1. Instructor name Class Title, Term/Semester, Year Institution © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Introductory Psychology Concepts Anxiety Disorders

2. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2 Anxiety Disorders: Excessive and Unrealistic Anxiety Anxiety is the state of tension and apprehension that one naturally feels in threatening situations. An anxiety disorder is classified by excessive responses that are out of proportion to the situation that triggers them. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

3. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 3 Phobias: Irrational Fear of Objects or Situations Specific Phobias: specific triggers such as spiders, dogs, airplanes, elevators, or germs. Social Phobias: fear of situations where a person might be evaluated and possibly embarrassed. Agoraphobia: fear of open or public places from which escape would be difficult. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders PhobiaTrigger Acrophobia Aerophobia Agoraphobia Ailurophobia Amaxophobia Anthophobia Heights Flying Entering Public Spaces Cats Vehicles, Driving Flowers

4. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 4 Phobias: Irrational Fear of Objects or Situations Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders PhobiaTriggerPhobiaTrigger Aquaphobia Arachnophobia Astrapobia Brontophobia Claustrophobia Cynophobia Dementophobia Electrophobia Gephyrophobia Herpetophobia Hydrophobia Mikrophobia Water Spiders Lightning Thunder Closed spaces Dogs Insanity Electricity Bridges Reptiles Water Germs Murophobia Mysophobia Numerophobia Nyctophobia Ochlophobia Ophidiophobia Ornithophobia Phonophobia Pyrophobia Thanatophobia Trichophobia Xenophobia Mice Dirt or germs Numbers Darkness Crowds Snakes Birds Speaking out loud Fire Death Hair Strangers

5. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 5 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Behaviors Obsessions are persistent and unwelcome thoughts that keep recurring. Compulsions are irritable urges to repeatedly carry out some act that is unreasonable. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

6. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 6 Panic Disorder: Intense Panic With Physical Symptoms Usually characterized by a panic attack, a sudden and unpredictable surge of tension and anxiety that can last from several seconds to several hours. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

7. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Intense Anxiety for At Least Six Months Chronic, or ongoing, state of anxiety that is not attached to any specific situation or object. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

8. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 8 Posttraumatic Disorder: Re-experiencing a Traumatic Event Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that occurs to people who have been exposed to traumatic life events. PTSD primarily identified through the study of soldiers returning from war, specifically their problems with images and acts they witnessed. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

9. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 9 Causes of Anxiety Disorders: Psychoanalytic, Behavioral, Cognitive, and Biological Psychoanalytic: Form of neuroses that occurs when unacceptable impulses threaten to overwhelm the ego’s defenses and explode into consciousness. Behavioral: Created through learned classical conditioning, observational learning, or operant conditioning. Cognitive: Problem of maladaptive thought patterns and beliefs. Biological: Created through genetics. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders

10. © 2011 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 10 Components of Anxiety Anxiety consists of subjective-emotional, cognitive, psychological, and behavioral components. Introductory Psychology Concepts: Anxiety Disorders Emotional symptoms feelings of tension apprehension Anxiety Psychological symptoms increased heart rate muscle tension other autonomic arousal symptoms Behavioral symptoms avoidance of feared situations decreased task performance increased startle response Cognitive Symptoms worry thoughts about inability to cope