Introduction to Anxiety
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Brain circuits are shaped by
________environment.
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Somatic symptoms of anxiety
________: muscle tension, restlessness, elevated heart rate.
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Panic attack
________: abrupt experience of intense fear.
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Cognitive symptoms of a panic attack
________: Fear of losing control, dying, or going crazy.
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Physical symptoms of a panic attack
________: heart palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, sweating, chills or heat sensations, etc.
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Two types of panic attacks
expected and unexpected
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Classical and operant conditioning
symptoms are a result of learned associations
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Suicide attempt rates are similar to
major depression
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20% of panic patients
attempt suicide
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Suicide increases for
all anxiety disorders
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Anxiety disorders have high rates of
comorbidity
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What are the comorbidity rates for anxiety disorders?
55%-76%
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Commonalities between anxiety disorders and its comorbidities:
features and vulnerabilities
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Anxiety disorders are linked with
physical disorders
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Triple vulnerability
Generalized biological vulnerability
Generalized psychological vulnerability
Specific psychological vulnerability
Generalized psychological vulnerability
Specific psychological vulnerability
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Generalized biological vulnerability
diathesis
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Generalized psychological vulnerability
Beliefs/perceptions
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Specific psychological vulnerability
Learning/modeling
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Biological vulnerabilities triggered by
stressful life events
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Freud believed anxiety was a
psychic reaction to danger
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Limbic system includes
Behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and Fight/flight (FFS) system
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Behavioral inhibition system (BIS)
Received danger signals from:
* Brain stem
* Septal-hippocampal system
* Brain stem
* Septal-hippocampal system
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Fight/flight (FFS) system
* Panic circuit
* Alarm and escape response
* Alarm and escape response
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Brain circuits and neurotransmitters
GABA
Noradrenergic
Serotonergic systems
Noradrenergic
Serotonergic systems
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The DSM – 5 diagnostic criteria for panic attack
4 (or more) of the following symptoms occur:
1. Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2. Sweating
3. Trembling or shaking
4. Feeling of choking
5. Chest pain or discomfort
6. Nausea or abdominal distress
7. Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed or faint
8. Chills or heat sensations
9. Paresthesias
10. Derealization
11. Fear of losing control or going crazy
12. Fear of dying
1. Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
2. Sweating
3. Trembling or shaking
4. Feeling of choking
5. Chest pain or discomfort
6. Nausea or abdominal distress
7. Feeling dizzy, unsteady, light-headed or faint
8. Chills or heat sensations
9. Paresthesias
10. Derealization
11. Fear of losing control or going crazy
12. Fear of dying
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Fear
Immediate, present-oriented
Sympathetic nervous system activation
Sympathetic nervous system activation
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Anxiety
Apprehensive, future-oriented