1. Anxiety Disorders Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

2. Anxiety Disorders Mental problems characterized mainly by anxiety. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation work, study harder for an exam, or keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder.

3. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007 Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Characterized by persistent and pervasive feelings of anxiety, without any external cause

4. Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder Strong feeling of anxiety that has no connection to present events. Unlike GAD, the victims are usually free of anxiety between attacks Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

5. Panic Attack A wave of panic with no known source. Usual consists of dizzy spells, a racing heart, shakes, cold/clammy hands, and the fear that you are going to die Evidence of genetic influences…however the brain mechanism responsible for this condition lies in the amygdala Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

6. Agoraphobia A fear of public places (situations that they can not easily escape from..crowds, open spaces, etc…) Commonly accompanying a panic disorder. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

7. Anxiety Disorders Phobias A group of anxiety disorders involving a pathological (excessive) fear of a specific object or situation

8. Common Phobias Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

9. 10 Most Common Phobias 6. Astraphobia: The fear of thunder and lightening. 7. Trypanophobia: The fear of injections. 8. Social Phobias: The fear of social situations. 9. Pteromerhanophobia: The fear of flying. 10. Mysophobia: The fear of germs or dirt. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

10. 10 Most Common Phobias 1. Arachnophobia: The fear of spiders. 2. Ophidiophobia: The fear of snakes. 3. Acrophobia: The fear of heights. 4. Agoraphobia 5. Cynophobia: The fear of dogs. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

11. Preparedness Hypothesis The concept that we have an innate tendency, acquired through natural selection, to respond quickly and automatically to stimuli that posed a survival threat to our ancestors Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

12. Anxiety Disorders Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Condition characterized by patterns of persistent, unwanted thoughts and behaviors

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14. Obsessions: Thoughts, images, behaviors, impulses reappear despite the person’s effort to suppress them. A Mild Obsessive Experience: rechecking a door to see if it’s locked Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007

15. Compulsions: Repetitive, purposeful acts performed according to certain ‘rules’ in response to an obsession. Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007