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ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST 2 CH 5: ANXIETY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
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©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AMABNORMAL PSYCH TEST 2 CH 5: ANXIETY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
anxiety - ✔️✔️a generalized state of apprehension or foreboding
-characterized by physiological arousal
anxiety disorder - ✔️✔️maladaptive anxiety reaction, causing significant emotional distress or
impairment of a person's ability to function
physical features of anxiety disorders - ✔️✔️-jumpiness, jitteriness, trembling/shaking,
sweating, light-headedness, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, nausea
cognitive features of anxiety disorders - ✔️✔️-worry, sense of dread, apprehension about the
future, preoccupation w/ bodily sensations, fear of losing control, jumbled/confused thoughts,
repetitive thoughts, difficulty concentrating,
behavioral features of anxiety disorders - ✔️✔️-avoidance behaviors, clinging/dependent
behavior, agitated behavior
panic disorder - ✔️✔️-characterized by repeated, unexpected episodes of intense anxiety or
panic
-for diagnosis, at least one of the attacks must be followed by @ least 1 month of persistent
fear of subsequent attacks or effects of attacks and/or sig. maladaptive change in beh.
(limiting activity)
--can lead to agoraphobia
features of panic attacks - ✔️✔️-strong bodily component
-feelings of sheer terror, imminent danger, or impending doom
-pounding heart
-rapid breathing
-shortness of breath
-heavy perspiration
-weakness/dizziness
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, ©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AM
biological perspective on panic disorder - ✔️✔️-genetic predisposition to panic disorder, -
unusually sensitive alarm system and fear network in the brain,
-low levels of GABA (inhibitory NS NT) in the brain
anxiety sensitivity - ✔️✔️-fear of fear itself
-may magnify fear reactions to cues of bodily arousal
-influenced by genetic and environmental factors
CBT for panic disorder - ✔️✔️-training in coping skills
-breathing retraining
-relaxation training
--self monitoring & exposure techs
Breathing retraining - ✔️✔️tech used to restore a normal level of CO2 in the blood by
breathing slowly from the abdomen (panic disorder)
Drug therapy for panic disorder - ✔️✔️-antidepressants used to regulate NT activity
phobia - ✔️✔️fear of an object or situation that is disproportionate to the threat it poses
specific phobia - ✔️✔️persistent, excessive fear of a specific object or situation that is out of
proportion to the actual danger it poses
-ex: fear of feathers, fear of heights, fear of needles, fear of enclosed spaces
social anxiety disorder/social phobia - ✔️✔️-excessive fear of social interactions or situations
-such an intense fear of social situations that person may avoid them altogether or endure
them only w/ great distress
-underlying problem is excessive fear of neg evaluation from others
Agoraphobia - ✔️✔️-excessive fear of being out in open, crowded, or enclosed public areas
--may fear shopping malls, crowded streets, crossing a bridge, trains, buses, restaurants, or
even leaving the house
--may become housebound for months/years
psychodynamic perspective on phobias - ✔️✔️-anxiety is signal indicating that sexual or
aggressive impulses are nearing the level of awareness
-phobia is product of projection defense mechanism
two-factor model of phobias - ✔️✔️(learning perspec)
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