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Types of Anxiety Disorders * Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Phobic Disorder Fear Specific Phobias Acrophobia Claustrophobia Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Prevalence of Panic Disorder by Gender * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Types of Anxiety Disorders * Phobic Disorder Social phobia Fear of social situations Agoraphobia Fear of being in open places Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Social Phobias * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Types of Anxiety Disorders * Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsession Compulsion Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Acute stress disorder (ASD) Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Features of traumatic stress reactions Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Types of Anxiety Disorders * Ethnic differences in Anxiety Disorders Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives * Psychodynamic Perspectives Projection Displacement Learning Perspectives Two-factor model Prepared conditioning Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives * Cognitive Factors in Anxiety Disorders Overprediction of fear Self-defeating or irrational beliefs Oversensitivity to threat Anxiety sensitivity Misattributions of bodily cues Low self-efficacy Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

A Cognitive Model of Panic Disorder * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives * Biological Factors in Anxiety Disorders Genetic factors Neurotransmitters Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) Biochemical aspects of panic disorder Biochemical aspects of obsessive-compulsive disorder Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

The Amygdala and Limbic System * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Theoretical Perspectives * Tying It Together Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders * Psychodynamic Approaches Humanistic Approaches Biological Approaches Tricyclics SSRIs Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders * Learning-Based Approaches Systematic desensitization Fear-stimulus hierarchy Gradual exposure Flooding Cognitive therapy Virtual therapy for phobias Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002

Treatment of Anxiety Disorders * Learning-Based Approaches Cognitive-behavioral therapy Social phobia Posttraumatic stress disorder Generalized anxiety disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder Panic disorder Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002