Anxiety Disorders Mr. Koch Psychology Forest Lake High School

Anxiety Disorders Dread, uneasiness, nervousness, trembling, sweating, heart rate ↑, blood pressure ↑, faintness, flushed Dread, uneasiness, nervousness, trembling, sweating, heart rate ↑, blood pressure ↑, faintness, flushed 2/3 women 2/3 women

Phobias Irrational fear of object or situation Irrational fear of object or situation Leads to avoidant behavior that disrupts normal life Leads to avoidant behavior that disrupts normal life Can accept & live with – or incapacitating Can accept & live with – or incapacitating Typical onset: early teens Typical onset: early teens

Panic Disorder Recurring experience of panic attacks Recurring experience of panic attacks –Short period of intense fear, discomfort –Shortness of breath, choking, dizziness, trembling, sweating, nausea –may last minutes or hours 75% women 75% women Strong association with agoraphobia Strong association with agoraphobia

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Excessive, unrealistic worry lasting 6+ months Excessive, unrealistic worry lasting 6+ months Rarely treated Rarely treated 50/50 male/female 50/50 male/female

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) O = haunted by unpleasant recurring thoughts, images O = haunted by unpleasant recurring thoughts, images C = repetitive ritualistic behaviors C = repetitive ritualistic behaviors  Washing  Counting  Checking  Touching  Etc. Interferes with daily life Interferes with daily life Derive NO pleasure Derive NO pleasure 50/50 male/female 50/50 male/female Typical onset: adolescence Typical onset: adolescence

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Persistent feelings of anxiety caused by traumatic experience or event Persistent feelings of anxiety caused by traumatic experience or event  (ex. – war, natural disasters, assaults, abuse, accidents, etc.) –Flashbacks –Nightmares –Numbness –Tension May last months, years, decades May last months, years, decades