CLP-4143 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Putamen, Buspirone, Sleep Disorder
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Anxiety: negative mood state characterized by bodily symptoms of physical tension and apprehension about the future, 3 components: Cognitive symptoms: why we get anxious. Prepares bodies for fight or flight: adaptive vs. maladaptive fears. Does the concern persist in the absence of the threat: fear vs. Severe enough to lower quality of life. Chronic and frequent enough to interfere with functioning. Often difficult to meet this criterion: ex: snake phobia in city-dweller, features of anxiety disorders. 25% lifetime prevalence: female: 31, male: 19% Chronicity: most do not seek professional help. 70-80: 17-30% will experience spontaneous remissions. High rates of comorbidity (esp. substance abuse) Some anxiety disorders have rates similar to depression: ptsd: 19, mdd: 14, integrated model. Generalized biological vulnerability: heritable contribution to negative affect, glass is half empty , irritable, driven, diathesis. Generalized psychological vulnerability: sense that events are uncontrollable/unpredictable, lack of self-confidence, inability to cope, beliefs/perceptions, ex: perception of control.
