CHAPTER 4 NOTES: ANXIETY,
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE &
RELATED DISORDERS
FEAR
Central nervous system’s (CNS) response to serious threats to one’s well-
being.
GAD - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Disorder marked by persistent & excessive feelings of anxiety & worry.
ANXIETY
CNS’s physiological & emotional response to a vague sense of threat or
danger
People w/ anxiety live in the past & future but rarely in the present.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
Most common mental disorder in the US
CHAPTER 4 NOTES: ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE & RELATED DISORDERS 1
, In any given year, 19% of the US adult population experiences on of
the six DSM-5 anxiety disorders
About 31% develop one of the disorders at some point of their lives
About 42% of these individuals seek treatment
Excessive anxiety experienced under most circumstances.
Worry about practically anything.
Reduced quality of life
Affects 4% of the US Population
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
1. For 6 months or more, person experiences
disproportionate, uncontrollable, & ongoing anxiety
& worry about personal or multiple matters
2. The symptoms include at least 3 of the following:
edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability,
muscle tension, & sleep problems.
3. Significant distress or impairment
SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE:
Most likely to develop in people faced w/ dangerous outgoing social
conditions or highly threatened environments.
Some forms of societal stress:
Poverty
Race & ethnicity.
Widespread illness
FEMALE LOW-INCOME ELDERLY
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
Higher Higher Higher
DISORDER
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS Higher Higher Lower
AGORAPHOBIA Higher Higher Lower
CHAPTER 4 NOTES: ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE & RELATED DISORDERS 2
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE &
RELATED DISORDERS
FEAR
Central nervous system’s (CNS) response to serious threats to one’s well-
being.
GAD - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Disorder marked by persistent & excessive feelings of anxiety & worry.
ANXIETY
CNS’s physiological & emotional response to a vague sense of threat or
danger
People w/ anxiety live in the past & future but rarely in the present.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
Most common mental disorder in the US
CHAPTER 4 NOTES: ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE & RELATED DISORDERS 1
, In any given year, 19% of the US adult population experiences on of
the six DSM-5 anxiety disorders
About 31% develop one of the disorders at some point of their lives
About 42% of these individuals seek treatment
Excessive anxiety experienced under most circumstances.
Worry about practically anything.
Reduced quality of life
Affects 4% of the US Population
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
1. For 6 months or more, person experiences
disproportionate, uncontrollable, & ongoing anxiety
& worry about personal or multiple matters
2. The symptoms include at least 3 of the following:
edginess, fatigue, poor concentration, irritability,
muscle tension, & sleep problems.
3. Significant distress or impairment
SOCIOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE:
Most likely to develop in people faced w/ dangerous outgoing social
conditions or highly threatened environments.
Some forms of societal stress:
Poverty
Race & ethnicity.
Widespread illness
FEMALE LOW-INCOME ELDERLY
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
Higher Higher Higher
DISORDER
SPECIFIC PHOBIAS Higher Higher Lower
AGORAPHOBIA Higher Higher Lower
CHAPTER 4 NOTES: ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE & RELATED DISORDERS 2
