Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders – psychological – psychological disorders characterized by persistent disorders characterized by persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxietyreduce anxiety

We have all experienced anxiety to We have all experienced anxiety to some degree but this anxiety becomes some degree but this anxiety becomes anxiety disorder when it takes over anxiety disorder when it takes over and impairs life (OCD example)and impairs life (OCD example)

Anxiety Overview - YouTube

Generalized Generalized Anxiety Disorder Anxiety Disorder

(GAD)(GAD) Excessive, Constant and long-lasting anxiety that Excessive, Constant and long-lasting anxiety that

is not focused on any particular object or is not focused on any particular object or situationsituation

Sometimes called free-floating anxietySometimes called free-floating anxiety Anxiety lasts for weeks at a timeAnxiety lasts for weeks at a time Sleeplessness, worry, tense, jittery, perspiration, Sleeplessness, worry, tense, jittery, perspiration,

agitatedagitated GAD affects around 3.4% of the US populationGAD affects around 3.4% of the US population 2/3 of those that suffer from GAD are women2/3 of those that suffer from GAD are women Other problems often accompany GAD – Other problems often accompany GAD –

depression and substance abusedepression and substance abuse

stages of social anxiety - YouTube

Panic DisorderPanic Disorder

Episodes last only minutes but include Episodes last only minutes but include acute terror – patient experiences chest acute terror – patient experiences chest pain, choking, heart palpitations, sweating, pain, choking, heart palpitations, sweating, and dizziness (often thought to be having and dizziness (often thought to be having a heart attack)a heart attack)

Attack occurs without provocation Attack occurs without provocation 1-2% of the US population experience 1-2% of the US population experience

Panic Disorder but at least 30% have Panic Disorder but at least 30% have experienced at least one panic attackexperienced at least one panic attack

Those with Panic Disorder also experience Those with Panic Disorder also experience other anxieties due to fear of an attackother anxieties due to fear of an attack

Panic Disorder VideosPanic Disorder Videos

Jon & Jordan Knight On Panic Attacks Part 1 – YouTube

Q. How would the psychodynamic Q. How would the psychodynamic perspective explain panic attacks?perspective explain panic attacks?

Airline Panic Attack

PhobiasPhobias

Activity- Complete Fear Survey.Activity- Complete Fear Survey. An irrational fear of an object or situationAn irrational fear of an object or situation Those with phobias know that their fear is Those with phobias know that their fear is

irrational, yet this is not enough to make irrational, yet this is not enough to make the fear go awaythe fear go away

Classified in the DSMClassified in the DSM– Specific PhobiasSpecific Phobias

Fear of _____Fear of _____ Most prevalent anxiety disorders Most prevalent anxiety disorders (7-11% of US population)(7-11% of US population)

– Social PhobiasSocial Phobias Anxiety of being criticized by othersAnxiety of being criticized by others Ex. fear of public speakingEx. fear of public speaking

PHOBIASPHOBIAS

PhobiasPhobias

AgoraphobiaAgoraphobia– Fear of being away from a safe place (home)Fear of being away from a safe place (home)– Usually refuse to leave home due to fear of Usually refuse to leave home due to fear of

anxiety anxiety – Many with Panic Disorder develop Many with Panic Disorder develop

agoraphobiaagoraphobia– Affects around 5% of the population and Affects around 5% of the population and

more likely to occur in womenmore likely to occur in women– Exercise: Annabelle adapting and Exercise: Annabelle adapting and

AgoraphobiaAgoraphobia

PhobiasPhobias

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Phobia Party SNL - YouTube

Obsessive Compulsive Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)Disorders (OCD)

Persistent unwanted Persistent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) thoughts (obsessions) causing a need to causing a need to engage in a particular engage in a particular behavior/ritual behavior/ritual (compulsion)(compulsion)

Obsession and Obsession and Compulsions are intense, Compulsions are intense, disturbing and bizarre. disturbing and bizarre.

Affects 2.4% of the US Affects 2.4% of the US populationpopulation

ObsessionsObsessions

Cleaning (germaphobes)- Boy in Cleaning (germaphobes)- Boy in basement, teacher, mother/daughterbasement, teacher, mother/daughter

Checking - ovens, door locks, under Checking - ovens, door locks, under car.car.

Counting – steps, rituals with random Counting – steps, rituals with random sometimes very large numbers –ex-sometimes very large numbers –ex-student and tiles, alarm clocks.student and tiles, alarm clocks.

Odd/even numbers- Alana N.Odd/even numbers- Alana N.

OCD ClipsOCD Clips

Howie Mandel OCD on EllenHowie Mandel OCD on Ellen

ocd girl – YouTubeocd girl – YouTube

Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years in Hell - YouTubein Hell - YouTube

OCD Facts OCD Facts

Post Traumatic Stress DisorderPost Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)(PTSD)

Flashbacks and nightmares of an Flashbacks and nightmares of an extremely troubling event. extremely troubling event.

These memories cause anxietyThese memories cause anxiety Experience sleep disturbances and Experience sleep disturbances and

are easily startledare easily startled Watch The Full Program Online | The Watch The Full Program Online | The

Soldier's Heart | FRONTLINE | PBSSoldier's Heart | FRONTLINE | PBS

What do you think the following What do you think the following perspectives say about anxiety perspectives say about anxiety

disorders?disorders?

Exercise- 2001 Free responseExercise- 2001 Free response Psychoanalytic PerspectivePsychoanalytic Perspective The Learning Perspective The Learning Perspective

(Behaviorists)(Behaviorists) The Biological Perspective The Biological Perspective The Social Cognitive PerspectiveThe Social Cognitive Perspective The Cognitive PerspectiveThe Cognitive Perspective

Perspectives and anxiety…Perspectives and anxiety…

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

Perspectives and anxiety…Perspectives and anxiety…

The Learning Perspective The Learning Perspective (Behaviorists)(Behaviorists)– Fear conditioning – anxiety occurs from Fear conditioning – anxiety occurs from

unpredictable bad events – fear is classically unpredictable bad events – fear is classically conditioned. Ex. Billy the uni-cheeked boyconditioned. Ex. Billy the uni-cheeked boy

– Oftentimes a stimulus generalization is seenOftentimes a stimulus generalization is seen– Reinforcement helps maintain phobias and Reinforcement helps maintain phobias and

compulsionscompulsions– Fears could be learned through observationsFears could be learned through observations

Perspectives and anxiety…Perspectives and anxiety…

The Biological Perspective The Biological Perspective – We are biologically prepared to fear We are biologically prepared to fear

threats faced by our ancestors (this has threats faced by our ancestors (this has helped our survival)helped our survival)

– Genes – predisposition to fear and Genes – predisposition to fear and anxietyanxietyTwins often develop the same phobiasTwins often develop the same phobias

– Physiology – over arousal of brain Physiology – over arousal of brain activity – see page 632 of PET scanactivity – see page 632 of PET scan

Perspectives and anxiety…Perspectives and anxiety…

The Cognitive Perspective The Cognitive Perspective – Anxiety is a result of dysfunctional ways Anxiety is a result of dysfunctional ways

of thinking.of thinking.– Dr. Phil “What were you thinking?Dr. Phil “What were you thinking?– Alex Rodriquez, Ben Stein, Halley BerryAlex Rodriquez, Ben Stein, Halley Berry

Social-CognitiveSocial-Cognitive

Locus of ControlLocus of Control Learned HelplessnessLearned Helplessness Self EfficacySelf Efficacy

BiopsychosocialBiopsychosocial

Q Look at the word and decide how Q Look at the word and decide how would these people explain anxiety would these people explain anxiety disorders?disorders?