Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Specific Phobia

fear or anxiety toward a specific object or situation

• acrophobia: Heights

• arachnophobia: Spiders

Agoraphobia

intense fear of specific social situations

• Using public transportation

• Being in open spaces

• Being in enclosed spaces (e.g., shops, theaters, cinemas)

• Standing in line or being in a crowd

• Being outside the home alone.

Panic Disorder

experience of panic attacks

• unanticipated and overwhelming biological, cognitive, and emotions experiences of fear/anxiety

  ataque de nervios

Social Anxiety Disorder

when someone feels very nervous or afraid in social situations, like talking to people, meeting new people, or being in groups, worrying a lot about being judged or embarrassing themselves.

• may include agoraphobia

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

when someone feels worried or anxious almost all the time, even when there isn't a clear reason to be. This worry is often about everyday things like work, school, health, or family, and it can be hard to control.

• Symptoms: inability to cope, excessive

  worry, tension

Possible causes of anxiety disorder

• Behavioral: Has 2 be something that is learned, involved learned association

• Biological: People have chemical imbalances, goes back 2 unit 2 neurotransmitter, genetics

• Cognitive: Unhealthy thinking, things can spiral, can say thinking is irrational, maladaptive (if someone gets anxious and avoids doing things they enjoy because of fear, this avoidance might feel like it helps in the short term, but in the long run, it makes the anxiety worse and limits their life.)

Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

condition where a person has unwanted, repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and feels the need to do certain behaviors or rituals (compulsions) to try to reduce the anxiety caused by those thoughts.

Hoarding

PTSD

flashbacks, nightmares, or intense feelings of fear or anxiety, even long after the event is over. They might also avoid places or situations that remind them of the trauma, or feel emotionally numb.