ANXIETY AND SOMATOFORM RELATED DISORDERS CHEATSHEET, Cheat Sheet of Psychology

Download ANXIETY AND SOMATOFORM RELATED DISORDERS CHEATSHEET and more Cheat Sheet Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! G D DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA The presence of excessive anxiety and worry. The worry is experienced as very challenging to control. The anxiety and worry are accompanied with at least three of the following. O Edginess or restlessness 0 Tiring easily; more fatigued than usual. Impaired concentration Irritability Increased muscle aches ooo°o Difficulty sleeping SYMPTOMS Persistent worrying Overthinking plans and solutions Perceiving situations and events as threatening Indecisiveness Fatigue Trouble sleeping Muscle tension or muscle aches Trembling PREVALENCE 4 to 6% of people will experience GAD. Women seem to be more susceptible to GAD then men. Common age group 45-59 years. 40% of patients with GAD are able to receive appropriate treatment. RISK FACTORS Gender (female diagnosed twice) Substance abuse Medical conditions TREATMENT Psychotherapy (CBT) & Medication 0. self-monitoring, relaxation training, cognitive therapy, worry exposure and the practice of newly learned relaxation and coping skills. SPECIFIC PHOBIAS DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation. The phobic object or situation almost always provokes immediate fear or anxiety. The phobic object or situation is avoided. The fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger. The fear, anxiety, or avoidance is persistent, typically lasting for 6 months or more. The fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress. The disturbance is not better explained by symptoms of another mental disorder, including fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations associated with panic-like symptoms or other incapacitating symptoms. SYMPTOMS Racing heart Difficulty breathing Trembling or shaking Sweating Nausea Feeling overwhelming anxiety or fear. Knowing that your fear is irrational. TYPES OF PHOBIA Animal Phobias (e.g., dogs, snakes, or spiders) Natural _Environment_Phobias (e.g., heights, storms, water) Blood-Injection-Injury Phobias (e.g., fear of seeing blood, receiving a blood test or shot. Phobias (e.g., airplanes, elevators. Other Phobias (e.g., phobic avoidance of situations that Situational may lead to choking, vomiting, or contracting an illness. CAUSES Experiencing a traumatic event. Observing others going through a traumatic event. An unexpected panic attacks PREVALENCE Develop in early childhood. The ages of 7 and 11 RISK FACTORS Temperamental environmental and genetic COMORBIDITIES Anxiety disorders Mood disorders TREATMENT CBT Medication PANIC DISORDER Diagnostic criteria Based primarily on the occurrence of panic attacks, which are recurrent and often unexpected. At least one attack is followed by one month or more of the person fearing that they will have more attacks. The attacks are not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance. The attacks are not better accounted for by another mental disorder. These may include asocial phobia or another specific phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or separation anxiety disorder. SYMPTOMS Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate Sweating