PSYCH 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Panic Attack, Agoraphobia, Psych

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Chapter 5
THE COMPLEXITY OF ANXIETY DISORDERS
Anxiety→ “uture-oriented (vs fear; present-oriented)
Person focuses on possibility of uncontrollable danger /misfortune
Panic attack→ Alarm response of real fear, but NO actual danger
Can be unexpected or expected (always occurring in specific situation)
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
Focuses on minor, everyday events; Not one major worry
Both genetic & psychological vulnerabilities seem to contribute to development of GAD
Drug treatments are ONLY effective in short term
PANIC DISORDER AND AGORAPHOBIA
May be accompanied with agoraphobia→ “ear/avoidance of situations that are
unsafe
Panic attack→ Neurobiological overreaction to stressful event
Both drug & psych treatments are successful
Panic attacks→ Expose to clusters of sensations that remind them
of panic attacks
Agoraphobia→ Supervised exposure to feared situations
SPECIFIC PHOBIA
Individual avoids specific situations that produce anxiety/panic
Can be acquired by experiencing traumatic event, can be learned vicariously or even taught
Treatment→ Straightforward, structured & consistent exposure-based
exercises
SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER (SOCIAL PHOBIA)
Fear o ein around others, esp in situations that all or perormane
Treatment→ Role-playing phobic situations; drug treatments
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
PSTD occurs when intense traumatic experience occurs
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Person focuses on possibility of uncontrollable danger /misfortune. Panic attack alarm response of real fear, but no actual danger. Can be unexpected or expected (always occurring in specific situation) Focuses on minor, everyday events; not one major worry. Both genetic & psychological vulnerabilities seem to contribute to development of gad. Drug treatments are only effective in short term. May be accompanied with agoraphobia ear/avoidance of situations that are (cid:553)unsafe(cid:554) Panic attack neurobiological overreaction to stressful event. Both drug & psych treatments are successful. Panic attacks expose to clusters of sensations that remind them of panic attacks. Individual avoids specific situations that produce anxiety/panic. Can be acquired by experiencing traumatic event, can be learned vicariously or even taught. Treatment straightforward, structured & consistent exposure-based exercises. Fear o(cid:321) (cid:282)ein(cid:322) around others, esp in situations that (cid:283)all (cid:321)or (cid:1849)per(cid:321)orman(cid:283)e(cid:1850) Pstd occurs when intense traumatic experience occurs. Bio vulnerabilities & social/cultural factors play a role. Development of anxiety/depression due to stressful (not traumatic) events.

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