Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Anxiety— Fight or Flight Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Definition— How do they feel? Symptoms last… Women outnumber men
The Sociocultural Perspective Most likely to develop… Poverty Race
The Humanistic Perspective Arises when people stop… Denials Carl Rogers Client-centered therapy
The Cognitive Perspective Caused by… Maladaptive assumptions Rational-emotive therapy Self-instruction training (4 stages)
Phobias
Phobias Definition— People become fearful… Specific phobia Intense fears of… Women 2:1 Social phobia Severe… Narrow, broader Unable to…
Phobias Animals Beards Books Fur Graves Heights Mustard Marriage Cotton Rain Sleep Strangers Teeth Poison Flowers
What causes phobias? Behavioral explanations Classical conditioning Modeling Predisposition Preparedness Systematic desensitization Flooding modeling
Treatment for Social Phobias Antidepressant meds Exposure therapy Group therapy Cognitive therapies
Panic Disorder People lose control of… Panic attacks— Symptoms… Agoraphobia Antidepressant drugs
Cognitive Perspective Panic-prone people may be… Why are people prone to misinterpretations? Anxiety sensitivity Therapy
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessions— Compulsions— Can be helpful DSM-IV Obsessions can take the form of… Compulsions can take the form of…