Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

excessive anxiety not limited to one object, situation, or activity

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DSM criteria for GAD

  1. for 6 or more months, person experiences disproportionate, uncontrollable, and ongoing anxiety and worry about multiple matters

  2. symptoms include at least three of the following: edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability, muscle tension, sleep problems

  3. significant distress or impairment

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psychodynamic perspective on GAD

threatened leakage of unacceptable sexual or aggressive impulses or wishes into conscious awareness

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learning perspective on GAD

generalization of anxiety across many situations

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cognitive perspective on GAD

emphasis on the role of exaggerated or distorted thoughts and beliefs (especially beliefs that underlie worry)

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biological perspective on GAD

irregularities in the function of the amygdala and in its connections to the prefrontal cortex and irregularities in neurotransmitter activity

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treatment approaches for GAD

antidepressant drugs

cognitive-behavioral