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Good morning!!!. Take out your chart from yesterday Sit down quietly Thanks . Abnormal Psychology. ANXIETY DISORDERS. Perspectives and Disorders. DSM-5. Only classifies and describes symptoms, it does NOT explain causes or cures. Classifies mental disorders as either…
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Abnormal Psychology ANXIETY DISORDERS
DSM-5 • Only classifies and describes symptoms, it does NOT explain causes or cures. • Classifies mental disorders as either… • Neurotic:distressing but one can still function and act rationally most of the time • Psychotic:person loses contact with reality, perceptions are distorted.
Anxiety • State of intense uneasiness, apprehension, uncertainty or fear. • Patient fears something awful will happen to them. • Classified as neurotic or psychotic?
Anxiety disorders include: • Panic Disorder/Panic Attacks • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Phobias • Obsessive Compulsive Anxious Behaviors (OCD) • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety • At least three of the following— • Restlessness • Feeling on edge • Difficulty concentrating/mind going blank • Irritability • Muscle tension • Sleep disturbance
Generalized Panic Disorder • Continuously tense and on edge. • Always worried or feeling apprehensive.
Basket Case"Do you have the timeTo listen to me whineAbout nothing and everythingAll at onceI am one of thoseMelodramatic foolsNeurotic to the boneNo doubt about itSometimes I give myself the creepsSometimes my mind plays tricks on meIt all keeps adding upI think I'm cracking upAm I just paranoid?Am I just stoned?I went to a shrinkTo analyze my dreamsShe says it's lack of sexThat's bringing me downI went to a whoreHe said my life's a boreSo quit my whining causeIt's bringing her down Sometimes I give myself the creepsSometimes my mind plays tricks on meIt all keeps adding upI think I'm cracking upAm I just paranoid?Uh, yuh, yuh, yaGrasping to controlSo I better hold onSometimes I give myself the creepsSometimes my mind plays tricks on meIt all keeps adding upI think I'm cracking upAm I just paranoid?Am I just stoned? Green Day: Basket Case
Panic Disorder/ Panic Attacks • Short episodes of INTENSE worry, fear, and dread. • Patient believes he or she is dying or is in grave danger. • Breathing is difficult, heart rate increases, and person may black out. • Can lead to agoraphobia • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPlhgtQqA6c
Phobias • Intense fear or feeling of dread because of a specific stimulus. • Most phobias are irrational. • Phobia List: • http://phobialist.com/
Phobias which produce fear in social situations Fear of speaking in public Fear of situations the person views as difficult to escape from Fear of leaving one’s home or room in the house Social Phobia Agoraphobia
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders • Persistent (obsessive) unwanted thoughts that cause someone to feel the need (compulsion) to engage in a particular action. • Thoughts are repetitive and the patient feels he/she HAS TO complete them.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • PTSD • Flashbacks or anxiety because of a past traumatic event of which the person was directly involved or observed. • Memories of the event (sound, smell, action) trigger the anxiety.
Causes???? • Heredity? • Predisposition to be fearful is inherited • Physiology (chemical imbalance)? • The brain literally functions differently • Conditioning (learned behavior)? • Little Albert (white rates/loud noise) • Fear of dogs • Observations from parents • A combination of the above?