ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety disorders

Anxiety=primary symptom/ cause of other symptoms, most common mental disorder in U.S

Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD)

Excessive anxiety under most circumstances and worry about pretty much anything

Panic disorder

Recurrent + unpredictable panic attacks

Agoraphobia

Afraid to be in inescapable, public situations where there is high chance of “embarrassing” symptoms/ panic attack

Social anxiety disorder (SAD)

Intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Repeated obsessions, compulsions, or both- significant distress/ impairment

Obsessions

Persistent, intrusive, unwanted thoughts that individual cannot get out of mind

Compulsions

Ritualistic behaviors performed repeatedly

Hoarding disorder

Persistent difficulty to discard or leave possessions in the past bc of a perceived need to save the items and distress parting with them

Body dysmorphia

Increasing cognitive misperception of being overweight

Trichotillomania

Frequent, repeated, irresistible urges to pull hair from scalp or eyebrows

Excoriation disorder

Repeated picking of skin

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Re-experiencing traumatic event in nightmares or flashbacks in which they relive the event

Bipolar disorder

Mood swings alternating between periods of major depression and mania

Rapid cycling (BPD)

Short periods of mania followed almost immediately by deep depression, usually for longer duration

Cyclothymic disorder

Mild form of bipolar disorder in which person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to emotional highs

Major depressive disorder

Intense depressed mood, reduced interest/ pleasure in activities, loss of energy, and problems in making decisions for at least two weeks

Persistent depressive disorder

Low mood for at least two years + two other symptoms of depression (e.g hopelessness, low self-esteem)

Disruptive mood direction disorder (DMDD)

Children/ adolescents experience ongoing irritability, anger, and frequent, intense temper outbursts