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PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology
Chapter 3 Summarized Notes for
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Chapter 3
How do you treat OCD?
➢ Cognitive Behavior Therapy
➢ Exposure and response prevention
Social Phobia
➢ extreme and irrational fear or shyness in social and performance situations
➢ interferes with ability to function
➢ social situations are avoided or endured with great distress
o specify whether it’s primarily public or performance
o if you have a public speaking anxiety with greater anxiety than MOST
people, you are more likely to have this disorder
➢ facts and statistics
o 13% of the general population meet lifetime criteria for social phobia
o women are slightly more represented than men
o onset is usually during adolescence
▪ age 15 roughly
Treatment of Social Phobia
➢ medication
o beta blockers are ineffective
o tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors reduce
social anxiety
o SSRIs are medication of choice
▪ E.g,., SEE THIS SLIDE!
Treatment of Social Phobia is usually done in groups
➢ psychological treatment
o cognitive-behavioral treatment
▪ psychoeducation, exposure, rehearsal, role-play in a group
setting
o cognitive behavioral therapies are highly effective
For Anxiety, CBT Skills are Key
CBT AND SKILLS. OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Teaching people how to confront
their anxiety (lots of behavioral) and addressing skills deficits (social skills training)
Trauma – and Stressor Related – Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
➢ requires exposure to an event resulting in extreme fear, helplessness, or horror
➢ re-experiencing of the event (e.g., memories, nightmares, flashbacks)
PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology
Chapter 3 Summarized Notes for
Exam Athabasca University.
, lOMoARcPSD|42147428
Chapter 3
How do you treat OCD?
➢ Cognitive Behavior Therapy
➢ Exposure and response prevention
Social Phobia
➢ extreme and irrational fear or shyness in social and performance situations
➢ interferes with ability to function
➢ social situations are avoided or endured with great distress
o specify whether it’s primarily public or performance
o if you have a public speaking anxiety with greater anxiety than MOST
people, you are more likely to have this disorder
➢ facts and statistics
o 13% of the general population meet lifetime criteria for social phobia
o women are slightly more represented than men
o onset is usually during adolescence
▪ age 15 roughly
Treatment of Social Phobia
➢ medication
o beta blockers are ineffective
o tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors reduce
social anxiety
o SSRIs are medication of choice
▪ E.g,., SEE THIS SLIDE!
Treatment of Social Phobia is usually done in groups
➢ psychological treatment
o cognitive-behavioral treatment
▪ psychoeducation, exposure, rehearsal, role-play in a group
setting
o cognitive behavioral therapies are highly effective
For Anxiety, CBT Skills are Key
CBT AND SKILLS. OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Teaching people how to confront
their anxiety (lots of behavioral) and addressing skills deficits (social skills training)
Trauma – and Stressor Related – Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
➢ requires exposure to an event resulting in extreme fear, helplessness, or horror
➢ re-experiencing of the event (e.g., memories, nightmares, flashbacks)
