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Be able to compare and contrast anxiety and fear FEAR - Answer-immediate alarm -- panic attack (response to present danger or life threatening emergencies) Be able to compare and contrast anxiety and fear ANXIETY - Answer-associated with tension, very future oriented (feeling that you can't pred...

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Anxiety Disorders Exam 1 Questions
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Be able to compare and contrast anxiety and fear FEAR - Answer-immediate alarm --
panic attack (response to present danger or life threatening emergencies)

Be able to compare and contrast anxiety and fear ANXIETY - Answer-associated with
tension, very future oriented (feeling that you can't predict or control upcoming events)

similarities between fear and anxiety - Answer-Although both are ALERTING SIGNALS,
they appear to prepare the body for different actions. Anxiety is a generalized response
to an unknown threat or internal conflict, whereas fear is focused on known external
danger

What general strategy should parents follow to have mentally healthy children? -
Answer-model (securely and successfully)
function as a secure home base
early perceptions; view world as controllable and not dangerous

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Answer-Persistent, excessive, uncontrollable
worry about minor everyday concerns
-Usually fence, difficulty with sleep, concentration and fatigue
Treatments; antidepressants, cognitive-behavioral treatments
Causes; inherited tendency to be anxious/vulnerable to stress
"autonomic restrictors" (less responsiveness)
5 factors of personality OCEAN
openness; contentiousness, extrovertedness, agreeableness, neuroticism
- left (cognitive) brain more active than right

Panic disorder - Answer--abrupt, very intense fear/discomfort peaking quickly often
pounding heart, breathing difficulties, sweating
-Experience "going crazy" or having heart attack; cause distress or impairment
-Anxiety of future pain attacks and interoceptive or behavioral avoidance of attacks
Treatment: xanax to stop, antidepressants to prevent (high relapse rates if
discontinued); cognitive therapy (exposure to interoceptive cues)

Causes; Biological vulnerability; cues associated with situations (conditioning); hyper
vigilance: sensitive leads to behaviors that will detect threats

agroraphobia - Answer-Persistent fear of specific situation; fear that one might not
escape or get help if they have a panic attack; my embarrass themselves if they panic
avoid these situations; causes distress and impairment
Causes: biological vulnerability; modeling

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