PSYC 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dsm-5, Anxiety Disorder, Derealization
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Derealization or depersonalization: parathesies, panic attacks can occur with other disorders i. ii. Complication of pd: occurs when person begins to avoid places where they had panic attacks ii. 50% of people who have panic disorder have agoraphobia and vice versa: pd with agoraphobia is going to more severe and treatment resistant. Females are 2x as likely to experience than males iv: prevalence 1. 7, onset before 35, typically persistant and chronic, how do we treat panic disorder, antidepressants 60% acute response rate, 30% response after 1 year. Exposure therapy 75% acute response, 50% recovered after 2 years a. b. c. d. e. Involves habituation to feared stimuli and extinction of conditioned alarms. During panix attacks, bodily sensations (interoceptive cues) are misinterpreted. Exposing people to physical sensations, such as a rapid heart rate, can help i. ii. Needs to be done with a trained therapist. Help disconnect internal sensation from catastrophic thinking i.
