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Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders Anxiety Disorders – psychological disorders characterized by persistent worry 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 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 stages of social anxiety - YouTube 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 Panic Disorder Videos Jon & Jordan Knight On Panic Attacks Part 1 – YouTube Q. How would the psychodynamic perspective explain panic attacks? Airline Panic Attack 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 PHOBIAS 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 Phobias The Benchwarmers: Howie's Greatest Moments – YouTube Phobia Party SNL - YouTube 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 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. OCD Clips Howie ocd Mandel OCD on Ellen girl – YouTube Pushed to the Extreme: OCD-3years in Hell - YouTube OCD Facts 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 What do you think the following perspectives say about anxiety disorders? Psychoanalytic Perspective The Learning Perspective (Behaviorists) The Biological Perspective The Cognitive Perspective Crash Course- Anxiety, OCD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= aX7jnVXXG5o Can Show 1st 8 mins. Here..last 4 mins after perspectives explanation of etiology. 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. 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 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 Perspectives and anxiety… The Cognitive Perspective – Anxiety is a result of dysfunctional ways of thinking. – Dr. Phil “What were you thinking? Ben Stein, Halley Berry – Thoughts affect our emotions Social-Cognitive Locus of Control Learned Helplessness Self Efficacy Biopsychosocial Q Look at the word and decide how would these people explain anxiety disorders?