1. Anxiety Disorders

2.  Anxiety Disorders – psychological disorders characterized by persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety  We have all experienced anxiety to some degree but this anxiety becomes anxiety disorder when it takes over and impairs life (OCD example)  Anxiety Overview - YouTube Anxiety Overview - YouTube Anxiety Overview - YouTube

3. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)  Excessive, Constant and long-lasting anxiety that is not focused on any particular object or situation  Sometimes called free-floating anxiety  Anxiety lasts for weeks at a time  Sleeplessness, worry, tense, jittery, perspiration, agitated  GAD affects around 3.4% of the US population  2/3 of those that suffer from GAD are women  Other problems often accompany GAD – depression and substance abuse

4.  stages of social anxiety - YouTube stages of social anxiety - YouTube stages of social anxiety - YouTube

5. Panic Disorder  Episodes last only minutes but include acute terror – patient experiences chest pain, choking, heart palpitations, sweating, and dizziness (often thought to be having a heart attack)  Attack occurs without provocation  1-2% of the US population experience Panic Disorder but at least 30% have experienced at least one panic attack  Those with Panic Disorder also experience other anxieties due to fear of an attack

6. Panic Disorder Videos  Jon & Jordan Knight On Panic Attacks Part 1 – YouTube Jon & Jordan Knight On Panic Attacks Part 1 – YouTube Jon & Jordan Knight On Panic Attacks Part 1 – YouTube  Q. How would the psychodynamic perspective explain panic attacks?  Airline Panic Attack Airline Panic Attack Airline Panic Attack

8. Phobias  Activity- Complete Fear Survey.  An irrational fear of an object or situation  Those with phobias know that their fear is irrational, yet this is not enough to make the fear go away  Classified in the DSM –Specific Phobias  Fear of _____  Most prevalent anxiety disorders (7-11% of US population) –Social Phobias  Anxiety of being criticized by others  Ex. fear of public speaking

9. PHOBIAS

10. Phobias  Agoraphobia –Fear of being away from a safe place (home) –Usually refuse to leave home due to fear of anxiety –Many with Panic Disorder develop agoraphobia –Affects around 5% of the population and more likely to occur in women –Exercise: Annabelle adapting and Agoraphobia

11. Phobias The Benchwarmers: Howie's Greatest Moments – YouTube The Benchwarmers: Howie's Greatest Moments – YouTube Phobia Party SNL - YouTube Phobia Party SNL - YouTube

12. Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)  Persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) causing a need to engage in a particular behavior/ritual (compulsion)  Obsession and Compulsions are intense, disturbing and bizarre.  Affects 2.4% of the US population

13. Obsessions  Cleaning (germaphobes)- Boy in basement, teacher, mother/daughter  Checking - ovens, door locks, under car.  Counting – steps, rituals with random sometimes very large numbers –ex-student and tiles, alarm clocks.  Odd/even numbers- Alana N.

14. OCD Clips  Howie Mandel OCD on Ellen Howie Mandel OCD on Ellen Howie Mandel OCD on Ellen  ocd girl – YouTube ocd girl – YouTube ocd girl – YouTube  Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years in Hell - YouTube Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years in Hell - YouTube Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years in Hell - YouTube  OCD Facts OCD Facts OCD Facts

15. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)  Flashbacks and nightmares of an extremely troubling event.  These memories cause anxiety  Experience sleep disturbances and are easily startled  Watch The Full Program Online | The Soldier's Heart | FRONTLINE | PBS Watch The Full Program Online | The Soldier's Heart | FRONTLINE | PBS Watch The Full Program Online | The Soldier's Heart | FRONTLINE | PBS

16. What do you think the following perspectives say about anxiety disorders?  Exercise- 2001 Free response  Psychoanalytic Perspective  The Learning Perspective (Behaviorists)  The Biological Perspective  The Social Cognitive Perspective  The Cognitive Perspective

17. Perspectives and anxiety…  Psychoanalytic Perspective - Freud would say anxiety is a product of repressed impulses and ideas. Anxiety is a byproduct of unresolved unconscious conflicts.

18. Perspectives and anxiety…  The Learning Perspective (Behaviorists) –Fear conditioning – anxiety occurs from unpredictable bad events – fear is classically conditioned. Ex. Billy the uni-cheeked boy –Oftentimes a stimulus generalization is seen –Reinforcement helps maintain phobias and compulsions –Fears could be learned through observations

19. Perspectives and anxiety…  The Biological Perspective –We are biologically prepared to fear threats faced by our ancestors (this has helped our survival) –Genes – predisposition to fear and anxiety  Twins often develop the same phobias –Physiology – over arousal of brain activity – see page 632 of PET scan

20. Perspectives and anxiety…  The Cognitive Perspective –Anxiety is a result of dysfunctional ways of thinking. –Dr. Phil “What were you thinking? –Alex Rodriquez, Ben Stein, Halley Berry

21. Social-Cognitive  Locus of Control  Learned Helplessness  Self Efficacy

22. Biopsychosocial  Q Look at the word and decide how would these people explain anxiety disorders?