Symptoms
Typically way people have of reducing or eliminating anxiety related to specific circumstances.
What is avoidance of the situation that is causing the anxiety.
Excessive worry, sleep disturbance, restlessness and feeling on edge, and a possible sense of impending doom.
What are symptoms of a Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
A person with social anxiety disorder typically performs ________________, which are mental or behavioral acts to reduce anxiety in social situations..
What are "safety behaviors"?
In this type of therapy, a therapist would start with not the highest, but a higher threat that would give someone about 9 out of 10 on the anxiety scale.
What is Flooding Exposure Therapy?
Review of a person's excessive and catastrophic fantasies related to a feared event or situation, likely consistent with a/an:
What is an Anxiety Disorder?
Avoidance of public transportation, open spaces, enclosed spaces (e.g., elevators, stores, and stadiums), and crowded spaces. May feel unsafe when out of their home.
What are symptoms of Agoraphobia?
The relationship between separation anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders.
What is the high rate of comorbidity of separation anxiety with other behavioral disorders, particularly with Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
This form of therapy implements a gradual pace so patients can learn to manage their anxiety and pair exposure with relaxation training.
What is Systematic Desensitization Therapy?
Typical treatment of anxiety disorders is with two modalities - one is psychotherapy; the other is _______.
What is medication?
Person interprets normal sensations of the body as a catastrophe, which creates a fearful interpretation cycle.
What are symptoms of a Panic Disorder?
In foster care, a child may experience extreme anxiety, have excessive fears of something happening to the foster parents, leave the house, and complain of physical symptoms like headaches, nausea, etc.
What are symptoms of Separation Anxiety Disorder?
On her own for the first time, a woman is having trouble sleeping, is easily fatigued, and worries about: financial stability, job performance, and meeting new people. She feels on-edge and irritable. Diagnosis:
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
In addition to the presence of medical conditions or other mental health disorders, these cannot be present to accurately diagnose a panic attack.
What are the physiological effects of drugs?
Gayle has an irrational fear of getting peanut butter stuck on the roof of her mouth. Her heart pounds and she starts profusely sweating even thinking about eating a peanut butter sandwich, which she avoids.
What is a "Specific Phobia"? (e.g., arachibutyrophobia.)
Said in some studies to be the most effective medications to relieve symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
What are benzodiazepines?
After being robbed, a woman sees a dark figure on the street and starts to feel like she could not breathe. Her heart rate increased, her vision got blurry, and she felt like she was going to die. Diagnosis:
What is Panic Disorder?
Overwhelming urge to escape, intense physical reaction, panic to the point of not breathing, and feeling hot with profuse sweating.
What are symptoms of Agoraphobia?
A person who has a fear response to a specific stimulus can recover once the stimulus has been removed, with this difference with agoraphobia.
What is the ongoing nature of agoraphobia, as there is no removal of the stimulus?
Child with panic disorder in this type of therapy, learns about situations that cause the anxiety, recognizes reactions to the stressful situations, and works on homework to recognize/lower stress responses.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Having been bullied in college, Jeremy has an overwhelming urge to escape social situations, with an intense physical reaction, feelings of panic, inability to breathe, feeling very hot, and sweating profusely. Diagnosis:
What is Agoraphobia?