Bellringer: Describe the Approach-Approach Conflict situation that causes stress.

Anxiety Disorders

If you are walking down the street and a dog runs at your barking, it is normal to feel afraid. However, if you get anxious when a dog appears on TV, that is a disorder. If a student gets nervous because they have to give a speech and their voice shakes and palms sweat that is normal. If that same student runs out of the room screaming or faints while giving the speech that is a disorder.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder Feeling unexplainably tense & uneasy Unavoidable because the cause can’t be identified May develop into “Panic Attacks” Phobic Disorders Irrational fear of a specific object or situation People often accept & live with phobias Fear of snakes, high places, crowds, cats etc. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Repetitive Thoughts or Repetitive Behaviors They interfere with the way we live or cause distress

Explaining Anxiety Disorders Learning Perspective Anxiety is based on predictability of stimulus Psychoanalytic Perspective Early childhood fixation and/or repression Biological Perspective Anxiety as evolutionarily adaptive + twin studies & PET scans

Generalized Anxiety Disorders A vague feeling of apprehension or feeling that one is in danger. Fearing unknown circumstances, they are unable to make decisions or enjoy life.

What causes Anxiety Inherited Anxiety Environmental Factors Past Experience A man goes on a date and it goes very badly and he is very nervous the whole time. The man now gets anxious at the thought of a date. Then man now gets anxious when he talks to a woman He then gets anxious when he sees the opposite sex He then gets anxious when he sees people in general. Inherited Anxiety Environmental Factors Major life changes

Symptoms The more they worry the more difficulties they have The more difficulties they have, the more they worry Muscle tension Inability to relax Insomnia Constant worry Diarrhea Frequent urination

Panic Disorders A feeling of sudden helplessness, terror, or overwhelming fright (lasts only a few minutes) Can be inherited or developed through stress Symptoms Choking Can’t breathe Faintness Dizziness Nausea Chest pains

Phobic Disorders Severe anxiety focused on a particular object Social Phobia - Fear of public or social setting Specific Phobia - Focus on any fear

Acarophobia: fear of itching or the insects that cause itching Hydrophobia: fear of water Logizomechanophobia: fear of computers Acrophobia: fear of heights Aerophobia: fear of flying Lygophobia: fear of darkness Agoraphobia: fear of open spaces Nosocomephobia: fear of hospitals Atelophobia: fear of imperfection Verminophobia: fear of germs Zoophobia: fear of animals Autophobia: fear of being alone Catagelophobia: fear of being ridiculed Claustrophobia: fear of closed spaces Entomophobia: fear of insects Felinophobia: fear of cats Heliophobia: fear of the sun Hemophobia: fear of blood Have students identify each examples type of phobia

Pickleaphobia??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-FGE7QELQ Can this be an actual phobia?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsession Thinking about the same anxious thoughts over and over Compulsion Repeatedly perform irrational actions to ease the anxiety

Obsessive Compulsive Ritual Cleansing (4:43) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFQMRx2l3Y OCD and Kids (2:31) http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8285554

OCD Quiz

OCD Quiz – Discussion Questions 1 OCD Quiz – Discussion Questions 1. What would be an advantage of being high OCD and low OCD? 2. What would be a disadvantage of both? 3. What problems would a couple with scores at the two extremes have? 4. Name a career that would best suit the high and low OCD people. 5. Do you think this test was accurate for you?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Disorder in which victims of traumatic events experience severe and long-lasting effects Common among veterans of war, survivors of disasters, and victims of violence.

Common Symptoms of PTSD Involuntary flashbacks Nightmares Night terrors Night Sweats Hysteria Paranoia Treatment for PTSD (3:35) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-W6_0gCVmE

PTSD Article PTSD - Read article and answer in complete sentences: What could cause both PTSD and mild brain injury? How? What is the debate surrounding PTSD and brain injuries? What are short and long term effects of mild brain injury? What is the difference between a brain injury/concussion at home versus in the army? What are some problems with the treatment of PTSD and brain injury? What are some steps being taken to improve the treatment (and prevention) of PTSD and brain injury?

Exit Slip 1. Stress that increases sharpness and motivation is known as A) Distress B) Eustress C) Depression D) Stressor 2. An example of an active coping strategy would be… A) Aggression B) Defense Mechanisms C) Exercise D) Headaches