, is potentially threatening due to it's high rates of addiction
Benzodiazepines
Social anxiety disorder is also called
Social phobia
Tourette's syndrome is a type of ____
Tic disorder
When a child is unable or unwilling to form normal attachment relationships with caregiving adults, they are said to have a _______
Attachment disorder
The most common comorbidity with anxiety disorders
Depression
CBT stands for
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Selective Mutism is characterized by:
A lack of speech in one or more settings in which speaking is socially expected.
Female:male ratio for OCD
The most effective treatment for PTSD is...
Cognitive behavioral therapy
The 6 anxiety disorders in the DSM are:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
Specific Phobias
Social Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Selective Mutism
Extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, leaving one's own home, or being in places from which escape is difficult
Agoraphobia
The second most common anxiety disorder
Social Anxiety Disorder, second only to specific phobia
Body dysmorphic disorder is characterized by _______, which hoarding disorder is classified as _______.
Preoccupation with one or more defects or flaws in physical appearance; excessively collecting and keeping items with minimal value
PTSD is more likely to develop if one is _____ to the trauma, and if the trauma is more _______.
1) Closer (proximity)
2) Severe