Specific Phobias
What is a specific phobia?
An intense and unreasonable fear of a specific object or situation
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities
Persistent and uncontrollable thoughts, impulses, or images that are intrusive, unwanted and disturbing
Obsessions
What is a panic attack?
The abrupt onset of intense fear or discomfort, and can include the feelings of chest pain or other terrifying sensations
Common drug used to treat GAD?
Benzodiazepines
What is arachnophobia?
Fear of spiders
How long do symptoms have to occur to be diagnosed with GAD?
6 months
Repeated physical and cognitive acts?
Compulsions
What do some individuals believe they have instead of a panic attack?
A heart attack
What does CBT stand for?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
What is Agoraphobia?
Anxiety about being in places or situations where an individual might find it difficult to escape
What is one short term psychological treatment for GAD?
Deep breathing techniques
PTSD symptoms usually start within how many months of the traumatic event?
3 Months
List 3 symptoms of a panic attack?
Accelerated heart rate, sweating, chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath
What is Cognitive Behavioural Group Therapy best for?
Social anxiety, panic attacks and all other related disorders
What is claustrophobia?
The fear of being confined in small spaces
What are 3 symptoms of GAD?
Restlessness, being fatigued, concentration issues, sleep disturbances
What percentage of all soldiers develop PTSD in their lifetime?
11 - 30%
How long do panic attacks last for?
Generally 10 minutes or less but can be longer
Popular therapy for specific phobias/PTSD/OCD?
Exposure Therapy
What are some physical symptoms of specific phobia?
Racing heart, difficulty breathing, chest pain, shaking and sweating, feeling overwhelmed, and feeling an intense need to escape
What is one of the proposed causes of GAD?
Sociocultural, humanistic, or psychodynamic
Name 3 symptoms of PTSD?
Unwanted recollections, images, or dreams of the event.
What is a panic disorder?
Is diagnosed in people who experience spontaneous seemingly out of the blue panic attacks and are very preoccupied with the fear of a reoccurring attack
What kind of exposure therapy is most effective for specific phobias?
In-vivo exposure