PSY 230 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Xerostomia, Witchcraft, Waxy Flexibility

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 230
• Professor: Apajita Mohanty

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Women are 2x more at risk to develop anxiety disorders. Treatment: 1) medications- ri"s & be(cid:374)zo"s (cid:1006)(cid:895) cbt (cid:894)8(cid:1004)% sho(cid:449) i(cid:373)p(cid:396)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:895) (cid:1007)(cid:895) e(cid:454)posu(cid:396)e. Therapy- extinction, eliminate avoidance & hierarchy: specific phobia. Women are 4x more at risk to have specific phobia. Treatment- cbt is the t(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e, ri"s- 75% experience sexual dysfunctions & benzos reduce the symptoms but are not good in the long term: panic disorder- unexpected panic attack. Medication- ri"s a(cid:396)e p(cid:396)efe(cid:396)(cid:396)ed, be(cid:374)zo"s i(cid:374)te(cid:396)fe(cid:396)e (cid:449)ith cbt a(cid:374)d a(cid:396)e addi(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e. Relapse rates are high following the termination of taking medication: obsessive compulsive disorder. Obsessions or compulsions must be time consuming and take up more than 1 hour per day. Men have earlier onset and a more severe course. T(cid:396)eat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t: (cid:1005)(cid:895) cbt is 8(cid:1010)% effe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:1006)(cid:895) ri"s (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1009)-75% show improvement) Chronic: post traumatic stress disorder (distress must be longer than 1 month)