PSY 303 Unit 2

True or false: PTSD and OCD used to be grouped in with other anxiety disorders, but they now have their own chapters.

True

Why was “social phobia” changed to “social anxiety” in the DSM-5?

Social anxiety can’t be treated with exposure therapy

What is the total list of anxiety disorders?

GAD, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobias, OCD and related disorders, PTSD and stressor-related disorders, separation anxiety disorder

What is the Yerkes-Dawson law?

Eustress, peak performance, distress

What are the symptoms of panic attacks?

Abrupt, terrifying, loss of control, depersonalization/derealization

What are the 3 types of panic attacks?

Situational/cued/specific phobia, unexpected/uncued/panic disorder, situationally predisposed/panic disorder

What are the biological factors of anxiety disorders? What do twin studies say about panic disorders?

Prepared fears. Inherited tendency to be anxious

What neurotransmitters are linked to anxiety disorders?

Lower levels of GABA → increased anxiety. Multiple genes produce vulnerability 

What are the psychological factors of anxiety disorders?

Anxious schema: world perceived as a dangerous place. Sense of uncontrollability

What is Triple Vulnerability Theory?

General biological vulnerability, general psychological vulnerability, specific psychological vulnerability (conditioning, modeling)

What are two psychological factors of a panic disorder?

Conditioning: false alarm, learned alarm. Anxiety sensitivity: viewing physiological symptoms as dangerous