Anxiety - Answers Future-oriented emotion that is characterized by negative effect, bodily tension and
chronic apprehension
Fear - Answers Immediate reaction to a present danger that is characterized by strong escape-action
tendencies
Fear Response - Answers Autonomic nervous system - elevated heart rate, blood pressure, and
breathing); Subjective sense of terror (fight or flight)
Panic - Answers Fear experienced when there is really nothing to be afraid of
Similarities with Anxiety, Fear and Panic - Answers Negative effect, responses in autonomic nervous
system, perception and attribution
List of Anxiety Disorders (9) - Answers Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia,
Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute
Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (basically) - Answers Worry about anything and everything at all times
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Features (4) - Answers Excessive worry about a number of different things,
Difficult to control, Associated with symptoms of motor tension, Present for at least 6 months
Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Motor Tension (6) - Answers Restlessness, easily fatigued, difficulty
concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, sleep disturbance
Onset of GAD - Answers Insidious (as with all anxiety disorders) - many report being anxious since
childhood
Course of GAD - Answers Chronic but with fluctuations in response to current level of life stress
Belief of GAD sufferers - Answers Worrying is an effective means of avoidance and preventing the
occurrence of negative consequences
Panic Disorder - Answers Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks
Panic Attack - Answers Sudden episode of fear involving distressing physical sensations and fear of
dying/losing control/going crazy
Object of Threat in PD - Answers Narrower than GAD, relates to bodily sensations and their associated
context; those with PD are highly sensitive to what is going on internally in their body
Panic Attack Symptoms (16) - Answers Palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, choking
feeling, chest pain, nausea, dizzy, derealization, depersonalization, fear of losing control, fear of going
crazy, fear of dying, numb, chills/hot flushes, abdominal distress