Anxiety Disorders Study Guide

What is anxiety and how does it differ from fear?

What us the hallmark of an anxiety disorder?

What are the characteristics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?

What are the treatment options for GAD?

What is the difference between a phobia and a fear?

How long do you need to show symptoms to be diagnosed with a specific phobia?

What are the prevalence rates and statistics associated with specific phobias?

What are treatment options for people with specific phobias? How do they work?

What are the characteristics of panic disorder?

What is often diagnosed with Panic Disorder?

How do panic attacks and anxiety attacks differ?

What are treatment options?

What are the characteristics of agoraphobia?

What are treatment options for Agoraphobia?

What populations are more likely to have an anxiety disorder in general?