Bell Work What do you think happens when someone has a panic attack?

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders Primary symptoms are anxiety or defenses against anxiety. the patient fears something awful will happen to them. is a state of intense apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or fear.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

GAD Excessive anxiety more days than not for 6 months Difficult to control worry Associated w/ three symptoms Restlessness Fatigued Difficulty focusing Irritability Muscle tension Sleep disturbance Distressing

Comorbidity Related disorders Anxiety is comorbid w/ most other disorders.

PTSD

PTSD Exposure to actual/threatened death, injury, sexual violence Recurrently, invoulntary, intrusive memories of event Intense/prolonged psychological distress Physiological reactions to things related to event Avoidance of stimuli associated w/ event Alterations in cognition/mood after event Duration is 1+ months

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD Obsessions Compulsions Os and Cs are time consuming (1+ hour) Recurrent/persistent thoughts Attempts to ignore/suppress thoughts w/ actions Compulsions Repetitive behaviors to aleiviate stress Os and Cs are time consuming (1+ hour) Distressing

Phobias

Specific Phobias Fear of specific object/situation Object/situation provokes immediate fear/anxiety Object/situation is actively avoided Completely irrational Avoidance lasts 6+ months

Social Anxiety Disorders Criteria for phobias regards one or more social situations Could be public speaking, could be enclosed spaces with strangers, could be meeting new people, could be public places… Causes impairment

Panic Attack

Diagnosis Palpitations Sweating Trembling/shaking Shortness of breath Chest pain Nausea Dizziness Chills/Heat Numbness Fear of losing control Fear of dying

Panic Disorder

Diagnosis Panic attacks Anxiety of additional panic attacks Maladaptive behavior to avoid panic attacks

Wrap Up Why do you think OCD is considered an anxiety disorder? What makes it different than the other anxiety disorders?