Clinical Psychology - Anxiety, Somatic Symptom, and Dissociative Disorders

Flashcards covering the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatments for Anxiety, Somatic Symptom, and Dissociative Disorders based on the PSYB32 Lecture 5 notes.

Anxiety is described as __________-focused, meaning it centers on things that could happen in the future.

future

The two distinguishing components of anxiety are the __________ component (heightened arousal) and the cognitive component (subjective perception).

physiological

A specific phobia is diagnosed when the fear or anxiety about an object or situation is persistent, lasting for __________ or more.

$6+$ months

In the DSM-5, specific phobias are subdivided into five specifiers: Animal, Natural environment, Blood-injection-injury, Situational, and __________.

Other

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) has a further specifier for __________ only, applicable when the disorder is only present during public speaking.

Performance

To be diagnosed with Panic Disorder, a person must experience recurrent and __________ attacks.

unexpected/uncued

Agoraphobia involves fear or anxiety about at least __________ of five specific situations, such as transport, open spaces, or being in crowds.

$$2$$

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry that occurs __________ more days than not for at least $6$ months.

more days than not

__________ conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with an aversive or painful stimulus, as seen in the Little Albert experiment.

Aversive

In the behavioral lens, __________ conditioning (a form of operant conditioning) reinforces fear when the avoidance or removal of a stimulus occurs.

Avoidance

__________ is a type of treatment where the patient is exposed to feared stimuli at full intensity, though it is not typically done much anymore.

Flooding

Systematic desensitization is a specific type of exposure therapy that involves creating a(n) __________ of anxiety-provoking situations.

hierarchy

__________ Disorder was previously known as Hypochondriasis and involves a preoccupation with having or getting a serious illness.

Illness Anxiety

Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder ($FNSD$) was previously known as __________ Disorder.

Conversion

A key diagnostic criterion for $FNSD$ is that clinical findings show a __________ between symptoms and a recognized medical or neurological condition.

mismatch

Dissociative Amnesia may include a specifier for dissociative __________, which involves purposeful traveling or bewildered wandering while amnestic.

fugue

Dissociative Identity Disorder ($DID$) is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states or __________.

alters

In Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder, the individual's __________ testing remains intact, meaning they can distinguish what is real and what is not.

reality

The experience of unreality or detachment from one’s own mind, self, or body is specifically referred to as __________.

Depersonalization

The experience of altered reality or detachment from one's surroundings or environment is known as __________.

Derealization