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Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders. Lesson 16-2. Bell Ringer. Read intro p. 455. Anxiety. A general state of dread or uneasiness a person feels as a response to a real or imagined danger Anxiety is out of proportion to cause Can interfere with normal functioning Affects 15% of adults

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Anxiety Disorders

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  1. Anxiety Disorders Lesson 16-2

  2. Bell Ringer • Read intro p. 455

  3. Anxiety • A general state of dread or uneasiness a person feels as a response to a real or imagined danger • Anxiety is out of proportion to cause • Can interfere with normal functioning • Affects 15% of adults • Often refuse to give up their behavior for more effective ways of dealing with anxiety.

  4. Anxiety • Anxiety usually leads to physical symptoms • Muscular tension • Poor appetite • Diarrhea • Difficulty sleeping • Learning can cause certain anxieties to be generalized to other situations

  5. Anxiety • Can be inherited • Environmental factors, such as unpredictable traumatic experiences in childhood, can lead to anxiety.

  6. Phobia Disorder • When severe anxiety is focused on a particular object, animal, or activity that is out of proportion to the real danger involved- phobia • Develop elaborate plans to avoid what they fear • Range from mild to extreme

  7. Panic Disorder • A feeling of sudden, helpless terror- panic • Symptoms include: sense of smothering, choking, difficulty breathing, nausea • Usually last just a few minutes

  8. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder • Obsession- having the same thoughts over and over • Compulsion- repeatedly performing the same actions • Runs in families- maybe genetic • Even though they realize their behavior is irrational, they are unable to stop them.

  9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • When a person feels long-term effects after a traumatic event • Veterans • Survivors of natural disasters • Victims of human aggression • Experience “flashbacks” and nightmares • May experience insomnia and guilt

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