PSYCH257 Study Guide - Final Guide: Schizoid Personality Disorder, Relaxation Technique, Attention Seeking

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH257
• Professor: Pamela Seeds

Document Summary

Anxiety: generalized anxiety disorder (gad, medication, benzodiazapines, antidepressants ii. Panic disorder: medication, high potency benzodiazapines, such as alprazolam (xanax, newer selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris), such as prozac and. Paxil - disadvantages: sexual dysfunction: closely related serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (snris), such as venlafaxine ii. Panic control treatment (pct) - exposing patients with panic disorder to the cluster of interoceptive sensations that remind them of their panic attacks: cbt. Exposure: combined therapy, cbt + pct, cbt + medication, cbt + exposure c) Psychotherapy: cbt with gradual/imaginal exposure, constructive narrative. 1: virtual reality exposure therapy, one day treatment. Psychotherapy: cbt + exposure & response prevention (erp) ---> erp is more effect than ii. Cbt: outcomes, new interest in mindfulness, body dysmorphic disorder (bdd, medication - clomipramine (anafranil), fluvoxamine (luvox) and other ssri ii. Psychotherapy - erp: hoarding disorder i. teach people to assign different values to objects and to reduce anxiety about throwing away items that are somewhat less valued i)