Abnormal
Intense fear accompanied by pounding heart, trembling, shortness of breath, fear of losing control, and fear of dying
Panic attacks
Uses muscle relaxation to reduce anxiety
Systematic desensitization
•Anxiety and dissociative symptoms that occur within one month after exposure to a traumatic stressor
Acute stress disorder
You see me once in June, twice in November and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
Strong, persistent, unwarranted fear of a specific object or situation
Phobia
•Persistent high levels of anxiety and excessive worry over many life circumstances; symptoms must be present for at least three months
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
•Learn voluntary control of specific physiological function of interest (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure)
Biofeedback training
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
Intense fear of being scrutinized or doing something embarrassing or humiliating in the presence of others
Social phobia
•Intense fear of at least two of the following
•Being outside of the home alone
•Traveling in public transportation
•Being in open spaces
•Being in stores or theatres
•Standing in line or being in a crowd
Agorophobia
•Anxiety, dissociative, and other symptoms that last for more than one month and that occur as a result of exposure to extreme trauma
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
What goes up and down but doesn’t move?
A staircase
•Gradually introduce increasingly difficult encounters with feared situation
Exposure therapy
•Involves preoccupation with a perceived physical defect in a normal-appearing person or excessive concern over a slight physical defect
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
•Physical problems or impairments in sensory or motor functioning controlled by the voluntary nervous system
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (conversion)
What building has the most stories?
The library
•Characterized by feelings of unreality or being detached from oneself and the environment
Depersonalization/derealization disorder
•Symptoms of physical or mental illness are deliberately induced or simulated with no apparent incentive
Factitious disorder
•Persistent health anxiety and concern that one has an undetected physical illness, despite physical evaluations that reveal no organic problems
Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)
A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains. What is it?
Dozens