Psychology Chapters 13 & 14

Anxiety

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an unpleasant feeling of tension, psychological arousal, and apprehension or worry that greets us when we anticipate some sort of threat.

Fear is a characteristic of most anxiety disorders

False; it is present in some, but is not a characteristic

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

The most basic anxiety disorder; driven by uncontrollable worry and apprehension about the future

Specific fears; abnormal responses to unrealistic perceptions of danger

Specific Phobias

irrational, powerful, highly specific and disruptive

aka social anxiety disorder; highly anxious about social or performance situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people.

may be as brief as a minute or as long as an hour or even longer; an experience of overwhelming terror

an overwhelmingly anxious feeling about the prospect of experiencing the fear endangered by a panic attack

a fear of being in public places, crowds, or potentially unsafe situations from which escape could be difficult

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Chronic anxiety disorder characterized by three symptoms: Re-experiencing traumatic events, Numbing, Symptoms of physiological arousal