PSY 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety Disorder

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 381
• Professor: John Ruiz

Document Summary

Anxiety disorders: generalized anxiety disorder (gad, panic disorder and agoraphobia (pd, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder. Everyday emotion: sports, financial, tests, romantic concerns, personal appearance, tardiness. Anxiety- a future-oriented mood state: apprehension about future danger or misfortune, physical symptoms of tension, may lead to avoidance of situations likely to provoke fear. Fear- a present-oriented mood state: immediate fight or flight response to danger or threat, strong avoidance/escapist tendencies. Characteristics of anxiety disorders: pervasive and persistent symptoms of anxiety and fear, involve excessive avoidance and escape, cause clinically significant distress and impairment (interference in functioning) Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (9: obsessive compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder, substance/medication-induced compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsive and related disorder due to another medical condition, other specified, other unspecified. Trauma-stressor-related disorders (7: reactive attachment disorder, disinhibited social engagement disorder, acute stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorder, other specified, other unspecified. At least 3 of the following restlessness fatigue.