Understanding Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Phobias, and Treatments, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

Download Understanding Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Phobias, and Treatments and more Quizzes Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Anxiety Symptoms DEFINITION 1 ~Cognitive. ~Behavioral. ~Emotional. ~Physiological/Somatic. TERM 2 Examples of Emotional Symptoms DEFINITION 2 terror, irritability, sense of dread, restlessness TERM 3 Examples of Cognitive Symptoms DEFINITION 3 hypervigilance, fear of dying, fear of losing control, problems concentrating, worried thinking TERM 4 Examples of Somatic Symptoms DEFINITION 4 goosebumps, sweating, increased heart rate TERM 5 Examples of Behavioral Symptoms DEFINITION 5 escape, avoidance, aggression, freezing TERM 6 Adaptive vs. Maladaptive Fears DEFINITION 6 (1) Are concerns realistic? (2) Is the amount of fear in proportion to the threat? (3) Does the concern persist in absence of threat? TERM 7 Panic Disorder [Diagnostic Disorder] DEFINITION 7 (A) recurrent unexpected panic attacks. (B) at least one panic attack has been followed by persistent concern/worry TERM 8 Anxiety Sensitivity DEFINITION 8 fear of anxiety related physical sensations TERM 9 Kindling Model DEFINITION 9 something happens in brain that triggers ongoing panic attacks TERM 10 Biological Treatments DEFINITION 10 (1) Tricyclic Antidepressants ~ not used as much. (2) SSRIs (3) Benzodiazepines ~ suppress the CNS [most used]